Côte d'Ivoire vs Palau
Côte d'Ivoire is 692 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 692 times.
Côte d'IvoirePalauCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 692× the area of Palau.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 17,663 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Koror |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 692 times larger than Palau. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 692 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 692× the area of Palau.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 17,663. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Palau 38 per km².