Côte d'Ivoire vs Rwanda
Côte d'Ivoire is 12.2 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 12 times.
Côte d'IvoireRwandaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
12.2×
Côte d'Ivoire is 12.2× the area of Rwanda.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Kigali |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 12.2 times larger than Rwanda. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 12 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 12.2× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 14,569,341. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².