Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 21.4 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 9.5 times more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $7,000 as of 2023, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $66,500 as of 2023.
be 76.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
be 48.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 99.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 97.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 54.2% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 42.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Iceland, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
be 25.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.7 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
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