Côte d'Ivoire vs Pitcairn Islands
Côte d'Ivoire is 6,861 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 6861 times.
Côte d'IvoirePitcairn IslandsCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 6,861× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 50 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Adamstown |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 6,861 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 6861 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 6,861× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 50. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².