Côte d'Ivoire vs Uganda
Côte d'Ivoire is 34% larger than Uganda.
Côte d'IvoireUgandaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
1.34×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.34× the area of Uganda.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Kampala |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 34% larger than Uganda. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.3 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.34× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Uganda 213 per km².