Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Norway is 94% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Norway’s coastline is 49 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Norway’s highest peak towers 717 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 5.8 times as many people as Norway.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 6.7 times as densely populated as Norway.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Norway are 12.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Norway are 7.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Norway is 21 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.8 more children on average than in Norway.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Norway’s economy is 5.3 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Norway produces 13 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Norway (Gini 8.8 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Norway spends 95 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Norway live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 22 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Norway has 30 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in Norway smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Norway rate their lives 2.09 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Norway drink 67% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Norway has 5.9 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Norway has 538 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 691 more hours a year than in Norway.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Norway went to school 8.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Norway: 0.91 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Norway have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Norway’s railway network is 6.1 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Norway: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Norway emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Norway.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 14 times as deadly as in Norway.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 25.2 °C warmer than Norway.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Norway gets 3% more rain than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Norway?
Norway is larger. Norway is 94% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Norway?
Ivory Coast has 5.8 times as many people as Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Norway?
People in Norway live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Norway?
Men in Norway are 12.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
