Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Argentina 8.6 times
Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (2024) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Argentina’s coastline is 9.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Argentina: 4,989 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Argentina’s highest peak towers 5,210 m above Ivory Coast’s
Argentina: 6,962 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 30% of Argentina
Argentina: 29.5% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Argentina has 40% more people than Ivory Coast
Argentina: 45.9 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 6.1 times as densely populated as Argentina
Argentina: 17 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Argentina are 6.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 174.8 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Argentina are 2.6 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 161.2 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Argentina is 14 years older than in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 32.1 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.7 more children on average than in Argentina
Argentina: 1.5 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Argentina are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 12.6% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ivory Coast hosts 21 times as many refugees per resident as Argentina
Argentina: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Argentina has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Argentina: 0.9 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Argentina has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1
Argentina: 2 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Argentina’s economy is 6.8 times the size of Ivory Coast’s
Argentina: $683 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Argentina produces 4 times as much per person as Ivory Coast
Argentina: Int$32,587 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Argentina than in Ivory Coast (Gini 7.1 points higher)
Argentina: 42.4 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
21% of people in Ivory Coast live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.0% in Argentina
Argentina: 1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.1% in Argentina, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 7.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ivory Coast and Argentina are practically level
Argentina: 0.6% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ivory Coast’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Argentina’s 10%
Argentina: 10.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 13% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Argentina’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ivory Coast’s
Argentina: 46% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Argentina spends 17 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast
Argentina: $1,457 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Argentina live 15 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 77.5 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Argentina
Argentina: 8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Argentina has 31 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
Argentina: 5.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Argentina: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 47% higher than in Argentina
Argentina: 11.2 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Argentina are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 38.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Argentina smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 23.5% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Argentina rate their lives 1.28 points higher than in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 6.43 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Argentina drink 70% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 7.1 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Argentina has 9.6 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast
Argentina: 115 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Argentina has 423 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast
Argentina: 3,360 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 491 more hours a year than in Argentina
Argentina: 1,612 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Argentina went to school 6.3 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 11.2 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Argentina: 0.14 (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Argentina has 7 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (12 against 5)
Argentina: 12 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Argentina has won 80 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
Argentina: 80 (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Argentina are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 90% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Argentina is 2.3 times as fast as in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 192 Mbps (2026) · Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Argentina have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 98.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Argentina live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 92% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Argentina 140
Argentina: 140 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Argentina’s railway network is 28 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Argentina: 17,866 km (2019) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Argentina fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast
Argentina: 0.46 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Argentina, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
Argentina: 17.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Argentina emits 8.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 3.7 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
35% of Argentina’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast
Argentina: 34.6% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 39% more fine dust than in Argentina
Argentina: 14.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Argentina: 4.5 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 90% deadlier than in Argentina
Argentina: 16.3 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Argentina
Argentina: 15.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 83% more rain than Argentina
Argentina: 670 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Argentina bigger than Ivory Coast?
Argentina is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Argentina 8.6 times.
Which has more people, Argentina or Ivory Coast?
Argentina has 40% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Argentina or Ivory Coast?
People in Argentina live 15 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years in Argentina and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Argentina or Ivory Coast?
Men in Argentina are 6.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
