Côte d'Ivoire vs Tanzania

Tanzania is 2.94 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Tanzania about 2.9 times.

Côte d'IvoireTanzaniaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.34×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.34× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2.94× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireTanzania
Area322,463 km²947,303 km²
Population32,711,54770,545,865
Density101 / km²74 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroDodoma
RegionWestern AfricaEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours58

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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
No. Côte d'Ivoire is 2.94 times smaller than Tanzania. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Tanzania?
About 2.9 times: Tanzania has 2.94× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².