How much coast is there?

Ivory Coast’s coastline is 7.7 times as long as Belgium’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ivory Coast’s highest peak towers 1,058 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ivory Coast has 2.7 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 3.8 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 23 years older than in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ivory Coast have 2.8 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 7.3 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 9.1 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Belgium (Gini 8.5 points higher).

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Belgium spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Ivory Coast’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 68 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)

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 Belgium.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 22 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 1.78 points higher than in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 5 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 984 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ivory Coast put in 510 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 7.8 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Belgium have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Belgium’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 44 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 23% of Belgium, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ivory Coast carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Ivory Coast: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ivory Coast are 4.5 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ivory Coast is on average 15.8 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ivory Coast gets 32% more rain than Belgium.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)