Côte d'Ivoire vs US Virgin Islands
Côte d'Ivoire is 932 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 932 times.
Côte d'IvoireUS Virgin IslandsCôte d'Ivoire moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 932× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Côte d'Ivoire | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 103,792 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 932 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 932 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 932× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 103,792. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².