The duel
- 3.3× The United Arab Emirates fits inside Ivory Coast 3.3 times
- 2.8× Ivory Coast has 2.8 times as many people as the United Arab Emirates
- +21 years People in the United Arab Emirates live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast
- 9.7× The United Arab Emirates produces 9.7 times as much per person as Ivory Coast
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Arab Emirates fits inside Ivory Coast 3.3 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 98,648 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United Arab Emirates’ coastline is 2.6 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United Arab Emirates’ highest peak towers 153 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 2.8 times as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Arab Emirates is 58% more densely populated than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Arab Emirates are 5.9 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 174.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Arab Emirates are 1.9 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 160.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Arab Emirates is 13 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 3.0 more children on average than in the United Arab Emirates.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
2.7% of people in Ivory Coast are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ivory Coast and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Arab Emirates’ economy is 5.5 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024)
How much is produced per person?
The United Arab Emirates produces 9.7 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in the United Arab Emirates (Gini 8.9 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Ivory Coast and the United Arab Emirates are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Arab Emirates spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014)
How expensive is it?
The United Arab Emirates’ price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Arab Emirates spends 27 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 83.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Arab Emirates.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Arab Emirates has 18 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
30% of adults in the United Arab Emirates are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
9.0% of adults in the United Arab Emirates smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Arab Emirates rate their lives 1.67 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 6.5 times as much alcohol as in the United Arab Emirates.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Arab Emirates has 5.6 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Arab Emirates has 187 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 411 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Arab Emirates went to school 8.1 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Arab Emirates have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in the United Arab Emirates live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ivory Coast 184.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ivory Coast’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as the United Arab Emirates’.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 361 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 7.9% of Ivory Coast, but only 4.5% of the United Arab Emirates.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 4.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 43 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.8% in the United Arab Emirates.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 3.5 times as deadly as in the United Arab Emirates.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 5.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Arab Emirates is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 26 times as much rain as the United Arab Emirates.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than the United Arab Emirates?
Ivory Coast is larger. The United Arab Emirates fits inside Ivory Coast 3.3 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or the United Arab Emirates?
Ivory Coast has 2.8 times as many people as the United Arab Emirates (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or the United Arab Emirates?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 21 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 83.1 in the United Arab Emirates.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or the United Arab Emirates?
Men in the United Arab Emirates are 5.9 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
