Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside the DR Congo 7.3 times.
DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ivory Coast’s coastline is 14 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 3,358 m above Ivory Coast’s.
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 3.4 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 2.1 times as densely populated as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
The DR Congo and Ivory Coast are practically level.
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 2.3 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ivory Coast is 2.3 years older than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 1.8 more children on average than in Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
The DR Congo and Ivory Coast are practically level.
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
DR Congo: 0.1 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ivory Coast’s economy is 10% larger than the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ivory Coast produces 4.3 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Ivory Coast (Gini 9.4 points higher).
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.4% in the DR Congo, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The DR Congo and Ivory Coast are practically level.
DR Congo: 1.2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ivory Coast’s.
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
Ivory Coast and the DR Congo are practically level.
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 26% more likely to die before turning one than in Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The DR Congo has 25% more doctors per person than Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in the DR Congo smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 1.39 points higher than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ivory Coast has 3.4 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 923 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 262 more hours a year than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the DR Congo went to school 2.5 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Ivory Coast: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
73% of people in Ivory Coast have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The DR Congo’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ivory Coast fly 2.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 54.2% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ivory Coast emits 8.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 26% deadlier than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 16.3 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 2.0 °C warmer than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 20% more rain than Ivory Coast.
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the DR Congo bigger than Ivory Coast?
The DR Congo is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside the DR Congo 7.3 times.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Ivory Coast?
The DR Congo has 3.4 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast and the DR Congo are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Ivory Coast?
The DR Congo and Ivory Coast are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
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