Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Indonesia 5.9 times.
Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Indonesia’s coastline is 106 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Indonesia’s highest peak towers 3,132 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Indonesia has 8.7 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Indonesia is 47% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ivory Coast are 2.0 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 4.3 cm taller than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Indonesia is 12 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.1 more children on average than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Indonesia has produced 0.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Indonesia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Indonesia’s economy is 14 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Indonesia produces 2.2 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Indonesia (Gini 0.9 points higher).
Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.2% in Indonesia, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Indonesia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Indonesia’s.
Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Indonesia spends 50% more on health per person than Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Indonesia live 9.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Indonesia has 3.2 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Indonesia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Indonesia smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Indonesia rate their lives 0.47 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 41 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Indonesia has 66% more meat per person than Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 37 kcal more food per person per day than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 145 more hours a year than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Indonesia went to school 3.8 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia 123.
Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Indonesia’s railway network is 8.6 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Indonesia fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 48% of Indonesia, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Indonesia emits 6.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 18% in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 9% more fine dust than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 82% deadlier than in Indonesia.
Indonesia: 11.3 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 1.2 °C warmer than Indonesia.
Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Indonesia gets 2.8 times as much rain as Ivory Coast.
Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Indonesia bigger than Ivory Coast?
Indonesia is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Indonesia 5.9 times.
Which has more people, Indonesia or Ivory Coast?
Indonesia has 8.7 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Ivory Coast?
People in Indonesia live 9.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Indonesia or Ivory Coast?
Men in Ivory Coast are 2.0 cm taller than in Indonesia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
