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Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana

119 shared metrics.

Côte d'IvoireLeads in 55

vs119 shared

GhanaLeads in 64

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Côte d'Ivoire

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.

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Identity

Name origin: name, which means "Ivory Coast" in French, reflects the ivory trade in the region from the 15th to 17th centuries.

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Ghana

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Ghana.

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Curated stat

Ghana is one of the African countries crossed by the historic Greenwich Meridian.

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Analysis

Ghana leads in 64 of 119 shared metrics, while Côte d'Ivoire leads in 55.

Côte d'Ivoire's Capital Elevation is 2.5x that of Ghana (214 m vs 61 m).

Côte d'Ivoire's Airports is 1.6x that of Ghana (29 vs 11).

Côte d'Ivoire's Smoking Rate is 1.6x that of Ghana (8.8% vs 3.4%).

Côte d'Ivoire's UNESCO World Heritage Sites is 1.5x that of Ghana (5.0 sites vs 2.0 sites).

Côte d'Ivoire's High-Tech Exports (%) is 1.5x that of Ghana (5.3% vs 2.1%).

Key Comparisons

Capital ElevationCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

214 m

Ghana

61 m

AirportsCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana

Smoking RateCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

8.8%

Ghana

3.4%

UNESCO World Heritage SitesCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

5.0 sites

Ghana

2.0 sites

High-Tech Exports (%)Côte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

5.3%

Ghana

2.1%

Tobacco Use PrevalenceCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

7.1% of adults

Ghana

3.2% of adults

All Metrics

Capital Elevation

Côte d'Ivoire

214 m

Ghana

61 m

251% higher

Airports

Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana

164% higher

Smoking Rate

Côte d'Ivoire

8.8%

Ghana

3.4%

159% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Côte d'Ivoire

5.0 sites

Ghana

2.0 sites

150% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Côte d'Ivoire

5.3%

Ghana

2.1%

149% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Côte d'Ivoire

7.1% of adults

Ghana

3.2% of adults

122% higher

Beer Consumption

Côte d'Ivoire

1.1 L/person/yr

Ghana

0.53 L/person/yr

113% higher

Irrigated Land

Côte d'Ivoire

730 km²

Ghana

360 km²

103% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Côte d'Ivoire

4.4% of GDP

Ghana

2.1% of GDP

103% higher

Military Spending

Côte d'Ivoire

0.76% of GDP

Ghana

0.38% of GDP

99% higher

Highest Elevation

Côte d'Ivoire

1.8K m

Ghana

885 m

98% higher

Scientific Publications

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

297.65

Ghana

3.1K

90% lower

Inflation Rate

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

3.5%

Ghana

22.8%

85% lower

Child Mortality

Côte d'Ivoire

67.1 per 1k births

Ghana

37.1 per 1k births

81% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.80 per 1k

Ghana

3.8 per 1k

79% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

7.9%

Ghana

35.19%

78% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.19%

Ghana

0.70%

73% lower

Forest Area

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

25.0K km²

Ghana

80.1K km²

69% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Côte d'Ivoire

27.0K

Ghana

16.0K

69% higher

Water Stress (%)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

1.5%

Ghana

4.8%

68% lower

Border Neighbors

Côte d'Ivoire

5.0

Ghana

3.0

67% higher

Infant Mortality

Côte d'Ivoire

46.6 per 1k births

Ghana

28.2 per 1k births

65% higher

Air Passengers

Côte d'Ivoire

716.2K

Ghana

440.7K

63% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.23

Ghana

0.61

62% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Côte d'Ivoire

184 per 100 people

Ghana

114 per 100 people

61% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Côte d'Ivoire

92.08 per 1k

Ghana

58.24 per 1k

58% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

2.31M kW

Ghana

5.52M kW

58% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Côte d'Ivoire

86.48%

Ghana

55.39%

56% higher

Protected Land (%)

