Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
France is 88% bigger than Ivory Coast.
France: 606,410 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 9.4 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
France’s highest peak towers 3,058 m above Ivory Coast’s.
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France has 2.1 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 24% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 10.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 5.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 24 years older than in Ivory Coast.
France: 41.8 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 France.
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
France: 22.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
France: 9.3 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
France and Ivory Coast are practically level.
France: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 34 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 7.8 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in France (Gini 3.5 points higher).
France: 31.8 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
France: 7.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
France: 2.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Ivory Coast’s.
France: 77% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 61 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
France: $5,327 (2024) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in France live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
France: 83 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 20 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
13% of adults in France are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
France: 12.5% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in France smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
France: 33.6% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 1.44 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
France: 6.59 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 6.7 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 552 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 616 more hours a year than in France.
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 6.9 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France: 1.35 (2019) · Ivory Coast: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
France: 89% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in France have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
France: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in France live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
France: 79% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, France 117.
France: 117 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 43 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 43 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
France: 0.94 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of France, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
France: 32.5% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in France emits 8.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
France: 4 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.
France: 26.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in France.
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 4.4 times as deadly as in France.
France: 4.7 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 12.7 °C warmer than France.
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 6% more rain than France.
France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is France bigger than Ivory Coast?
France is larger. France is 88% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Which has more people, France or Ivory Coast?
France has 2.1 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Ivory Coast?
People in France live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in France or Ivory Coast?
Men in France are 10.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).