Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Iran 5.4 times
Iran: 1,745,150 km² (2024) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 29% of Iran
Iran: 29% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Iran are 7.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Iran: 175.6 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Iran are 2.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Iran: 161.2 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Iran hosts 3.7 times as many refugees per resident as Ivory Coast
Iran: 8.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iran has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Iran: 0.3 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Iran and Ivory Coast are practically level
Iran: 1 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
21% of people in Ivory Coast live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.5% in Iran
Iran: 2.5% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 20.8% (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 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
Iran: 2.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Iran: no data · Ivory Coast: 13% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Iran’s
Iran: 20% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Iran live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Iran: 77.9 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Iran: 1.9 per 1,000 (2019) · Ivory Coast: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 2.8 times that in Iran
Iran: 6 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Iran has 25 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (30 against 5)
Iran: 30 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Iran has won 88 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
Iran: 88 (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
85% of people in Iran are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Iran: 85% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Iran: no data · Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Ivory Coast, but only 6.6% of Iran
Iran: 6.6% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Iran: 2.4 per 100k (2014) · Ivory Coast: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 7% deadlier than in Iran
Iran: 28.9 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 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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Iran bigger than Ivory Coast?
Iran is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Iran 5.4 times.
Which has more people, Iran or Ivory Coast?
Iran has 2.8 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Iran or Ivory Coast?
People in Iran live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Iran and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Iran or Ivory Coast?
Men in Iran are 7.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
