Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Colombia 3.5 times.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 6.2 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 3,978 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 63% more people than Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 2.1 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 3.6 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ivory Coast and Colombia are practically level.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 14 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.6 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Colombia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 2.8 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Ivory Coast (Gini 19.1 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Ivory Coast’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 7.3 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 15 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
8.0% of adults in Colombia smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 0.89 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 17% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 5.2 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 189 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 368 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Colombia went to school 4.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Colombia 174.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Colombia’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 36 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Colombia emits 3.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 34% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 27% deadlier than in Colombia.
Colombia: 16.2 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 2.4 °C warmer than Colombia.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 2.6 times as much rain as Ivory Coast.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Ivory Coast?
Colombia is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Colombia 3.5 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Ivory Coast?
Colombia has 63% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Ivory Coast?
People in Colombia live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Colombia or Ivory Coast?
Men in Colombia are 3.6 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
