Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Pakistan 2.5 times
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 2 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 6,859 m above Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 47% of Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 7.8 times as many people as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 3.2 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ivory Coast are 0.9 cm taller than in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 3.9 cm taller than in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Pakistan is 2.2 years older than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 0.7 more children on average than in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 2 times as many refugees per resident as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Pakistan has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Ivory Coast: 0 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ivory Coast produces 25% more per person than Pakistan
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Pakistan (Gini 1.8 points higher)
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 21% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ivory Coast: 13% (2023) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Pakistan’s
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 2.9 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Pakistan live 5.7 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 8% more likely to die before turning one than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 7 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ivory Coast: no data · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 81% higher than in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 48 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Pakistan has 77% more meat per person than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 424 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 368 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ivory Coast went to school 0.55 years longer than in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many World Heritage sites?
Pakistan has 1 more World Heritage site than Ivory Coast (6 against 5)
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Pakistan has won 11 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ivory Coast is 3.6 times as fast as in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 12 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Pakistan fly 28% more passengers per resident than those from Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Ivory Coast, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Pakistan emits 54% more CO₂ than someone in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 85% deadlier than in Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 5.8 °C warmer than Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 2.9 times as much rain as Pakistan
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Pakistan 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 7.8 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Pakistan?
People in Pakistan live 5.7 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Pakistan?
Men in Ivory Coast are 0.9 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
