Côte d'Ivoire vs Tunisia
Côte d'Ivoire is 97% larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 2.0 times.
Côte d'IvoireTunisiaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
1.97×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.97× the area of Tunisia.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 97% larger than Tunisia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 2.0 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.97× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 12,348,573. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².