Côte d'Ivoire vs Samoa
Côte d'Ivoire is 113 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 113 times.
Côte d'IvoireSamoaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 113× the area of Samoa.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 219,306 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Apia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 113 times larger than Samoa. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 113 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 113× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 219,306. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Samoa 77 per km².