Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Finland is 5% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Finland’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ivory Coast’s highest peak towers 424 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 5.8 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 5.5 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 12.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 7.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 25 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 42.8 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 Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 8 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Finland (Gini 7.9 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Ivory Coast’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 63 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 20 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 24 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 22 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 2.62 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 5.8 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 408 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 606 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 8.1 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 9.3 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 87 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 4.9 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 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 23.2 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 62% more rain than Finland.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Ivory Coast?
Finland is larger. Finland is 5% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Which has more people, Finland or Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast has 5.8 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Ivory Coast?
People in Finland live 20 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Finland or Ivory Coast?
Men in Finland are 12.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).