Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Sudan 5.8 times
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Sudan’s coastline is 66% longer than Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Sudan’s highest peak towers 1,290 m above Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 60% of Sudan
Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Sudan has 58% more people than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 3.7 times as densely populated as Sudan
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 3.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 1.7 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sudan is 0.18 years older than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Sudan and Ivory Coast are practically level
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.4% of people in Sudan are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 6.9 times as many refugees per resident as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ivory Coast and Sudan are practically level
Ivory Coast: 0 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Sudan has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ivory Coast’s economy is 66% larger than Sudan’s
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ivory Coast produces 3.7 times as much per person as Sudan
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Sudan (Gini 1.1 points higher)
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Sudan and Ivory Coast are practically level
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ivory Coast’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Ivory Coast: 13% (2023) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 4.2 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sudan live 4.4 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 4% more likely to die before turning one than in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sudan has 51% more doctors per person than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ivory Coast: no data · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 4.5 times that in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 1.01 points higher than in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sudan has 53% more meat per person than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 424 kcal more food per person per day than Sudan
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 555 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ivory Coast went to school 0.91 years longer than in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ivory Coast has 2 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (5 against 3)
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ivory Coast has won 5 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ivory Coast is 8% faster than in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
73% of people in Ivory Coast have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 35% in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Sudan’s railway network is 4.3 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ivory Coast fly 24% more passengers per resident than those from Sudan
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Ivory Coast and Sudan are practically level
Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ivory Coast emits 32% more CO₂ than someone in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Sudan’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 43% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 10% deadlier than in Sudan
Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 7.2 times as much rain as Sudan
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Sudan 5.8 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Sudan?
Sudan has 58% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Sudan?
People in Sudan live 4.4 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 3.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
