Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Russia 53 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 73 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 3,890 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 4.4 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 12 times as densely populated as Russia.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 8.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 5.9 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 21 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.8 more children on average than in Russia.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Russia: 2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Russia are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 26 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 6 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Russia (Gini 2.3 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Ivory Coast and Russia are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.1% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Russia: 7.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Russia’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 11 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 11 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 31 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 0.69 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 7.1 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 591 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 16 more hours a year than in Russia.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 7.5 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Russia have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ivory Coast 184.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 134 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 31 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Russia, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Russia: 49.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 26 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 57% more fine dust than in Russia.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 94% deadlier than in Russia.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Russia: 10.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 29.4 °C warmer than Russia.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 2.1 times as much rain as Russia.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Russia 53 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Russia?
Russia has 4.4 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Russia?
People in Russia live 11 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Russia?
Men in Russia are 8.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
