Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 14.5 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 Maryland, that number is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 9.9 times more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $7,000 as of 2023, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
be 76.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Maryland, however, that number is 9.0% as of 2023.
be 54.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Maryland, about 91.6% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
