Finland is 1.04× the size of Ivory Coast
Finland covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Ivory Coast about 321,000 km² (124,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 321,000km²Ivory Coast
200 km
- Finland
- Ivory Coast
What fits
- Ivory Coast is 96% of the size of Finland.
- Finland is larger by 12,400 km² (4,780 mi²), which is 3.9% of the area of Ivory Coast.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Ivory Coast about 10.5.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Ivory Coast has the larger population: 31.2 million against 5.7 million, 5.51× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Ivory Coast against 17 in Finland: Ivory Coast is 5.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,780 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Ivory Coast at 8°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Finland as 5.41× the size of Ivory Coast instead of 1.04×.
- Together Finland and Ivory Coast cover 654,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,400 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Ivory Coast's density, Finland would have 32.4 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Ivory Coast would have 5.4 million (it has 31.2 million).
- Finland's centre is 56.6° of latitude, about 6,300 km, farther north than Ivory Coast's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Finland | 1.04× |
| More people | Ivory Coast | 5.51× |
| More crowded | Ivory Coast | 5.73× |
| Farther north | Finland | 56.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Finland | 5.3× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Finland | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 10.9× | 10.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.37× | 1.32× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.93× | 0.90× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.89× | 0.86× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.61× | 0.59× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.10× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.03× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Finland | Ivory Coast | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 321,000 km²124,000 mi² |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 31.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 97 per km² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 322,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Helsinki | Yamoussoukro |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 4°N to 11°N |
| Continent | Europe | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 338,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 333,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 322,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 321,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11