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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Ukraine is 87% bigger than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Ukraine’s coastline is 5.4 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ukraine’s highest peak towers 309 m above Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Ukraine has 19% more people than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ivory Coast is 53% more densely populated than Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Ukraine are 12.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Ukraine are 8.0 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Ukraine is 24 years older than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ivory Coast have 3.2 more children on average than in Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.

Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ivory Coast and Ukraine are practically level.

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

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Ukraine’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Ukraine produces 2.3 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in Ukraine (Gini 9.7 points higher).

Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)

How much goes to the military?

Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.

Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)

How expensive is it?

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

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

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Ukraine spends 4.2 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)

How long do people live?

People in Ukraine live 13 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ivory Coast is 5.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Ukraine has 21 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.49 points higher than in Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ivory Coast drink 8% more alcohol than in Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Ukraine has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Ivory Coast has 152 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Ivory Coast put in 58 more hours a year than in Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Ukraine went to school 6.3 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ivory Coast: no data · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ukraine 133.

Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Ukraine’s railway network is 34 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Ivory Coast fly 89% more passengers per resident than those from Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ukraine emits 8.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ivory Coast carries 42% more fine dust than in Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Ivory Coast: no data · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ivory Coast are 2 times as deadly as in Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Ivory Coast is on average 16.5 °C warmer than Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ivory Coast gets 2 times as much rain as Ukraine.

Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Ivory Coast bigger than Ukraine?

Ukraine is larger. Ukraine is 87% bigger than Ivory Coast.

Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Ukraine?

Ukraine has 19% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Ukraine?

People in Ukraine live 13 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 74.7 in Ukraine.

Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Ukraine?

Men in Ukraine are 12.8 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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