Côte d'Ivoire vs Vanuatu
Côte d'Ivoire is 26.5 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 26 times.
Côte d'IvoireVanuatuCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
26.5×
Côte d'Ivoire is 26.5× the area of Vanuatu.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 335,169 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 26.5 times larger than Vanuatu. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 26 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 26.5× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 335,169. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².