Côte d'Ivoire vs Sri Lanka

Côte d'Ivoire is 4.91 times larger than Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 4.9 times.

Côte d'IvoireSri LankaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
4.91×
Côte d'Ivoire is 4.91× the area of Sri Lanka.
Côte d'IvoireSri Lanka
Area322,463 km²65,610 km²
Population32,711,54721,756,000
Density101 / km²332 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroColombo
RegionWestern AfricaSouthern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours50

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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 4.91 times larger than Sri Lanka. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
How many times does Sri Lanka fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 4.9 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 4.91× the area of Sri Lanka.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 21,756,000. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².