Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 16.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.3 years less
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2020.
be 18.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 39.5% as of 2018.
Life
be 77.0% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 89.9% as of 2019.
be 49.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 55.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 55.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 76% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 10.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 80% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.2% less on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 27.6% more on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.4 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cote d'Ivoire: At a glance
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