Côte d'Ivoire vs Slovakia
Côte d'Ivoire is 6.58 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 6.6 times.
Côte d'IvoireSlovakiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
6.58×
Côte d'Ivoire is 6.58× the area of Slovakia.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Bratislava |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 6.58 times larger than Slovakia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 6.6 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 6.58× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 5,413,813. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².