Côte d'Ivoire vs Western Sahara
Côte d'Ivoire is 21% larger than Western Sahara.
Côte d'IvoireWestern SaharaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
1.21×
Côte d'Ivoire is 1.21× the area of Western Sahara.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 612,000 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | — |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 21% larger than Western Sahara. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 1.2 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 1.21× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 612,000. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².