Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Ethiopia 3.5 times.
Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,798 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 4.1 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 17% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Ethiopia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 1.5 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ethiopia is 0.64 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 0.3 more children on average than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.3% of people in Ethiopia are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ethiopia has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ethiopia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ethiopia’s economy is 27% larger than Ivory Coast’s.
Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ivory Coast produces 2.3 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Ethiopia (Gini 4.2 points higher).
Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.3% in Ethiopia, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ivory Coast and Ethiopia are practically level.
Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ethiopia’s.
Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ethiopia live 5.5 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 30% more likely to die before turning one than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ivory Coast has 16% more doctors per person than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
7.3% of adults in Ivory Coast smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 5.2% (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 1.16 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 84% more alcohol than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ivory Coast has 74% more meat per person than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 379 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 504 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ivory Coast went to school 2.5 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
73% of people in Ivory Coast have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ethiopia’s railway network is 18% longer than Ivory Coast’s.
Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ethiopia fly 5.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 15% of Ethiopia, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ivory Coast emits 3.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
Ethiopia and Ivory Coast are nearly identical here.
Ethiopia: 20.2 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 16% deadlier than in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 17.7 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 2.9 °C warmer than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 27% more rain than Ethiopia.
Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ethiopia bigger than Ivory Coast?
Ethiopia is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Ethiopia 3.5 times.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or Ivory Coast?
Ethiopia has 4.1 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ethiopia or Ivory Coast?
People in Ethiopia live 5.5 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 67.6 years in Ethiopia and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Ethiopia or Ivory Coast?
Ethiopia and Ivory Coast are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).