Côte d'Ivoire vs Suriname
Côte d'Ivoire is 98% larger than Suriname. Suriname would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 2.0 times.
Côte d'IvoireSurinameCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
1.98×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.98× the area of Suriname.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 639,850 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Paramaribo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 98% larger than Suriname. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Suriname fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 2.0 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.98× the area of Suriname.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 639,850. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².