How much coast is there?

Iran’s coastline is 4.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Iran: 2,440 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Iran’s highest peak towers 3,873 m above Ivory Coast’s.

Iran: 5,625 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iran has 2.8 times as many people as Ivory Coast.

Iran: 92.4 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ivory Coast is 81% more densely populated than Iran.

Iran: 57 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Iran is 15 years older than in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 32.9 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ivory Coast have 2.5 more children on average than in Iran.

Iran: 1.68 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Iran are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 8.6% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Iran has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.

Iran: 0.3 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Iran and Ivory Coast are practically level.

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

How big is the economy?

Iran’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.

Iran: $363 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Iran produces 2.4 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.

Iran: Int$19,699 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Iran than in Ivory Coast (Gini 0.6 points higher).

Iran: 35.9 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.3% in Iran, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 8.3% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iran spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.

Iran: 2% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Iran’s.

Iran: 20% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Iran spends 3 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.

Iran: $267 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ivory Coast is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Iran.

Iran: 10.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Iran has 11 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.

Iran: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Iran are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 25.7% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

12% of adults in Iran smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 11.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Iran and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Iran: 5.15 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ivory Coast drink 202 times as much alcohol as in Iran.

Iran: 0.021 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Iran has 2.5 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.

Iran: 29.9 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ivory Coast has 63 kcal more food per person per day than Iran.

Iran: 2,875 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Iran put in 143 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 2,246 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Iran went to school 6 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 10.8 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)

How many people are online?

85% of people in Iran are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 85% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Iran have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Iran live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 77% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iran 174.

Iran: 174 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Iran’s railway network is 15 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Iran: 9,455 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Iran fly 8.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.

Iran: 0.2 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 7.9% of Ivory Coast, but only 6.6% of Iran.

Iran: 6.6% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iran emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 8.7 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.8% in Iran.

Iran: 3.8% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Iran carries 87% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.

Iran: 37.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Iran: 2.4 per 100k (2014) · Ivory Coast: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Iran and Ivory Coast are nearly identical here.

Iran: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ivory Coast is on average 7.5 °C warmer than Iran.

Iran: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ivory Coast gets 4.5 times as much rain as Iran.

Iran: 272 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)