Côte d'Ivoire

22.8%

Ghana

14.8%

54% higher

Electricity Generation

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

11.13 TWh

Ghana

24.29 TWh

54% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana

52% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

34.84 per 1k people

Ghana

70.41 per 1k people

51% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Côte d'Ivoire

58.2%

Ghana

39%

49% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

11.57%

Ghana

22.1%

48% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

5.7 per 100k

Ghana

10.57 per 100k

46% lower

Spirits Consumption

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.21 L/person/yr

Ghana

0.38 L/person/yr

45% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.39

Ghana

0.71

45% lower

Land Border Length

Côte d'Ivoire

3.5K km

Ghana

2.4K km

43% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

11.56% of firms

Ghana

19.82% of firms

42% lower

Internet Users (%)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

41%

Ghana

70%

41% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

323.7 kWh/person

Ghana

552.5 kWh/person

41% lower

Land Area

Côte d'Ivoire

318.0K km²

Ghana

227.5K km²

40% higher

Suicide Rate

Côte d'Ivoire

7.4 per 100k

Ghana

5.3 per 100k

39% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.17 per 1k

Ghana

0.27 per 1k

37% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

47% of GDP

Ghana

73.4% of GDP

36% lower

Adult Literacy Rate

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

50%

Ghana

76.49%

35% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

2.9% of adults

Ghana

4.4% of adults

35% lower

Population Density

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

98.01 /km²

Ghana

148.5 /km²

34% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Côte d'Ivoire

20 days/yr

Ghana

15 days/yr

33% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

2.9 L/adult/yr

Ghana

4.3 L/adult/yr

33% lower

Mobile Money Accounts

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

53.38% of adults

Ghana

78.28% of adults

32% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

4.0% of youth labor force

Ghana

5.8% of youth labor force

31% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Côte d'Ivoire

471.78 kg oil eq/person

Ghana

359.18 kg oil eq/person

31% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

6.4 kg/person/yr

Ghana

9.1 kg/person/yr

30% lower

Railway Length

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

660 km

Ghana

947 km

30% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

2.6%

Ghana

3.7%

30% lower

Digital Payments Used

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

56.47% of adults

Ghana

80.36% of adults

30% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Côte d'Ivoire

40.41%

Ghana

31.58%

28% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

26.03% of GDP

Ghana

35.47% of GDP

27% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

25.24% of GDP

Ghana

34.31% of GDP

26% lower

Unemployment Rate

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

2.3%

Ghana

3.0%

24% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.46 t/person/yr

Ghana

0.61 t/person/yr

24% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.68

Ghana

0.90

24% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

18.81 Mt CO2e

Ghana

24.17 Mt CO2e

22% lower

Death Rate

Côte d'Ivoire

6.9 per 1k

Ghana

5.7 per 1k

21% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Côte d'Ivoire

42.61 hrs/week

Ghana

35.53 hrs/week

20% higher

Water Withdrawal

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

1.2 B m³

Ghana

1.4 B m³

20% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

20.6 per 100k

Ghana

25.9 per 100k

20% lower

Electricity Access (%)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

72.4%

Ghana

89.5%

19% lower

Dependency Ratio

Côte d'Ivoire

76.93% of working-age pop.

Ghana

65.36% of working-age pop.

18% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Côte d'Ivoire

3.4% of GDP

Ghana

2.9% of GDP

18% higher

Informal Employment Share

Côte d'Ivoire

92.13% of employed people

Ghana

78.05% of employed people

18% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Côte d'Ivoire

19.85% of firms

Ghana

16.96% of firms

17% higher

Women in Senior Management

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

22.16% of managers

Ghana

26.56% of managers

17% lower

Shipping Traffic

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

1.04M

Ghana

1.24M

16% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

36.45%

Ghana

42.94%

15% lower

Median Age

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

18.1 years

Ghana

20.9 years

14% lower

Youth Population (%)

