Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 58.2% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
be 43.5% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Australia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
live 20.9 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
see 96.8% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 95.9% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
have 50.6% less access to essential health services
Australia scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
Economy
be 43.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 95.3% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 179.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 27.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Australia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 56.9% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 22.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Australia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 77% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 67.0% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 4.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.6% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
use 96.4% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 95.8% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 8.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2020), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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