Côte d'Ivoire vs Saint Helena
Côte d'Ivoire is 818 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 818 times.
Côte d'IvoireSaint HelenaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 818× the area of Saint Helena.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 5,633 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Jamestown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 818 times larger than Saint Helena. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 818 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 818× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,633. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².