Côte d'Ivoire vs Seychelles
Côte d'Ivoire is 703 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 703 times.
Côte d'IvoireSeychellesCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 703× the area of Seychelles.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 122,730 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Victoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 703 times larger than Seychelles. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 703 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 703× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 122,730. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².