Côte d'Ivoire vs Togo
Côte d'Ivoire is 5.68 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 5.7 times.
Côte d'IvoireTogoCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
5.68×
Côte d'Ivoire is 5.68× the area of Togo.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Lome |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Togo at 9° N 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 Togo?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 5.68 times larger than Togo. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 5.7 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 5.68× the area of Togo.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 8,591,626. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Togo 151 per km².