Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain is 57% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 9.6 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Spain’s highest peak towers 1,966 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Spain has 51% more people than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 4% more densely populated than Spain.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 7.9 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 3.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 27 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 3.1 more children on average than in Spain.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Spain are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 19 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 7.3 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Spain (Gini 1.9 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 35 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 22 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 26 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 1.39 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 2.9 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 8.4 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 439 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 465 more hours a year than in Spain.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 5.9 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Spain 130.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 25 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 87 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 9.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Spain’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 5.9 times as deadly as in Spain.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 12.0 °C warmer than Spain.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 84% more rain than Spain.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Spain?
Spain is larger. Spain is 57% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Spain?
Spain has 51% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Spain?
People in Spain live 22 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Spain?
Men in Spain are 7.9 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
