Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Ivory Coast 443 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ivory Coast’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Singapore’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ivory Coast’s highest peak towers 1,586 m above Singapore’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 5.4 times as many people as Singapore.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 83 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 5.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 2.7 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 17 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 3.3 more children on average than in Singapore.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ivory Coast and Singapore are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Singapore’s economy is 6.1 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 20 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Singapore and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 45 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 20 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 17 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Singapore rate their lives 1.44 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 92% more alcohol than in Singapore.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 180 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 7.1 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Singapore have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Singapore 171.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 355 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 21% of Singapore, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 20 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 66% more fine dust than in Singapore.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 11 times as deadly as in Singapore.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Singapore?
Ivory Coast is larger. Singapore fits inside Ivory Coast 443 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Singapore?
Ivory Coast has 5.4 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 5.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
