Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Tanzania 2.9 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 4,143 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 2.2 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 29% more densely populated than Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ivory Coast are 1.3 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ivory Coast are 1.8 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ivory Coast is 0.86 years older than in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 0.3 more children on average than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Tanzania and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ivory Coast and Tanzania are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Tanzania has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ivory Coast’s economy is 11% larger than Tanzania’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ivory Coast produces 84% more per person than Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Ivory Coast (Gini 5.2 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.3% in Ivory Coast, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Tanzania’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tanzania live 5.1 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 56% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ivory Coast has 24% more doctors per person than Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 10% in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Tanzania and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 1.25 points higher than in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tanzania has 1% more meat per person than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 419 kcal more food per person per day than Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 26 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tanzania went to school 1.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
73% of people in Ivory Coast have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 37% in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tanzania 127.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tanzania’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Tanzania fly 24% more passengers per resident than those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ivory Coast emits 59% more CO₂ than someone in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
33% of Tanzania’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 22% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 30% deadlier than in Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 3.7 °C warmer than Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 11% more rain than Tanzania.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Tanzania 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 2.2 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Tanzania?
People in Tanzania live 5.1 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Tanzania?
Men in Ivory Coast are 1.3 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
