Côte d'Ivoire vs Thailand
Thailand is 59% larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Thailand about 1.6 times.
Côte d'IvoireThailandCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.63× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.59× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Bangkok |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 37% smaller than Thailand. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Thailand?
- About 1.6 times: Thailand has 1.59× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Thailand 140 per km².