Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
South Korea fits inside Ivory Coast 3.2 times
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024) · South Korea: 100,460 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
South Korea’s coastline is 4.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
South Korea’s highest peak towers 198 m above Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 16% of South Korea
Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024) · South Korea: 16% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
South Korea has 58% more people than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · South Korea: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
South Korea is 5.1 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · South Korea: 530 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in South Korea are 7.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · South Korea: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in South Korea are 4.6 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · South Korea: 163.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in South Korea is 26 years older than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · South Korea: 44.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 3.5 more children on average than in South Korea
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in South Korea are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · South Korea: 20.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ivory Coast hosts 27 times as many refugees per resident as South Korea
Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025) · South Korea: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
South Korea has produced 0.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Ivory Coast: 0 (2026) · South Korea: 0.6 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and South Korea are practically level
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · South Korea: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
South Korea’s economy is 19 times the size of Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
South Korea produces 7.7 times as much per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in South Korea (Gini 2.4 points higher)
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · South Korea: 32.9 (2021)
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 South Korea
Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021) · South Korea: 0.1% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
South Korea and Ivory Coast are practically level
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · South Korea: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
South Korea spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025) · South Korea: 2.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
South Korea and Ivory Coast are practically level
Ivory Coast: 13% (2023) · South Korea: 13.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
South Korea’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · South Korea: 57% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
South Korea spends 36 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · South Korea: $3,137 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in South Korea live 22 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · South Korea: 83.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 19 times as likely to die before turning one as in South Korea
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
South Korea has 16 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ivory Coast: no data · South Korea: 12.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in South Korea is 42% higher than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · South Korea: 7.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in South Korea smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · South Korea: 18.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in South Korea rate their lives 0.89 points higher than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · South Korea: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in South Korea drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
South Korea has 7 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · South Korea: 84 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
South Korea has 493 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 193 more hours a year than in South Korea
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in South Korea went to school 7.9 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · South Korea: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · South Korea: 0.32 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
South Korea has 12 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (17 against 5)
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026) · South Korea: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
South Korea has won 409 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition) · South Korea: 409 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · South Korea: 98% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in South Korea is 3.5 times as fast as in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026) · South Korea: 298 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in South Korea have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · South Korea: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in South Korea live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · South Korea: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, South Korea 173
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · South Korea: 173 (2024)
How much railway is there?
South Korea’s railway network is 6.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · South Korea: 4,309 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from South Korea fly 67 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · South Korea: 1.48 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024) · South Korea: 64.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in South Korea emits 24 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · South Korea: 11.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 10% in South Korea
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · South Korea: 10.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in South Korea carries 4% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 3.6 times as deadly as in South Korea
Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 8.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 13.7 °C warmer than South Korea
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
South Korea gets 3% more rain than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than South Korea?
Ivory Coast is larger. South Korea fits inside Ivory Coast 3.2 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or South Korea?
South Korea has 58% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or South Korea?
People in South Korea live 22 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 83.6 in South Korea.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or South Korea?
Men in South Korea are 7.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
