Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Japan is 17% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Japan: 377,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Japan’s coastline is 58 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Japan’s highest peak towers 2,024 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Japan has 3.8 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Japan: 123 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Japan is 3.3 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Japan: 338 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Japan are 3.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Japan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ivory Coast and Japan are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Japan: 158.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Japan is 31 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Japan: 49 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 3.1 more children on average than in Japan.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Japan: 30% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Japan has produced 2.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Japan: 2.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Japan are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Japan: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Japan’s economy is 44 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Japan produces 6.8 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Japan: Int$55,422 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Japan (Gini 3 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Japan: 32.3 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Japan and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Japan: 2.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Japan spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Japan: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Japan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Japan: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Japan spends 41 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Japan: $3,638 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Japan live 22 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Japan: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 25 times as likely to die before turning one as in Japan.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Japan has 16 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 5.2% in Japan.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Japan: 5.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Japan smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Japan: 17.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Japan rate their lives 0.98 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Japan: 6.13 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Japan drink 50% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Japan: 6.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Japan has 5 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Japan: 59.9 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 268 kcal more food per person per day than Japan.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 449 more hours a year than in Japan.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Japan: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Japan went to school 7.8 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Japan: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Japan: 0.3 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Japan are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Japan: 86% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Japan have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Japan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Japan live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Japan: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Japan 178.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Japan: 178 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Japan’s railway network is 31 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Japan: 20,087 km (2011)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Japan fly 45 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Japan: 0.98 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Japan: 68.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Japan emits 17 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Japan: 7.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Japan.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Japan: 23.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 92% more fine dust than in Japan.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 7.6 times as deadly as in Japan.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Japan: 2.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 14.0 °C warmer than Japan.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Japan gets 49% more rain than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 1,824 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Japan?
Japan is larger. Japan is 17% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Japan?
Japan has 3.8 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Japan?
People in Japan live 22 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 84.0 in Japan.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Japan?
Men in Japan are 3.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
