Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Australia 24 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 50 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Australia’s highest peak towers 476 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 18% more people than Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 29 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 10.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 6.0 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 20 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 37.8 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 Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Australia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 18 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 8.8 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Australia (Gini 1.5 points higher).
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Ivory Coast’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 80 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 25 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Australia smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 1.77 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 9.7 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 624 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 492 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 8 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 51 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 114 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 31 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 4.6 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 4.3 °C warmer than Australia.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 2.7 times as much rain as Australia.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Ivory Coast?
Australia is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Australia 24 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast has 18% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Ivory Coast?
People in Australia live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Australia or Ivory Coast?
Men in Australia are 10.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