Côte d'Ivoire

40.87%

Ghana

35.82%

14% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

405.01 gCO2/kWh

Ghana

468.89 gCO2/kWh

14% lower

Obesity Rate

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

10.59%

Ghana

12.11%

13% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Côte d'Ivoire

5.1 pts

Ghana

4.6 pts

13% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

12.38 kg/person/yr

Ghana

13.73 kg/person/yr

10% lower

Population

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

31.86M

Ghana

35.34M

10% lower

GNI Per Capita

Côte d'Ivoire

$2,530

Ghana

$2,310

10% higher

Birth Rate

Côte d'Ivoire

29.87 per 1k

Ghana

27.09 per 1k

10% higher

Fertility Rate

Côte d'Ivoire

3.9 children/woman

Ghana

3.5 children/woman

10% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.70

Ghana

0.77

9% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

49.5 µg/m³

Ghana

54.24 µg/m³

9% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Côte d'Ivoire

80.35% of firms

Ghana

73.76% of firms

9% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

13.39%

Ghana

14.55%

8% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Côte d'Ivoire

6.0%

Ghana

5.6%

8% higher

Urban Population (%)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

53.97%

Ghana

58.37%

8% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

20.84% of firms

Ghana

22.74% of firms

8% lower

Human Development Index

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.58

Ghana

0.63

7% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Côte d'Ivoire

37.3% of adults

Ghana

35.2% of adults

6% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Côte d'Ivoire

$87,113,179,149.28

Ghana

$82,308,110,386.46

6% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Côte d'Ivoire

13.04% of GDP

Ghana

12.3% of GDP

6% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

22.8 kg/person/yr

Ghana

24.08 kg/person/yr

5% lower

Life Expectancy

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

61.9 years

Ghana

65.5 years

5% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Côte d'Ivoire

$86.15

Ghana

$82.32

5% higher

Coastline Length

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

515 km

Ghana

539 km

4% lower

Tourism Revenue

Côte d'Ivoire

$199,300,003.05

Ghana

$191,000,000

4% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

$7,669.23

Ghana

$8,020

4% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

20.05% of adults

Ghana

20.89% of adults

4% lower

Food Waste per Person

Côte d'Ivoire

129.94 kg/person/yr

Ghana

124.84 kg/person/yr

4% higher

Political Corruption Index

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0.60

Ghana

0.61

3% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

3.6% of GDP

Ghana

3.7% of GDP

2% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

88.27% of adults

Ghana

89.37% of adults

1% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Côte d'Ivoire

43 pts

Ghana

43 pts

equal

Time Zones Count

Côte d'Ivoire

2.0 time zones

Ghana

2.0 time zones

equal

Coal Electricity Share

Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana

ranked higher

Broadband Access (%)

