Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Peru 4 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Peru: 1,285,220 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Peru’s coastline is 4.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Peru: 2,414 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Peru’s highest peak towers 4,994 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Peru: 6,746 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Peru has 6% more people than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Peru: 34.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 3.8 times as densely populated as Peru.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Peru: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ivory Coast are 1.5 cm taller than in Peru.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Peru: 166.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 4.3 cm taller than in Peru.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Peru: 154.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Peru is 11 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Peru: 29.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.3 more children on average than in Peru.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Peru: 1.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.5% of people in Peru are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Peru: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Peru has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Peru: 0.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Peru has 3 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Peru: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Peru’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Peru: $335 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Peru produces 2.3 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Peru: Int$18,816 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Peru than in Ivory Coast (Gini 4.8 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Peru: 40.1 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in Peru, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Peru: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Peru and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Peru: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Peru’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Peru: 51% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Peru spends 5.1 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Peru: $446 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Peru live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Peru: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 4.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Peru.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Peru: 11 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Peru has 10 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Peru: 1.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in Peru are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Peru: 29.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Peru smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Peru: 12.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Peru rate their lives 0.83 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Peru: 5.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Peru drink 15% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Peru: 4.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Peru has 4.6 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Peru: 55.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 127 kcal more food per person per day than Peru.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Peru: 2,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Peru put in 40 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Peru: 2,143 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Peru went to school 5.3 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Peru: 10.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Peru: 0.06 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Peru are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Peru: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
97% of people in Peru have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Peru: 96.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Peru live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Peru: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Peru 125.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Peru: 125 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Peru’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Peru: 1,854 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Peru fly 23 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Peru: 0.51 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 56% of Peru, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Peru: 56.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Peru emits 4.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Peru: 2.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Peru’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Peru: 63.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Peru carries 37% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Peru: 27.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Peru: 8.6 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 62% deadlier than in Peru.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Peru: 12.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 7.6 °C warmer than Peru.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 19.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Peru gets 77% more rain than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Peru: 2,164 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Peru?
Peru is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Peru 4 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Peru?
Peru has 6% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Peru?
People in Peru live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 77.9 in Peru.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Peru?
Men in Ivory Coast are 1.5 cm taller than in Peru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).