Côte d'Ivoire vs Yemen
Yemen is 41% larger than Côte d'Ivoire.
Côte d'IvoireYemenCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 0.71× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1.41× the size of Côte d'Ivoire.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Sana'a |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Côte d'Ivoire is 29% smaller than Yemen. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Côte d'Ivoire fit into Yemen?
- About 1.4 times: Yemen has 1.41× the area of Côte d'Ivoire.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 32,711,547. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Yemen 92 per km².