Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Ivory Coast 2.4 times
Greece: 131,960 km² (2024) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 27 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 1,165 m above Ivory Coast’s
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 39% of Greece
Greece: 38.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 3.1 times as many people as Greece
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 27% more densely populated than Greece
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 11.0 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 7.2 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 28 years older than in Ivory Coast
Greece: 45.7 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 Greece
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Greece hosts 5.7 times as many refugees per resident as Ivory Coast
Greece: 12.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Greece: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Greece and Ivory Coast are practically level
Greece: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 2.8 times the size of Ivory Coast’s
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 5.5 times as much per person as Ivory Coast
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Greece (Gini 1.9 points higher)
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
21% of people in Ivory Coast live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.6% in Greece
Greece: 0.6% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
Greece: 3% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Ivory Coast’s 13%
Greece: 27.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 13% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Ivory Coast’s
Greece: 60% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 22 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 20 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Greece: 81.8 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 Greece
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 40 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 4.2 times that in Greece
Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 0.55 points higher than in Ivory Coast
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 6.8 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 444 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 210 more hours a year than in Greece
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 6.7 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 16 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (21 against 5)
Greece: 21 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Greece has won 129 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
Greece: 129 (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Greece: 86% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 2.2 times as fast as in Ivory Coast
Greece: 186 Mbps (2026) · Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
Greece: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast
Greece: 79% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114
Greece: 114 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Greece’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 84 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Greece, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
Greece: 36.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 34% more fine dust than in Greece
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 2.9 times as deadly as in Greece
Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 11.1 °C warmer than Greece
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 53% more rain than Greece
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast is larger. Greece fits inside Ivory Coast 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast has 3.1 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Ivory Coast?
People in Greece live 20 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Greece or Ivory Coast?
Men in Greece are 11.0 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).