Côte d'Ivoire

1.0 per 100 people

Ghana

1.0 per 100 people

equal

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

0 per 1M people

Ghana

0.03 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Côte d'Ivoire

0 m

Ghana

0 m

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

Côte d'Ivoire

1.0

Ghana

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

-1.1% of GDP

Ghana

7.9% of GDP

ranked lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Côte d'Ivoire

0.02 per 100k people

Ghana

0 per 100k people

ranked higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Côte d'Ivoire

0 per 1M people

Ghana

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Comparison of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana across 119 metrics
				Winner
Capital Elevation	214 m	61 m	251% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Airports	29	11	164% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Smoking Rate	8.8%	3.4%	159% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	5.0 sites	2.0 sites	150% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
High-Tech Exports (%)	5.3%	2.1%	149% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Tobacco Use Prevalence	7.1% of adults	3.2% of adults	122% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Beer Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	0.53 L/person/yr	113% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Irrigated Land	730 km²	360 km²	103% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	4.4% of GDP	2.1% of GDP	103% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Military Spending	0.76% of GDP	0.38% of GDP	99% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Highest Elevation	1.8K m	885 m	98% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Scientific Publications	297.65	3.1K	90% lower	Ghana
Inflation Rate	3.5%	22.8%	85% lower	Ghana
Child Mortality	67.1 per 1k births	37.1 per 1k births	81% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Nurses & Midwives	0.80 per 1k	3.8 per 1k	79% lower	Ghana
Forest Coverage (%)	7.9%	35.19%	78% lower	Ghana
Solar Electricity Share	0.19%	0.70%	73% lower	Ghana
Forest Area	25.0K km²	80.1K km²	69% lower	Ghana
Armed Forces Personnel	27.0K	16.0K	69% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Water Stress (%)	1.5%	4.8%	68% lower	Ghana
Border Neighbors	5.0	3.0	67% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Infant Mortality	46.6 per 1k births	28.2 per 1k births	65% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Air Passengers	716.2K	440.7K	63% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Liberal Democracy Index	0.23	0.61	62% lower	Ghana
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	184 per 100 people	114 per 100 people	61% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Teen Birth Rate	92.08 per 1k	58.24 per 1k	58% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Electric Generating Capacity	2.31M kW	5.52M kW	58% lower	Ghana
Agricultural Land (%)	86.48%	55.39%	56% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Protected Land (%)	22.8%	14.8%	54% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Electricity Generation	11.13 TWh	24.29 TWh	54% lower	Ghana
Merchant Fleet Size	25	52	52% lower	Ghana
Vehicles per 1,000 People	34.84 per 1k people	70.41 per 1k people	51% lower	Ghana
Renewable Energy (%)	58.2%	39%	49% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
University Enrollment Rate	11.57%	22.1%	48% lower	Ghana
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	5.7 per 100k	10.57 per 100k	46% lower	Ghana
Spirits Consumption	0.21 L/person/yr	0.38 L/person/yr	45% lower	Ghana
Electoral Democracy Index	0.39	0.71	45% lower	Ghana
Land Border Length	3.5K km	2.4K km	43% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Firms with Female Top Manager	11.56% of firms	19.82% of firms	42% lower	Ghana
Internet Users (%)	41%	70%	41% lower	Ghana
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	323.7 kWh/person	552.5 kWh/person	41% lower	Ghana
Land Area	318.0K km²	227.5K km²	40% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Suicide Rate	7.4 per 100k	5.3 per 100k	39% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.17 per 1k	0.27 per 1k	37% lower	Ghana
Government Debt (% GDP)	47% of GDP	73.4% of GDP	36% lower	Ghana
Adult Literacy Rate	50%	76.49%	35% lower	Ghana
Credit Card Ownership	2.9% of adults	4.4% of adults	35% lower	Ghana
Population Density	98.01 /km²	148.5 /km²	34% lower	Ghana
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	15 days/yr	33% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Alcohol Consumption	2.9 L/adult/yr	4.3 L/adult/yr	33% lower	Ghana
Mobile Money Accounts	53.38% of adults	78.28% of adults	32% lower	Ghana
Youth Unemployment Rate	4.0% of youth labor force	5.8% of youth labor force	31% lower	Ghana
Energy Use (Per Capita)	471.78 kg oil eq/person	359.18 kg oil eq/person	31% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Milk Consumption per Person	6.4 kg/person/yr	9.1 kg/person/yr	30% lower	Ghana
