Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside China 30 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 28 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 7,097 m above Ivory Coast’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 42% of China
China: 41.7% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 43 times as many people as Ivory Coast
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
China is 46% more densely populated than Ivory Coast
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 7.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 4.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 21 years older than in Ivory Coast
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 3.2 more children on average than in China
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
China: 14.9% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ivory Coast hosts 13,952 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
China: 0.1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
China and Ivory Coast are practically level
China: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 195 times the size of Ivory Coast’s
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 3.6 times as much per person as Ivory Coast
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in China than in Ivory Coast (Gini 0.7 points higher)
China: 36 (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% in China
China: 0% (2022) · Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in China, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
China: 4.6% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
China spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
China: 1.7% (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, China’s 7.0%
China: 7% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 13% (2023)
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Ivory Coast’s
China: 47% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 8.7 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast
China: $763 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast
China: 78 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 19 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 2.1 times that in China
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 9.1% in China
China: 9.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in China smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
China: 22.8% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in China rate their lives 0.93 points higher than in Ivory Coast
China: 6.07 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 13% more alcohol than in China
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 6.1 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 589 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 225 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in China went to school 3.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast
China: 8 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
China: 0.05 (2019) · Ivory Coast: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 56 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (61 against 5)
China: 61 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
China: 92% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 4.3 times as fast as in Ivory Coast
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in China have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
China: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in China live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast
China: 66% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, China 132
China: 132 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 172 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast
China: 0.44 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of China, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
China: 24% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast
China: 37% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 55% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 25% deadlier than in China
China: 24.7 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 19.0 °C warmer than China
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 51% more rain than China
China: 813 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 China bigger than Ivory Coast?
China is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside China 30 times.
Which has more people, China or Ivory Coast?
China has 43 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Ivory Coast?
People in China live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in China or Ivory Coast?
Men in China are 7.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
