Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 76.5% 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 Tuvalu, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 5.2 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 Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
see 6.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 8.1 times more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 20.9% more access to essential health services
Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
be 5.1 times more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 98.1% more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 52.6% 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 100.0% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Tuvalu, it is 100.0% as of 2022.
be 63.2% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
have 30.4% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 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 Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 96.0% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
be 27.8% 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 Tuvalu, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.6 times more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 7.9 times more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.3% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 13.1% 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 Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.8 times more home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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