Railway Length	660 km	947 km	30% lower	Ghana
Elderly Population (%)	2.6%	3.7%	30% lower	Ghana
Digital Payments Used	56.47% of adults	80.36% of adults	30% lower	Ghana
Sanitation Access (%)	40.41%	31.58%	28% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Exports (% GDP)	26.03% of GDP	35.47% of GDP	27% lower	Ghana
Imports (% GDP)	25.24% of GDP	34.31% of GDP	26% lower	Ghana
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	3.0%	24% lower	Ghana
CO2 Per Capita	0.46 t/person/yr	0.61 t/person/yr	24% lower	Ghana
Freedom of Expression Index	0.68	0.90	24% lower	Ghana
Total CO2 Emissions	18.81 Mt CO2e	24.17 Mt CO2e	22% lower	Ghana
Death Rate	6.9 per 1k	5.7 per 1k	21% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Average Weekly Work Hours	42.61 hrs/week	35.53 hrs/week	20% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Water Withdrawal	1.2 B m³	1.4 B m³	20% lower	Ghana
Road Traffic Death Rate	20.6 per 100k	25.9 per 100k	20% lower	Ghana
Electricity Access (%)	72.4%	89.5%	19% lower	Ghana
Dependency Ratio	76.93% of working-age pop.	65.36% of working-age pop.	18% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	18% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Informal Employment Share	92.13% of employed people	78.05% of employed people	18% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Firms Asked for Bribes	19.85% of firms	16.96% of firms	17% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Women in Senior Management	22.16% of managers	26.56% of managers	17% lower	Ghana
Shipping Traffic	1.04M	1.24M	16% lower	Ghana
Safe Drinking Water (%)	36.45%	42.94%	15% lower	Ghana
Median Age	18.1 years	20.9 years	14% lower	Ghana
Youth Population (%)	40.87%	35.82%	14% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Electricity Carbon Intensity	405.01 gCO2/kWh	468.89 gCO2/kWh	14% lower	Ghana
Obesity Rate	10.59%	12.11%	13% lower	Ghana
Life Evaluation Score	5.1 pts	4.6 pts	13% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Meat Consumption per Person	12.38 kg/person/yr	13.73 kg/person/yr	10% lower	Ghana
Population	31.86M	35.34M	10% lower	Ghana
GNI Per Capita	$2,530	$2,310	10% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Birth Rate	29.87 per 1k	27.09 per 1k	10% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Fertility Rate	3.9 children/woman	3.5 children/woman	10% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Women's Political Empowerment	0.70	0.77	9% lower	Ghana
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	49.5 µg/m³	54.24 µg/m³	9% lower	Ghana
Firms Hit by Power Outages	80.35% of firms	73.76% of firms	9% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Women in Parliament (%)	13.39%	14.55%	8% lower	Ghana
GDP Growth Rate	6.0%	5.6%	8% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Urban Population (%)	53.97%	58.37%	8% lower	Ghana
Firms Making Informal Payments	20.84% of firms	22.74% of firms	8% lower	Ghana
Human Development Index	0.58	0.63	7% lower	Ghana
Hypertension Prevalence	37.3% of adults	35.2% of adults	6% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
GDP (Nominal)	$87,113,179,149.28	$82,308,110,386.46	6% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	13.04% of GDP	12.3% of GDP	6% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Seafood Consumption per Person	22.8 kg/person/yr	24.08 kg/person/yr	5% lower	Ghana
Life Expectancy	61.9 years	65.5 years	5% lower	Ghana
Health Spending Per Capita	$86.15	$82.32	5% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Coastline Length	515 km	539 km	4% lower	Ghana
Tourism Revenue	$199,300,003.05	$191,000,000	4% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$7,669.23	$8,020	4% lower	Ghana
Insufficient Physical Activity	20.05% of adults	20.89% of adults	4% lower	Ghana
Food Waste per Person	129.94 kg/person/yr	124.84 kg/person/yr	4% higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Political Corruption Index	0.60	0.61	3% lower	Ghana
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.6% of GDP	3.7% of GDP	2% lower	Ghana
Can Raise Emergency Money	88.27% of adults	89.37% of adults	1% lower	Ghana
Corruption Perceptions Index	43 pts	43 pts	equal	Côte d'Ivoire
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Côte d'Ivoire
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Broadband Access (%)	1.0 per 100 people	1.0 per 100 people	equal	Côte d'Ivoire
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.03 per 1M people	ranked lower	Ghana
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Côte d'Ivoire
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Côte d'Ivoire
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-1.1% of GDP	7.9% of GDP	ranked lower	Ghana
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.02 per 100k people	0 per 100k people	ranked higher	Côte d'Ivoire
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Côte d'Ivoire

