Côte d'Ivoire vs Palestine
Côte d'Ivoire is 39.2 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 39 times.
Côte d'IvoirePalestineCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
39.2×
Côte d'Ivoire is 39.2× the area of Palestine.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | East Jerusalem |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 39.2 times larger than Palestine. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 39 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 39.2× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,413,596. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Palestine 659 per km².