Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast is 31% bigger than Guinea
Guinea: 245,857 km² (2024) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ivory Coast’s coastline is 61% longer than Guinea’s
Guinea: 320 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guinea and Ivory Coast are practically level
Guinea: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 73% of Guinea
Guinea: 73.2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 2.2 times as many people as Guinea
Guinea: 15.1 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 67% more densely populated than Guinea
Guinea: 61 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Guinea are 2.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Guinea: 170.7 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Guinea and Ivory Coast are practically level
Guinea: 158.8 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ivory Coast is 0.11 years older than in Guinea
Guinea: 18 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 0.1 more children on average than in Guinea
Guinea: 4.13 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.5% of people in Guinea are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Guinea: 3.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ivory Coast hosts 16 times as many refugees per resident as Guinea
Guinea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guinea and Ivory Coast are practically level
Guinea: 0 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Guinea and Ivory Coast are practically level
Guinea: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ivory Coast’s economy is 3.5 times the size of Guinea’s
Guinea: $28.3 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ivory Coast produces 66% more per person than Guinea
Guinea: Int$4,935 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Guinea (Gini 5.7 points higher)
Guinea: 29.6 (2018) · 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 12% in Guinea
Guinea: 11.7% (2018) · Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.2% in Guinea, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
Guinea: 5.2% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Guinea spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
Guinea: 2% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Guinea: no data · Ivory Coast: 13% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Guinea’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Ivory Coast’s
Guinea: 38% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 48% more on health per person than Guinea
Guinea: $59 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ivory Coast live 1.2 years longer than in Guinea
Guinea: 60.9 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guinea is 33% more likely to die before turning one than in Ivory Coast
Guinea: 59.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guinea has 27% more doctors per person than Ivory Coast
Guinea: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 26% higher than in Guinea
Guinea: 13.1 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 9.4% in Guinea
Guinea: 9.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Guinea: no data · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in Guinea
Guinea: 4.61 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 8.8 times as much alcohol as in Guinea
Guinea: 0.5 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guinea has 26% more meat per person than Ivory Coast
Guinea: 15.2 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guinea and Ivory Coast are practically level
Guinea: 2,948 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Guinea: no data · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ivory Coast went to school 2.4 years longer than in Guinea
Guinea: 2.5 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guinea: 0.01 (2017) · Ivory Coast: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Ivory Coast has 4 more World Heritage sites than Guinea (5 against 1)
Guinea: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ivory Coast has won 5 Olympic medals, Guinea none
Guinea: 0 (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 33% in Guinea
Guinea: 33% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ivory Coast is 2.3 times as fast as in Guinea
Guinea: 38 Mbps (2026) · Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
73% of people in Ivory Coast have electricity, versus 54% in Guinea
Guinea: 53.8% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 39% in Guinea
Guinea: 39% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guinea 98
Guinea: 98 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Guinea’s railway network is 70% longer than Ivory Coast’s
Guinea: 1,086 km (2017) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Guinea: no data · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 20% of Guinea, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
Guinea: 20% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ivory Coast emits 70% more CO₂ than someone in Guinea
Guinea: 0.3 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
75% of Guinea’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast
Guinea: 75.2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guinea carries 18% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast
Guinea: 23.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 4% deadlier than in Guinea
Guinea: 29.6 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 0.4 °C warmer than Guinea
Guinea: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guinea gets 41% more rain than Ivory Coast
Guinea: 1,724 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 Guinea bigger than Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast is larger. Ivory Coast is 31% bigger than Guinea.
Which has more people, Guinea or Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast has 2.2 times as many people as Guinea (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guinea or Ivory Coast?
People in Ivory Coast live 1.2 years longer than in Guinea. Life expectancy at birth is 60.9 years in Guinea and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Guinea or Ivory Coast?
Men in Guinea are 2.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
