Côte d'Ivoire vs Oman
Côte d'Ivoire is 4% larger than Oman.
Côte d'IvoireOmanCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
1.04×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.04× the area of Oman.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Muscat |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. 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 Oman?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 4% larger than Oman. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.0 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.04× the area of Oman.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Côte d'Ivoire or Oman?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,494,691. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Oman 18 per km².