Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Canada 48 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 392 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 4,207 m above Ivory Coast’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 27% more people than Ivory Coast
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 22 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 10.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 6.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 22 years older than in Ivory Coast
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 3.0 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Canada hosts 4.4 times as many refugees per resident as Ivory Coast
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1
Canada: 2 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 23 times the size of Ivory Coast’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 8.1 times as much per person as Ivory Coast
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Canada (Gini 3.8 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · 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 0.3% in Canada
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Canada’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Ivory Coast’s 13%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 13% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Ivory Coast’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 73 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 20 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 9.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 17 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 2 times that in Canada
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 1.59 points higher than in Ivory Coast
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 7.9 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 652 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 372 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 9 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 17 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (22 against 5)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Canada: 94% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 4.2 times as fast as in Ivory Coast
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
Canada: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast
Canada: 83% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 75 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 97 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
Canada: 42% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 29 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 4.1 times as deadly as in Canada
Canada: 7.6 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 29.8 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 80% more rain than Canada
Canada: 683 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 Canada bigger than Ivory Coast?
Canada is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Canada 48 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Ivory Coast?
Canada has 27% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Ivory Coast?
People in Canada live 20 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Canada or Ivory Coast?
Men in Canada are 10.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
