World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Ivory Coast 2.9 times.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ivory Coast’s coastline is 17% longer than the median country’s.
Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 583 m above Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ivory Coast has 4.4 times as many people as the median country.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 5% more densely populated than the median country.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 5.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 1.9 cm taller than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 13 years older than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ivory Coast have 2.3 more children on average than in the median country.
Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 2.7% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ivory Coast and the median country are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ivory Coast and the median country are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ivory Coast’s economy is 2.2 times the size of the median country’s.
Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 2.6 times as much per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ivory Coast than in the median country (Gini 0.9 points higher).
Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Ivory Coast 0.8%.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 5.4 times as much on health per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 13 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ivory Coast is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 10 times as many doctors per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 12% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 0.69 points higher than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 4% more alcohol than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ivory Coast and the median country are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ivory Coast put in 129 more hours a year than in the median country.
Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 5.1 years longer than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 41% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 55% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Ivory Coast’s.
Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 7.9% of Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 6.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ivory Coast carries 22% more fine dust than in the median country.
Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ivory Coast are 67% deadlier than in the median country.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ivory Coast is on average 3.8 °C warmer than the median country.
Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ivory Coast gets 21% more rain than the median country.
Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ivory Coast bigger than the median country?
Ivory Coast is larger. The median country fits inside Ivory Coast 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Ivory Coast or the median country?
Ivory Coast has 4.4 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or the median country?
People in the median country live 13 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Ivory Coast or the median country?
Men in the median country are 5.3 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
