Africa · Western Africa
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Ivory Coast
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #77
Ivory Coast's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
32.7M
#50 of 196
75th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$99.77B
#76 of 196
62nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$658.4M
#95 of 196
52nd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$33.8M
#113 of 196
43rd percentile
2016 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$12.26B
#69 of 196
65th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Country code
- CIV
- Neighbors
- Burkina FasoGhanaGuineaLiberiaMali
Three interesting facts
Ivory Coast shares land borders with 5 countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Mali.
Ivory Coast spans roughly 322,463 square kilometers, placing it around 69th by area in this factbook.
Ivory Coast’s position in Western Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Ivory Coast on the map
Ivory Coast is located in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia. Its terrain is mostly flat to undulating plains, mountains in northwest. The climate is tropical along coast, semiarid in far north, three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October). In area, the country is slightly larger than New Mexico.
Economy
Economic profile
Ivory Coast's economy is characterized by one of West Africa&rsquo, s most influential, stable, and rapidly developing economies, poverty declines in urban but increases in rural areas, strong construction sector and increasingly diverse economic portfolio, increasing but manageable public debt, large labor force in agriculture. Major industries include foodstuffs, beverages, wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity. Important agricultural products include yams, cassava, oil palm fruit, cocoa beans, sugarcane, plantains, rice, rubber, maize, cashews (2023). Notable exports include gold, cocoa beans, rubber, refined petroleum, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Ivory Coast has an estimated population of 31,719,275. Language and cultural traditions vary across Ivory Coast. The population includes Akan 38%, Voltaique or Gur 22%, Northern Mande 22%, Kru 9.1%, Southern Mande 8.6%, other 0.3% (2021 est.). The urban population represents 53.1% of total population (2023).
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