Côte d'Ivoire vs Senegal
Côte d'Ivoire is 64% larger than Senegal. Senegal would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 1.6 times.
Côte d'IvoireSenegalCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
1.64×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.64× the area of Senegal.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Dakar |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 64% larger than Senegal. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.6 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.64× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 18,931,966. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Senegal 96 per km².