How much coast is there?

Vietnam’s coastline is 6.7 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Vietnam’s highest peak towers 1,392 m above Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Vietnam has 3.1 times as many people as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vietnam is 3.2 times as densely populated as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Vietnam is 14 years older than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ivory Coast have 2.3 more children on average than in Vietnam.

Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

9.5% of people in Vietnam are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Vietnam has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none.

Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ivory Coast and Vietnam are practically level.

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

How big is the economy?

Vietnam’s economy is 5.2 times the size of Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Vietnam produces 2.2 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Ivory Coast (Gini 0.8 points higher).

Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 2.3% in Ivory Coast, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.

Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Vietnam spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.

Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Vietnam’s.

Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Vietnam spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ivory Coast is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Vietnam.

Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Vietnam has 6.7 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.

Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Vietnam smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Vietnam rate their lives 1.28 points higher than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Vietnam drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Vietnam has 5 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Vietnam has 148 kcal more food per person per day than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Vietnam put in 57 more hours a year than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Vietnam went to school 4.1 years longer than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Ivory Coast: no data · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)

How many people are online?

84% of people in Vietnam are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam.

Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Vietnam 128.

Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Vietnam’s railway network is 4.9 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.

Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Vietnam fly 25 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Vietnam emits 7.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Vietnam carries 27% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ivory Coast are 16% deadlier than in Vietnam.

Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ivory Coast is on average 2.4 °C warmer than Vietnam.

Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vietnam gets 74% more rain than Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)