Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 88.2% 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 Tajikistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 9.8 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 46.0% more spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tajikistan spends $364 as of 2023.
have 11.3 times more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tajikistan has 18.7 as of 2023.
have 55.8% more access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tajikistan scores 67 as of 2021.
be 67.1% less likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Tajikistan, it is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 80.4% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 47.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 19.8% as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tajikistan, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
make 46.3% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $1,637 as of 2025.
Life
be 96.1% less 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 Tajikistan, 14.0 women do as of 2023.
be 47.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tajikistan, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2024.
have 19.7% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.1% more 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 Tajikistan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 34.7% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tajikistan, about 55.8% do as of 2024.
be 15.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 89% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.7% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tajikistan spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 32.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tajikistan, they kill 13.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 4.2 times more electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Tajikistan uses 1,497 kWh as of 2023.
find 38.8% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tajikistan has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 13.7 times more strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Tajikistan withdraws 70% as of 2022.
Environment
be 84.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Tajikistan, it causes 159.0 as of 2019.
emit 55.9% more CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tajikistan emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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