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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Thailand is 59% bigger than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Thailand’s coastline is 6.3 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Thailand’s highest peak towers 813 m above Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Thailand has 2.2 times as many people as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Thailand is 36% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Thailand are 3.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Thailand and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Thailand is 22 years older than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ivory Coast have 3.0 more children on average than in Thailand.

Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

16% of people in Thailand are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ivory Coast and Thailand are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Thailand: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ivory Coast and Thailand are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Thailand’s economy is 5.8 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Thailand produces 3.2 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Thailand (Gini 2 points higher).

Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 2.3% in Ivory Coast, versus 0.8% in Thailand.

Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Thailand and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Thailand: 1.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Thailand’s.

Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Thailand spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Thailand: $327 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Thailand live 14 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ivory Coast is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Thailand.

Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Thailand has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

16% of adults in Thailand are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Thailand smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Thailand rate their lives 1.15 points higher than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Thailand drink 89% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Thailand has 2 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ivory Coast has 82 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand.

Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Thailand put in 74 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Thailand went to school 4.2 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ivory Coast: no data · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Thailand have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

63% of people in Thailand live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Thailand 161.

Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Thailand’s railway network is 6.4 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Thailand fly 33 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 39% of Thailand, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Thailand: 38.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Thailand emits 8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Thailand.

Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Thailand carries 15% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Thailand are 23% deadlier than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Thailand: 25.4 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Ivory Coast and Thailand are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Thailand gets 35% more rain than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Ivory Coast bigger than Thailand?

Thailand is larger. Thailand is 59% bigger than Ivory Coast.

Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Thailand?

Thailand has 2.2 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Thailand?

People in Thailand live 14 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 76.6 in Thailand.

Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Thailand?

Men in Thailand are 3.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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