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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Ivory Coast is 31% bigger than Guinea.

Guinea: 245,860 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Guinea and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Guinea: 0 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Guinea and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Guinea: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)

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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 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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.

Guinea: 2.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)

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 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

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)

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 25% of Guinea, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.

Guinea: 24.7% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Guinea are 82% deadlier than in Ivory Coast.

Guinea: 37.4 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 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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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