The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside the United States 30 times
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 39 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 4,438 m above Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 46% of the United States
Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024) · United States: 46.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 10 times as many people as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 2.8 times as densely populated as the United States
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United States are 8.7 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 4.7 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 20 years older than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.6 more children on average than in the United States
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ivory Coast hosts 70% more refugees per resident than the United States
Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025) · United States: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Ivory Coast: 0 (2026) · United States: 8.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and the United States are practically level
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 308 times the size of Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 11 times as much per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Ivory Coast (Gini 6.5 points higher)
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
21% of people in Ivory Coast live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.1% in the United States
Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021) · United States: 1.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in the United States, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United States spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025) · United States: 3.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ivory Coast’s central government collects 13% of GDP in tax, the United States’ 11%
Ivory Coast: 13% (2023) · United States: 10.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 154 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 17 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 8.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 22 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ivory Coast: no data · United States: 2.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 24% higher than in the United States
Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023) · United States: 13.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in the United States smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 1.67 points higher than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United States drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 10 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 1,010 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 314 more hours a year than in the United States
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 9 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · United States: 0.21 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United States has 22 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (27 against 5)
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026) · United States: 27 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United States has won 3,137 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition) · United States: 3,137 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · United States: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United States is 4.7 times as fast as in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026) · United States: 401 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United States have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United States 113
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 232 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 126 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024) · United States: 33.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 31 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
29% of Ivory Coast’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in the United States
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in the United States
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 17% deadlier than in the United States
Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023) · United States: 26.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 16.5 °C warmer than the United States
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 44% more rain than the United States
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside the United States 30 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or the United States?
The United States has 10 times as many people as Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or the United States?
People in the United States live 17 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or the United States?
Men in the United States are 8.7 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
