Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 15.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
see 40.9% more spent on your healthcare
Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 84.4% more doctors per person
Rwanda has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
be 14.9% less likely to die by suicide
Rwanda has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 5.9 years less
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
have 12.2% less access to essential health services
Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
make 2.7 times more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
be 36.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Rwanda, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
Life
have 12.5% more children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 56.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 229.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 36.5% less likely to be literate
In Rwanda, the literacy rate is 78.8% as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 52.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Rwanda, approximately 29.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 64% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 30.7% more likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 31.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 25.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Rwanda, approximately 61% of people have access to drinking water (88% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 77% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.7% less on education
Rwanda spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 33.1% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 77.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Rwanda, road accidents kill 11.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 74.8% less strain on fresh water
Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 4.6 times more electricity
Rwanda uses 77 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 38.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.7 times more CO2
Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 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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