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Ivory Coast

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire · République de Côte d'Ivoire

Capital
Yamoussoukro
Population
32.7 million 2025
Area
322,463 km²
Neighbours
5
Locator map of Ivory CoastIVORY COASTYamoussoukroGHANAGUINEABURKINA FASOLIBERIAMALINorthAtlantic OceanGulf of Guinea0250 km
Ivory Coast hatched, Yamoussoukro marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 7.5°N 5.6°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Ivory Coast lies in Western Africa and shares land borders with Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali. At 322,463 km², it ranks 69th of 195 by area, close in size to Norway and Malaysia.

Its population was 32.7 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 50th-largest of 194. Density is 101 people per km². 54.5% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$3,050 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 142nd of 191 and 19th of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 62.1 years in 2024. The fertility rate was 4.23 births per woman in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North to south it runs about 709 km, between 4.4°N and 10.7°N. Yamoussoukro's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 620 km from Kiribati, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population32,711,5472025, World Bank50th of 19416th of 54
Area322,463 km²world-countries69th of 19528th of 54
GDPUS$99.8 billion2025, World Bank, current US$76th of 19110th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$3,0502025, World Bank, current US$142nd of 19119th of 52
Population density101 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries87th of 19418th of 54
Life expectancy62.1 years2024, World Bank181st of 19441st of 54
Urban population54.5%2025, World Bank126th of 19422nd of 54
Forest area12.1% of land2024, World Bank145th of 19436th of 54
Population growth+2.40% a year2025, World Bank26th of 19417th of 54
Internet users41.4%2024, World Bank153rd of 18825th of 53
Fertility rate4.23 births per woman2024, World Bank18th of 19416th of 54
Land neighbours5world-countries; among the 19535th of 19518th of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaNorway, Malaysia and Vietnam

Closest in populationMadagascar, Peru and Ghana

Neighbours 5 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Ghana576 km
    Yamoussoukro to Accra, capital to capital
  • Liberia613 km
    Yamoussoukro to Monrovia, capital to capital
  • Mali714 km
    Yamoussoukro to Bamako, capital to capital
  • Burkina Faso742 km
    Yamoussoukro to Ouagadougou, capital to capital
  • Guinea973 km
    Yamoussoukro to Conakry, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Western
Capital
Yamoussoukro
6.82°N 5.28°W
Northernmost latitude
10.72°N
Southernmost latitude
4.35°N
Westernmost longitude
8.60°W
Easternmost longitude
2.51°W
North to south
about 709 km
Antipode of Yamoussoukro
6.82°S 174.73°E
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 620 km from the nearest land (Kiribati)