Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Malaysia is 2% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Malaysia: 330,411 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Malaysia’s coastline is 9.1 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Malaysia’s highest peak towers 2,343 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Malaysia has 10% more people than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Malaysia: 36 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Malaysia is 6% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Malaysia are 1.0 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Malaysia: 169.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 1.6 cm taller than in Malaysia.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Malaysia: 157.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Malaysia is 12 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.7 more children on average than in Malaysia.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.0% of people in Malaysia are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Malaysia: 8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ivory Coast and Malaysia are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Malaysia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Malaysia has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Malaysia: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Malaysia’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Malaysia: $472 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Malaysia produces 5.1 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Ivory Coast (Gini 5.4 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Malaysia: 40.7 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Malaysia, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Malaysia: 3.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Malaysia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Malaysia: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Malaysia’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Malaysia: 32% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Malaysia spends 5.1 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Malaysia: $450 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Malaysia live 15 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Malaysia: 76.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 6.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Malaysia.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Malaysia has 14 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Malaysia are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Malaysia: 23.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
17% of adults in Malaysia smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Malaysia: 16.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Malaysia rate their lives 0.86 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Malaysia: 6.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 5.2 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Malaysia has 5.7 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast and Malaysia are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Malaysia put in 204 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Malaysia went to school 6.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Malaysia: 0.29 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Malaysia: 98% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Malaysia have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Malaysia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Malaysia: 77% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Malaysia 140.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Malaysia: 140 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Malaysia’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Malaysia fly 59 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Malaysia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Malaysia: 57.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Malaysia emits 18 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Malaysia: 20.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 32% more fine dust than in Malaysia.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 48% deadlier than in Malaysia.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Malaysia.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Malaysia gets 2.5 times as much rain as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Malaysia?
Malaysia is larger. Malaysia is 2% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Malaysia?
Malaysia has 10% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Malaysia?
People in Malaysia live 15 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 76.8 in Malaysia.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Malaysia?
Men in Malaysia are 1.0 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
