Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Liberia fits inside Ivory Coast 2.9 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Liberia: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Liberia’s coastline is 12% longer than Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Liberia: 579 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ivory Coast’s highest peak towers 305 m above Liberia’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Liberia: 1,447 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 5.7 times as many people as Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Liberia: 5.73 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 73% more densely populated than Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Liberia: 60 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ivory Coast are 2.8 cm taller than in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Liberia: 165.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 2.1 cm taller than in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Liberia: 156.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Liberia is 0.26 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Liberia: 18.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 0.4 more children on average than in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Liberia: 3.86 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.3% of people in Liberia are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Liberia: 3.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Liberia has produced 3.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Liberia: 3.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Liberia are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Liberia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ivory Coast’s economy is 19 times the size of Liberia’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Liberia: $5.25 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ivory Coast produces 4.1 times as much per person as Liberia.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Liberia: Int$1,981 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Ivory Coast and Liberia are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Liberia: 35.3 (2016)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.9% in Liberia, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Liberia: 2.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Ivory Coast and Liberia are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Liberia: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Liberia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Liberia: 46% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Liberia spends 19% more on health per person than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Liberia: $104 (2023)
How long do people live?
Liberia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Liberia: 62.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Liberia is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Liberia: 63.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Liberia has 7% more doctors per person than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Liberia: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Liberia are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Liberia: 16.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
7.3% of adults in Ivory Coast smoke, versus 5.2% in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Liberia: 5.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.87 points higher than in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Liberia: 4.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Liberia: 1.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Liberia has 2% more meat per person than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Liberia: 12.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 803 kcal more food per person per day than Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Liberia: 2,135 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Liberia: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Liberia went to school 1.3 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Liberia: 6.2 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 32% in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Liberia: 32% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
73% of people in Ivory Coast have electricity, versus 35% in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Liberia: 34.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in Liberia live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Liberia: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Liberia 32.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Liberia: 32 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Liberia: no data
How much do they fly?
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Liberia: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 78% of Liberia, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Liberia: 78.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ivory Coast emits 3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Liberia: 0.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
54% of Liberia’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Liberia: 54.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 17% more fine dust than in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Liberia: 17.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 35% deadlier than in Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Liberia: 15.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 1.1 °C warmer than Liberia.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Liberia: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Liberia gets 2 times as much rain as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Liberia: 2,410 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Liberia?
Ivory Coast is larger. Liberia fits inside Ivory Coast 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Liberia?
Ivory Coast has 5.7 times as many people as Liberia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Liberia?
Liberia and Ivory Coast are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 62.3 in Liberia.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Liberia?
Men in Ivory Coast are 2.8 cm taller than in Liberia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
