Côte d'Ivoire vs Timor-Leste
Côte d'Ivoire is 21.6 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 22 times.
Côte d'IvoireTimor-LesteCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
21.6×
Côte d'Ivoire is 21.6× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 21.6 times larger than Timor-Leste. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 22 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 21.6× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 1,418,517. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².