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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Ivory Coast is 7% bigger than Italy.

Italy: 302,070 km² (2023) · Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Italy’s coastline is 15 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Italy’s highest peak towers 2,996 m above Ivory Coast’s.

Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Italy has 80% more people than Ivory Coast.

Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Italy is 94% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.

Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Italy are 6.2 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Italy are 3.2 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Italy is 29 years older than in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ivory Coast have 3.1 more children on average than in Italy.

Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none.

Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Italy and Ivory Coast are practically level.

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

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Italy’s economy is 26 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.

Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Italy produces 7.7 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.

Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Italy (Gini 1 points higher).

Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.

Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

Italy: 69% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 37% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Italy spends 39 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.

Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Ivory Coast: $88 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Italy live 22 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 84 years (2024) · Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ivory Coast is 19 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.

Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Italy has 25 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.

Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 12% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Italy rate their lives 1.43 points higher than in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Italy drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Italy has 5.9 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.

Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Italy has 815 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.

Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ivory Coast put in 402 more hours a year than in Italy.

Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

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

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

How many tourists visit?

Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Ivory Coast: no data

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

89% of people in Italy are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 89% (2024) · Ivory Coast: 41% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 70% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 55% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Italy 133.

Italy: 133 (2024) · Ivory Coast: 184 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Italy’s railway network is 27 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Italy fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.

Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.

Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Italy emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

49% of Italy’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.

Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ivory Coast carries 33% more fine dust than in Italy.

Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Ivory Coast: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ivory Coast are 4.1 times as deadly as in Italy.

Italy: 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 12.9 °C warmer than Italy.

Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ivory Coast gets 19% more rain than Italy.

Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Italy bigger than Ivory Coast?

Ivory Coast is larger. Ivory Coast is 7% bigger than Italy.

Which has more people, Italy or Ivory Coast?

Italy has 80% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Italy or Ivory Coast?

People in Italy live 22 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 62.1 in Ivory Coast.

Are people taller in Italy or Ivory Coast?

Men in Italy are 6.2 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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