Real size
How big is Côte d'Ivoire really?
322,000 km²
124,000 sq mi · 69th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Malaysia
Normal web maps show it about the right size
Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,000 km² (124,000 sq mi), about the size of Malaysia. It sits close to the equator, where normal web maps barely stretch land, so they show it at about its real size, and make countries farther from the equator look bigger than it.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 322,000 km²
- Size rank
- 69th of 167
- On a normal web map
- About right
- Latitude
- 8°N
Countries about the same size
- MalaysiaAbout the same size
- VietnamAbout the same size
- FinlandAbout the same size
- PolandAbout the same size
- OmanAbout the same size
Côte d'Ivoire through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
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Common questions
- How big is Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire covers about 322,000 km² (124,000 sq mi). It is the 69th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Do maps show Côte d'Ivoire at the right size?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire lies so close to the equator that a normal web map barely stretches it, while countries far to the north or south are drawn several times too big.
- Is Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Finland?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Malaysia?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.