Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Mexico 6.1 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 18 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,884 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 4 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 52% more densely populated than Mexico.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 2.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Ivory Coast and Mexico are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 11 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.3 more children on average than in Mexico.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Mexico are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 18 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 3.2 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Ivory Coast (Gini 7.3 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Mexico and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mexico and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 8.7 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 13 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 16 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 1.82 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 60% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 6.5 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 367 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 474 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 4.5 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 37 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 27 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 7.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 10% more fine dust than in Mexico.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 72% deadlier than in Mexico.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 5.4 °C warmer than Mexico.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 55% more rain than Mexico.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Mexico 6.1 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Mexico?
Mexico has 4 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Mexico?
People in Mexico live 13 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Mexico?
Men in Mexico are 2.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
