Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Türkiye 2.4 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Türkiye’s coastline is 14 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Türkiye’s highest peak towers 3,385 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Türkiye has 2.6 times as many people as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Türkiye is 8% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Türkiye are 8.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Türkiye are 3.2 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Türkiye is 14 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.8 more children on average than in Türkiye.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Türkiye are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Türkiye’s economy is 16 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Türkiye produces 5.5 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Ivory Coast (Gini 8.4 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Türkiye’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Türkiye spends 6.2 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Türkiye live 15 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 5.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Türkiye.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Türkiye has 13 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in Türkiye are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Türkiye rate their lives 0.15 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 88% more alcohol than in Türkiye.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Türkiye has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Türkiye has 954 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 356 more hours a year than in Türkiye.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Türkiye went to school 4.1 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Türkiye have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Türkiye’s railway network is 17 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Türkiye fly 67 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Türkiye emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Türkiye carries 27% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 3.2 times as deadly as in Türkiye.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Türkiye: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 14.1 °C warmer than Türkiye.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 80% more rain than Türkiye.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Türkiye?
Türkiye is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Türkiye 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Türkiye?
Türkiye has 2.6 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Türkiye?
People in Türkiye live 15 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 77.4 in Türkiye.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Türkiye?
Men in Türkiye are 8.1 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).