Côte d'Ivoire vs Turkey

Turkey is 2.43 times larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Turkey about 2.4 times.

Côte d'IvoireTurkeyCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
0.41×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.41× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 2.43× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireTurkey
Area322,463 km²783,562 km²
Population32,711,54785,878,556
Density101 / km²110 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroAnkara
RegionWestern AfricaWestern Asia
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Côte d'Ivoire. 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 Turkey?
No. Côte d'Ivoire is 2.43 times smaller than Turkey. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Turkey?
About 2.4 times: Turkey has 2.43× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Côte d'Ivoire. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Côte d'Ivoire or Turkey?
Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Turkey 110 per km².