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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Ivory Coast fits inside Russia 53 times

Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)

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Coastline

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)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 13% of Russia

Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

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)

Population density

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)

Height of men

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)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Ivory Coast hosts 28 times as many refugees per resident as Russia

Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none

Ivory Coast: 0 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Ivory Coast and Russia are practically level

Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

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)

GDP per person (PPP)

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)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

21% of people in Ivory Coast live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Russia

Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Ivory Coast and Russia are practically level

Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%

Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Ivory Coast’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%

Ivory Coast: 13% (2023) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Ivory Coast: no data · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Russia is 20% higher than in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Russia has 28 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (33 against 5)

Ivory Coast: 5 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5

Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Russia are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data

Access to electricity

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)

Urban population

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)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ivory Coast 184

Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 12% of Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Ivory Coast: no data · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ivory Coast are 2.3 times as deadly as in Russia

Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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