Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside India 10 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 14 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 6,834 m above Ivory Coast’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 60% of India
India: 59.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 45 times as many people as Ivory Coast
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 4.8 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ivory Coast are 1.7 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 3.5 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 10 years older than in Ivory Coast
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.3 more children on average than in India
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
India: 7.4% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ivory Coast hosts 14 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
India has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
India: 0.1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Ivory Coast 1
India: 3 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 40 times the size of Ivory Coast’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 43% more per person than Ivory Coast
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in India (Gini 12.3 points higher)
India: 23 (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 2.6% in India
India: 2.6% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
India: 4.2% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
India: 2.3% (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, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · Ivory Coast: 13% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 4% more on health per person than India
India: $85 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 10 years longer than in Ivory Coast
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 92% more likely to die before turning one than in India
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Ivory Coast: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 8% higher than in India
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
India: 22.6% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 25% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ivory Coast has 48% more meat per person than India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 269 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 279 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in India went to school 2 years longer than in Ivory Coast
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
India: 0.01 (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 40 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (45 against 5)
India: 45 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
India has won 41 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
India: 41 (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
India: 70% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in India is 6% faster than in Ivory Coast
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
India: 99.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 107 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 5.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast
India: 0.12 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of India, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
India: 24.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Ivory Coast
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 22% deadlier than in India
India: 25.4 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 2.3 °C warmer than India
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 3% more rain than Ivory Coast
India: 1,268 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 India bigger than Ivory Coast?
India is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside India 10 times.
Which has more people, India or Ivory Coast?
India has 45 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Ivory Coast?
People in India live 10 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in India or Ivory Coast?
Men in Ivory Coast are 1.7 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
