Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Germany is 11% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Germany: 357,680 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Germany’s coastline is 4.6 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Germany’s highest peak towers 1,211 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 2.6 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 2.3 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast.
Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 12.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 7.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 27 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.9 more children on average than in Germany.
Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Germany: 10.1 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Germany and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Germany: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 51 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 9.2 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Germany (Gini 1.6 points higher).
Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.7% in Germany, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Germany spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Germany: 1.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Ivory Coast’s.
Germany: 80% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 78 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 19 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 14 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.
Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 27 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 22% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 1.73 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Germany has 5.9 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 597 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 768 more hours a year than in Germany.
Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 9.4 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 94% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Germany have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 82% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Germany 129.
Germany: 129 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 52 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 44 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Germany: 32.7% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Germany.
Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 6.2 times as deadly as in Germany.
Germany: 3.3 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 16.6 °C warmer than Germany.
Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 41% more rain than Germany.
Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Germany bigger than Ivory Coast?
Germany is larger. Germany is 11% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Which has more people, Germany or Ivory Coast?
Germany has 2.6 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Germany or Ivory Coast?
People in Germany live 19 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Germany or Ivory Coast?
Men in Germany are 12.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).