Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Saudi Arabia 6.7 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 5.1 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 1,248 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saudi Arabia has 13% more people than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 6 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 2.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Saudi Arabia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 11 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 1.9 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Saudi Arabia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saudi Arabia’s economy is 13 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 9 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.0% in Saudi Arabia, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 21 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 17 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 9.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 21 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 1.67 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Saudi Arabia has 4.8 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 722 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 21 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 6.7 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saudi Arabia 160.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 4.6 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 59 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 7.9% of Ivory Coast, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 44 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 11% deadlier than in Saudi Arabia.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 20 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Saudi Arabia 6.7 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 13% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 17 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 2.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
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