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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Ivory Coast is 33% bigger than Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Uganda: 241,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Uganda: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Uganda’s highest peak towers 3,358 m above Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Uganda: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Uganda has 57% more people than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Uganda: 51.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Uganda is 2.5 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Uganda: 256 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Uganda and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Uganda: 168.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Ivory Coast and Uganda are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Uganda: 158.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ivory Coast is 1.6 years older than in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Uganda: 16.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ivory Coast have 0.1 more children on average than in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Uganda: 4.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Ivory Coast and Uganda are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Uganda: 2.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ivory Coast and Uganda are practically level.

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

How many official languages?

Uganda has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.

Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Uganda: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Ivory Coast’s economy is 61% larger than Uganda’s.

Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Uganda: $62 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ivory Coast produces 2.4 times as much per person as Uganda.

Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Uganda: Int$3,488 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Uganda than in Ivory Coast (Gini 7.4 points higher).

Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Uganda: 42.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Uganda and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Uganda: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Uganda spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.

Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Uganda: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Uganda’s.

Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Uganda: 35% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Ivory Coast spends 94% more on health per person than Uganda.

Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Uganda: $45 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Uganda live 6.4 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Uganda: 68.5 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ivory Coast is 25% more likely to die before turning one than in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Uganda: 35.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Uganda has 15% more doctors per person than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Uganda: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 8.2% in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Uganda: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Uganda and Ivory Coast are practically level.

Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Uganda: 7.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.66 points higher than in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Uganda: 4.49 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ivory Coast drink 4% more alcohol than in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Uganda: 4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ivory Coast has 11% more meat per person than Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Uganda: 10.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ivory Coast has 560 kcal more food per person per day than Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Uganda: 2,378 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Uganda put in 25 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Uganda: 2,128 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Uganda went to school 1.5 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Uganda: 6.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ivory Coast: no data · Uganda: 0.04 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 8.9% in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Uganda: 9% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

73% of people in Ivory Coast have electricity, versus 55% in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Uganda: 55.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 32% in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Uganda: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uganda 83.

Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Uganda: 83 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Uganda’s railway network is 95% longer than Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Uganda: 1,244 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ivory Coast fly 52 times as many passengers per resident as those from Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Uganda: 0 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 11% of Uganda, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Uganda: 11% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ivory Coast emits 3.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Uganda: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

97% of Uganda’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Uganda: 97.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Uganda carries 85% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uganda: 37.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Ivory Coast: no data · Uganda: 9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ivory Coast are 29% deadlier than in Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Uganda: 16 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Ivory Coast is on average 3.1 °C warmer than Uganda.

Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Uganda gets 20% more rain than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uganda: 1,470 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Ivory Coast bigger than Uganda?

Ivory Coast is larger. Ivory Coast is 33% bigger than Uganda.

Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Uganda?

Uganda has 57% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Uganda?

People in Uganda live 6.4 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 68.5 in Uganda.

Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Uganda?

Uganda and Ivory Coast are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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