Côte d'Ivoire vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 100% larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into South Sudan about 2.0 times.
Côte d'IvoireSouth SudanCôte d'Ivoire moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.5×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.5× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 2.0× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Juba |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 50% smaller than South Sudan. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into South Sudan?
- About 2.0 times: South Sudan has 2.0× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 12,188,788. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².