Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Mali 3.8 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Mali: 1,240,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Mali: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ivory Coast’s highest peak towers 597 m above Mali’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Mali: 1,155 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 30% more people than Mali.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Mali: 25.2 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 5 times as densely populated as Mali.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Mali: 21 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mali are 6.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Mali: 175 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mali are 3.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Mali: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ivory Coast is 2.6 years older than in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Mali: 15.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mali have 1.3 more children on average than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Mali: 5.51 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Ivory Coast and Mali are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Mali: 2.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ivory Coast and Mali are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Mali: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Mali are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Mali: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ivory Coast’s economy is 3.3 times the size of Mali’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Mali: $30.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ivory Coast produces 2.3 times as much per person as Mali.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Mali: Int$3,503 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mali than in Ivory Coast (Gini 0.4 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Mali: 35.7 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.8% in Mali, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Mali: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mali spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Mali: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Mali’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Mali: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Mali.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Mali: $34 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ivory Coast live 1.4 years longer than in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Mali: 60.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mali is 6% more likely to die before turning one than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Mali: 47.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mali has 13% more doctors per person than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Mali: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
Ivory Coast and Mali are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Mali: 11.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Mali and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Mali: 7.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.56 points higher than in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Mali: 4.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 2.1 times as much alcohol as in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Mali: 2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ivory Coast has 60% more meat per person than Mali.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Mali: 7.5 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 203 kcal more food per person per day than Mali.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Mali: 2,734 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Mali put in 139 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Mali: 2,243 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ivory Coast went to school 3.2 years longer than in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Mali: 1.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Mali: 0.01 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 37% in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Mali: 37% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
73% of people in Ivory Coast have electricity, versus 50% in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Mali: 49.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 32% in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Mali: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mali 112.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Mali: 112 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Ivory Coast’s railway network is 8% longer than Mali’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Mali: 593 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Mali: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 11% of Mali, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Mali: 10.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ivory Coast emits 63% more CO₂ than someone in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Mali: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Mali: 19.5% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mali carries 53% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Mali: 31 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 2% deadlier than in Mali.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Mali: 20.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mali is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mali: 29.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 4.9 times as much rain as Mali.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mali: 249 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Mali?
Mali is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Mali 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Mali?
Ivory Coast has 30% more people than Mali (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Mali?
People in Ivory Coast live 1.4 years longer than in Mali. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 60.7 in Mali.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Mali?
Men in Mali are 6.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
