Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Ivory Coast 4.9 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Sri Lanka’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sri Lanka’s highest peak towers 772 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 50% more people than Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 3.4 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Ivory Coast and Sri Lanka are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 2.8 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sri Lanka is 15 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.3 more children on average than in Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ivory Coast and Sri Lanka are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sri Lanka’s economy is 9% larger than Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sri Lanka produces 2.1 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Ivory Coast (Gini 2.4 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.0% in Sri Lanka, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sri Lanka spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Sri Lanka’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sri Lanka spends 53% more on health per person than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sri Lanka live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 8.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sri Lanka has 6.8 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 1.13 points higher than in Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 68% more alcohol than in Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ivory Coast has 4% more meat per person than Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 263 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 50 more hours a year than in Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 5.9 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
55% of people in Sri Lanka are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Sri Lanka have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sri Lanka 133.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sri Lanka’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sri Lanka fly 8.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Sri Lanka, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sri Lanka emits 94% more CO₂ than someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 2% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 79% deadlier than in Sri Lanka.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 50% more rain than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Sri Lanka?
Ivory Coast is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Ivory Coast 4.9 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Sri Lanka?
Ivory Coast has 50% more people than Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Sri Lanka?
People in Sri Lanka live 16 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Sri Lanka?
Ivory Coast and Sri Lanka are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