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Analysis

Ghana leads in 64 of 119 shared metrics, while Côte d'Ivoire leads in 55.

Côte d'Ivoire's Capital Elevation is 2.5x that of Ghana (214 m vs 61 m).

Côte d'Ivoire's Airports is 1.6x that of Ghana (29 vs 11).

Côte d'Ivoire's Smoking Rate is 1.6x that of Ghana (8.8% vs 3.4%).

Côte d'Ivoire's UNESCO World Heritage Sites is 1.5x that of Ghana (5.0 sites vs 2.0 sites).

Côte d'Ivoire's High-Tech Exports (%) is 1.5x that of Ghana (5.3% vs 2.1%).

Key Comparisons

Capital ElevationCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

214 m

Ghana

61 m

AirportsCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

Ghana

Smoking RateCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

8.8%

Ghana

3.4%

UNESCO World Heritage SitesCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

5.0 sites

Ghana

2.0 sites

High-Tech Exports (%)Côte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

5.3%

Ghana

2.1%

Tobacco Use PrevalenceCôte d'Ivoire leads

Côte d'Ivoire

7.1% of adults

Ghana

3.2% of adults

Capital Elevation

214 m

61 m

Airports

Smoking Rate

8.8%

3.4%

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

5.0 sites

2.0 sites

High-Tech Exports (%)

5.3%

2.1%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

7.1% of adults

3.2% of adults

Beer Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

0.53 L/person/yr

Irrigated Land

730 km²

360 km²

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

4.4% of GDP

2.1% of GDP

Military Spending

0.76% of GDP

0.38% of GDP

Highest Elevation

1.8K m

885 m

Scientific Publications

297.65

3.1K

Inflation Rate

3.5%

22.8%

Child Mortality

67.1 per 1k births

37.1 per 1k births

Nurses & Midwives

0.80 per 1k

3.8 per 1k

Forest Coverage (%)

7.9%

35.19%

Solar Electricity Share

0.19%

0.70%

Forest Area

25.0K km²

80.1K km²

Armed Forces Personnel

27.0K

16.0K

Water Stress (%)

1.5%

4.8%

Border Neighbors

5.0

3.0

Infant Mortality

46.6 per 1k births

28.2 per 1k births

Air Passengers

716.2K

440.7K

Liberal Democracy Index

0.23

0.61

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

184 per 100 people

114 per 100 people

Teen Birth Rate

92.08 per 1k

58.24 per 1k

Electric Generating Capacity

2.31M kW

5.52M kW

Agricultural Land (%)

86.48%

55.39%

Protected Land (%)

22.8%

14.8%

Electricity Generation

11.13 TWh

24.29 TWh

Merchant Fleet Size

Vehicles per 1,000 People

34.84 per 1k people

70.41 per 1k people

Renewable Energy (%)

58.2%

39%

University Enrollment Rate

11.57%

22.1%

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

5.7 per 100k

10.57 per 100k

Spirits Consumption

0.21 L/person/yr

0.38 L/person/yr

Electoral Democracy Index

0.39

0.71

Land Border Length

3.5K km

2.4K km

Firms with Female Top Manager

11.56% of firms

19.82% of firms

Internet Users (%)

41%

70%

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

323.7 kWh/person

552.5 kWh/person

Land Area

318.0K km²

227.5K km²

Suicide Rate

7.4 per 100k

5.3 per 100k

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.17 per 1k

0.27 per 1k

Government Debt (% GDP)

