Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Ivory Coast 3 times
Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ivory Coast’s coastline is 29% longer than Guatemala’s
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 2,468 m above Ivory Coast’s
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 46% of Guatemala
Guatemala: 46% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 75% more people than Guatemala
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 70% more densely populated than Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ivory Coast are 3.9 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 7.7 cm taller than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Guatemala is 4.5 years older than in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 1.9 more children on average than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.0% of people in Guatemala are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ivory Coast hosts 27 times as many refugees per resident as Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Guatemala: 1.1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Guatemala and Ivory Coast are practically level
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Guatemala’s economy is 24% larger than Ivory Coast’s
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guatemala produces 85% more per person than Ivory Coast
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Ivory Coast (Gini 9.9 points higher)
Guatemala: 45.2 (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 9.7% in Guatemala
Guatemala: 9.7% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Guatemala and Ivory Coast are practically level
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ivory Coast and Guatemala are practically level
Guatemala: 0.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ivory Coast’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Guatemala’s 12%
Guatemala: 11.6% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 13% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ivory Coast’s
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 4.5 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Guatemala live 11 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Guatemala
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guatemala has 7.7 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 3 times that in Guatemala
Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Guatemala smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 1.39 points higher than in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 37% more alcohol than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 4.5 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 115 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 48 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Guatemala went to school 0.98 year longer than in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Ivory Coast has 1 more World Heritage site than Guatemala (5 against 4)
Guatemala: 4 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ivory Coast has won 5 Olympic medals, Guatemala 3
Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
60% of people in Guatemala are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Guatemala is 74% faster than in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026) · Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
91% of people in Guatemala have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Guatemala’s railway network is 25% longer than Ivory Coast’s
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ivory Coast fly 85% more passengers per resident than those from Guatemala
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 33.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Guatemala emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 37% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 46% deadlier than in Guatemala
Guatemala: 21.1 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 3.1 °C warmer than Guatemala
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 48% more rain than Ivory Coast
Guatemala: 1,811 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 Guatemala bigger than Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast is larger. Guatemala fits inside Ivory Coast 3 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast has 75% more people than Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Ivory Coast?
People in Guatemala live 11 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Ivory Coast?
Men in Ivory Coast are 3.9 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
