Côte d'Ivoire vs Norway
Norway is 19% larger than Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireNorwayCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Norway · Equal-area projection
0.84×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.84× the area of Norway. Put the other way, Norway is 1.19× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 385,207 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 5,610,870 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 15 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Oslo |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Norway at 66° N is stretched to 6.22×. That difference is why Norway looks so much bigger than it is next to Côte d'Ivoire. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Norway?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 16% smaller than Norway. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Norway covers 385,207 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Norway?
- About 1.2 times: Norway has 1.19× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Norway look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Norway about 6.22×. That is why Norway looks so much bigger than it really is next to Côte d'Ivoire. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Côte d'Ivoire or Norway?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,610,870. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Norway 15 per km².