Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ivory Coast fits inside Venezuela 2.8 times
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 5.4 times as long as Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Venezuela’s highest peak towers 3,226 m above Ivory Coast’s
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 24% of Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 15% more people than Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 3.2 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 5.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Venezuela are 1.4 cm taller than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 11 years older than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.2 more children on average than in Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Ivory Coast hosts 4.5 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none
Ivory Coast: 0 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and Venezuela are practically level
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ivory Coast and Venezuela are nearly identical here
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Venezuela, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ivory Coast: 13% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 11 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 10 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ivory Coast: no data · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ivory Coast is 2.1 times that in Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 0.61 points higher than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ivory Coast drink 60% more alcohol than in Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 3.2 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast has 137 kcal more food per person per day than Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 274 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 4.8 years longer than in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Ivory Coast has 2 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (5 against 3)
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Venezuela has won 19 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5
Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 2.1 times as fast as in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Ivory Coast’s railway network is 43% longer than Venezuela’s
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Venezuela fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 12% of Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 8.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 28% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 2.1 times as deadly as in Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Venezuela
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 73% more rain than Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Ivory Coast fits inside Venezuela 2.8 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Venezuela?
Ivory Coast has 15% more people than Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 11 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 5.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
