Côte d'Ivoire vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 39% larger than Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireUzbekistanCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.72× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1.39× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Tashkent |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| 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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 28% smaller than Uzbekistan. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 1.4 times: Uzbekistan has 1.39× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².