Africa · Western Africa
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast covers about 321,000 km² (124,000 mi²), the 70th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Malaysia, at about 328,000 km².
- 321,000km²Area, main territory
- 31.2 millionPopulation
- 10.5In Belgiums
200 km
- Ivory Coast
Facts
| Area, main territory | 321,000 km²124,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 322,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 10.5 |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro |
| Population | 31.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 97 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 4°N to 11°N |
| In other languages | Costa de Marfil Español · Elfenbeinküste Deutsch · Côte d’Ivoire Français · Costa do Marfim Português · コートジボワール 日本語 · 科特迪瓦 中文 · 코트디부아르 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#28 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Ivory Coast
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 53.0× the size of Ivory Coast.
- At 97 people per km², Ivory Coast is the 73rd most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Ivory Coast lies at 8°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Ivory Coast's main territory stretches about 709 km north to south and 674 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 322,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 321,000 km², to within 2%.
How Ivory Coast measures up
Ivory Coast holds 1.1% of the land area and 2.2% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Western Africa it is the 5th largest of 16.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 321,000 km² | 69th of 239 |
| Population | 31.2 million | 49th of 237 |
| Density | 97 per km² | 73rd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 7.6°N | 149th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Ivory Coast is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 10.5× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1.32× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.90× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.86× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.59× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
Where Ivory Coast sits
- Ivory Coast's centre lies at 7.6°N, 5.6°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 850 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 4°N to 11°N, about 710 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Ivory Coast had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Ivory Coast would have 401.6 million people. It has 31.2 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Ivory Coast would have 1.2 million people. It has 31.2 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 23.2 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11