Côte d'Ivoire vs Serbia

Côte d'Ivoire is 3.64 times larger than Serbia. Serbia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 3.6 times.

Côte d'IvoireSerbiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 3.64× the area of Serbia.
Côte d'IvoireSerbia
Area322,463 km²88,499 km²
Population32,711,5476,549,143
Density101 / km²74 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroBelgrade
RegionWestern AfricaSouthern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours58

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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it is next to Côte d'Ivoire. 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 Serbia?
Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 3.64 times larger than Serbia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
How many times does Serbia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 3.6 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 3.64× the area of Serbia.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Côte d'Ivoire. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Côte d'Ivoire or Serbia?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 6,549,143. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Serbia 74 per km².