Côte d'Ivoire vs Puerto Rico
Côte d'Ivoire is 35.4 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 35 times.
Côte d'IvoirePuerto RicoCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
35.4×
Côte d'Ivoire is 35.4× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | San Juan |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 35.4 times larger than Puerto Rico. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 35 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 35.4× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 3,184,835. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².