Côte d'Ivoire vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 52% larger than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire would fit into Turkmenistan about 1.5 times.
Côte d'IvoireTurkmenistanCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
0.66×
Côte d'Ivoire is 0.66× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1.52× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Ashgabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 34% smaller than Turkmenistan. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1.5 times: Turkmenistan has 1.52× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 7,618,847. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².