Côte d'Ivoire vs Qatar
Côte d'Ivoire is 28.2 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 28 times.
Côte d'IvoireQatarCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
28.2×
Côte d'Ivoire is 28.2× the area of Qatar.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Doha |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 28.2 times larger than Qatar. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 28 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 28.2× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 2,972,215. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Qatar 260 per km².