Côte d'Ivoire vs Slovenia

Côte d'Ivoire is 15.9 times larger than Slovenia. Slovenia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 16 times.

Côte d'IvoireSloveniaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Slovenia · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 15.9× the area of Slovenia.
Côte d'IvoireSlovenia
Area322,463 km²20,271 km²
Population32,711,5472,130,986
Density101 / km²105 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroLjubljana
RegionWestern AfricaSouthern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours54

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; Slovenia at 46° N is stretched to 2.08×. That difference is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia?
Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 15.9 times larger than Slovenia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Slovenia covers 20,271 km².
How many times does Slovenia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 16 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 15.9× the area of Slovenia.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Slovenia 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 Slovenia about 2.08×. That is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 2,130,986. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Slovenia 105 per km².