Côte d'Ivoire vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 26% larger than Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireParaguayCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.79× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 1.26× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Asuncion |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 21% smaller than Paraguay. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Paraguay?
- About 1.3 times: Paraguay has 1.26× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 7,013,078. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².