Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Iraq is 35% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 435,050 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ivory Coast’s coastline is 8.9 times as long as Iraq’s.
Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Iraq’s highest peak towers 1,859 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Iraq has 44% more people than Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 47 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Iraq is 5% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 108 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Iraq are 5.6 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Iraq and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Iraq is 2.2 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 20.3 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 1.0 more children on average than in Iraq.
Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.4% of people in Iraq are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 3.4% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Iraq has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Iraq: 0.2 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
Iraq: 3 (2026) · Ivory Coast: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Iraq’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Iraq: $254 billion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Iraq produces 74% more per person than Ivory Coast.
Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Iraq (Gini 5.5 points higher).
Iraq: 29.8 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 15.5% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Iraq: 2.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Iraq’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Ivory Coast’s.
Iraq: 38% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Iraq spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Iraq: $333 (2023) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Iraq live 10 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 72.4 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Iraq.
Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Iraq has 6.2 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 36.8% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in Iraq smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 20.1% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Iraq rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 5.21 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 6.8 times as much alcohol as in Iraq.
Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Iraq has 75% more meat per person than Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 567 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq.
Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 520 more hours a year than in Iraq.
Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Iraq went to school 1.9 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 6.8 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
81% of people in Iraq are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 81% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Iraq have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 100% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Iraq live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 70% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100.
Iraq: 100 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Iraq’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Iraq: 2,370 km (2014) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Iraq fly 3.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 0.08 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 7.9% of Ivory Coast, but only 1.9% of Iraq.
Iraq: 1.9% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Iraq emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 5.1 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq.
Iraq: 1.6% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Iraq carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 4% deadlier than in Ivory Coast.
Iraq: 21.5 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 2.9 °C warmer than Iraq.
Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 5.7 times as much rain as Iraq.
Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Iraq bigger than Ivory Coast?
Iraq is larger. Iraq is 35% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Which has more people, Iraq or Ivory Coast?
Iraq has 44% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Iraq or Ivory Coast?
People in Iraq live 10 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in Iraq and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.
Are people taller in Iraq or Ivory Coast?
Men in Iraq are 5.6 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