47% of GDP

73.4% of GDP

Adult Literacy Rate

50%

76.49%

Credit Card Ownership

2.9% of adults

4.4% of adults

Population Density

98.01 /km²

148.5 /km²

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

15 days/yr

Alcohol Consumption

2.9 L/adult/yr

4.3 L/adult/yr

Mobile Money Accounts

53.38% of adults

78.28% of adults

Youth Unemployment Rate

4.0% of youth labor force

5.8% of youth labor force

Energy Use (Per Capita)

471.78 kg oil eq/person

359.18 kg oil eq/person

Milk Consumption per Person

6.4 kg/person/yr

9.1 kg/person/yr

Railway Length

660 km

947 km

Elderly Population (%)

2.6%

3.7%

Digital Payments Used

56.47% of adults

80.36% of adults

Sanitation Access (%)

40.41%

31.58%

Exports (% GDP)

26.03% of GDP

35.47% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

25.24% of GDP

34.31% of GDP

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

3.0%

CO2 Per Capita

0.46 t/person/yr

0.61 t/person/yr

Freedom of Expression Index

0.68

0.90

Total CO2 Emissions

18.81 Mt CO2e

24.17 Mt CO2e

Death Rate

6.9 per 1k

5.7 per 1k

Average Weekly Work Hours

42.61 hrs/week

35.53 hrs/week

Water Withdrawal

1.2 B m³

1.4 B m³

Road Traffic Death Rate

20.6 per 100k

25.9 per 100k

Electricity Access (%)

72.4%

89.5%

Dependency Ratio

76.93% of working-age pop.

65.36% of working-age pop.

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.4% of GDP

2.9% of GDP

Informal Employment Share

92.13% of employed people

78.05% of employed people

Firms Asked for Bribes

19.85% of firms

16.96% of firms

Women in Senior Management

22.16% of managers

26.56% of managers

Shipping Traffic

1.04M

1.24M

Safe Drinking Water (%)

36.45%

42.94%

Median Age

18.1 years

20.9 years

Youth Population (%)

40.87%

35.82%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

405.01 gCO2/kWh

468.89 gCO2/kWh

Obesity Rate

10.59%

12.11%

Life Evaluation Score

5.1 pts

4.6 pts

Meat Consumption per Person

12.38 kg/person/yr

13.73 kg/person/yr

Population

31.86M

35.34M

GNI Per Capita

$2,530

$2,310

Birth Rate

29.87 per 1k

27.09 per 1k

Fertility Rate

3.9 children/woman

3.5 children/woman

Women's Political Empowerment

0.70

0.77

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

49.5 µg/m³

54.24 µg/m³

Firms Hit by Power Outages

80.35% of firms

73.76% of firms

Women in Parliament (%)

13.39%

14.55%

GDP Growth Rate

6.0%

5.6%

Urban Population (%)

53.97%

58.37%

Firms Making Informal Payments

20.84% of firms

22.74% of firms

Human Development Index

0.58

0.63

Hypertension Prevalence

37.3% of adults

35.2% of adults

GDP (Nominal)

$87,113,179,149.28

$82,308,110,386.46

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

13.04% of GDP

12.3% of GDP

Seafood Consumption per Person

22.8 kg/person/yr

24.08 kg/person/yr

Life Expectancy

61.9 years

65.5 years

Health Spending Per Capita

$86.15

$82.32

Coastline Length

515 km

539 km

Tourism Revenue

$199,300,003.05

$191,000,000

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$7,669.23

$8,020

Insufficient Physical Activity

20.05% of adults

20.89% of adults

Food Waste per Person

129.94 kg/person/yr

124.84 kg/person/yr

Political Corruption Index

0.60

0.61

Health Spending (% GDP)

3.6% of GDP

3.7% of GDP

Can Raise Emergency Money

88.27% of adults

89.37% of adults

Corruption Perceptions Index

43 pts

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

Broadband Access (%)

1.0 per 100 people

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

0.03 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-1.1% of GDP

7.9% of GDP

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.02 per 100k people

0 per 100k people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

0 per 1M people