Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast is 3% bigger than Poland.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ivory Coast’s coastline is 17% longer than Poland’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Poland’s highest peak towers 747 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Poland has 11% more people than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 16% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 12.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 7.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 23 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 3.1 more children on average than in Poland.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Poland are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 10 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 6.6 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Poland (Gini 6.8 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.0% in Poland, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 23 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 24 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 1.62 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 6.9 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 792 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 296 more hours a year than in Poland.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 8.3 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Poland 138.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 29 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 29% more fine dust than in Poland.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 3.2 times as deadly as in Poland.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 17.1 °C warmer than Poland.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 61% more rain than Poland.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Poland?
Ivory Coast is larger. Ivory Coast is 3% bigger than Poland.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Poland?
Poland has 11% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Poland?
People in Poland live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Poland?
Men in Poland are 12.5 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
