Côte d'Ivoire vs Sudan

Sudan is 5.85 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Sudan about 5.8 times.

Côte d'IvoireSudanCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.17× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 5.85× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireSudan
Area322,463 km²1,886,068 km²
Population32,711,54751,662,147
Density101 / km²27 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroKhartoum
RegionWestern AfricaNorthern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours57

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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
No. Côte d'Ivoire is 5.85 times smaller than Sudan. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Sudan?
About 5.8 times: Sudan has 5.85× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Sudan 27 per km².