Côte d'Ivoire vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 6.98 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Saudi Arabia about 7.0 times.
Côte d'IvoireSaudi ArabiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.14× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 6.98× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Riyadh |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 6.98 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 7.0 times: Saudi Arabia has 6.98× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².