Côte d'Ivoire vs Syria
Côte d'Ivoire is 74% larger than Syria. Syria would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 1.7 times.
Côte d'IvoireSyriaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
1.74×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.74× the area of Syria.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Damascus |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 74% larger than Syria. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Syria fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.7 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.74× the area of Syria.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 25,620,427. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Syria 138 per km².