Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 58.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
have 30.1% more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Benin has 2.2 as of 2023.
live 1.1 years less
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 44.7% less spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Benin spends $138 as of 2023.
have 11.6% less access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Benin scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Benin, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 45.6% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.
Life
be 44.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Benin, 518.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 21.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 57% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 18.0% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.5% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Benin spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 76.5% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
Safety
be 20.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Benin, they kill 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 80.7% less strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Benin withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 82.5% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Benin has 0.3 as of 2024.
use 67.6% less electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Benin uses 115 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 10.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Benin, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 16.9% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Benin emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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