Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast is 7% bigger than the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 70 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Philippines’ highest peak towers 1,202 m above Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 43% of the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Philippines has 3.6 times as many people as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 3.8 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ivory Coast are 3.0 cm taller than in the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 4.5 cm taller than in the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Philippines is 7.2 years older than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.3 more children on average than in the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.7% of people in the Philippines are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ivory Coast hosts 258 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Philippines has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Ivory Coast: 0 (2026) · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Philippines’ economy is 4.9 times the size of Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Philippines produces 53% more per person than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the Philippines than in Ivory Coast (Gini 4 points higher)
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
21% of people in Ivory Coast live on less than $3 a day, versus 5.3% in the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021) · Philippines: 5.3% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Ivory Coast and the Philippines are practically level
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025) · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Philippines’ central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Ivory Coast’s 13%
Ivory Coast: 13% (2023) · Philippines: 14.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× the Philippines’
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Philippines spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Philippines live 7.8 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Philippines has 4.8 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ivory Coast: no data · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 5.3 times that in the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Philippines rate their lives 1.06 points higher than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Philippines drink 46% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Philippines has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Philippines has 45 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Ivory Coast and the Philippines are practically level
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 5.1 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
The Philippines has 1 more World Heritage site than Ivory Coast (6 against 5)
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Philippines has won 18 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
67% of people in the Philippines are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Philippines is 94% faster than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
95% of people in the Philippines have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in the Philippines live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ivory Coast’s railway network is 26% longer than the Philippines’
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Philippines fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of the Philippines, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Philippines emits 3.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 14% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 2.2 times as deadly as in the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 0.4 °C warmer than the Philippines
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 2.4 times as much rain as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than the Philippines?
Ivory Coast is larger. Ivory Coast is 7% bigger than the Philippines.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or the Philippines?
The Philippines has 3.6 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or the Philippines?
People in the Philippines live 7.8 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or the Philippines?
Men in Ivory Coast are 3.0 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
