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Côte d'Ivoire vs Uganda
Side-by-side comparison of Côte d'Ivoire and Uganda from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Côte d'Ivoire
Sub-Saharan Africa · nation age 66 years
In short
Côte d'Ivoire scores 37.2 in the NationsTree Index (139th in the world) and Uganda scores 32.6 (154th), a gap of 4.6 points. Their trees are 9.1 m and 7.2 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Uganda has 57% more people than Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire has 33% more land area than Uganda. The economy of Côte d'Ivoire is 50% larger than that of Uganda (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Côte d'Ivoire 32.7 million and Uganda 51.4 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $8,209 in Côte d'Ivoire and $3,488 in Uganda (2025, international dollars). People in Uganda live on average 6.4 years longer (68.5 vs 62.1 years).
Of 33 indicators reported by both countries, Côte d'Ivoire ranks higher in the world on 25 and Uganda on 8. Côte d'Ivoire is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, economy and institutions & safety. Uganda is clearly stronger in tourism and military.
As a nation, Côte d'Ivoire is the older of the two (statehood since 1960, 66 years), compared with Uganda (since 1962). Over the last five years Côte d'Ivoire improved faster (direction score 81 vs 73 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Côte d'Ivoire and Uganda.
Côte d'Ivoirebetter
0.1%
15th of 180
Uganda
3.6%
108th of 180
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI)Infrastructure & digital
Côte d'Ivoirebetter
2.89
62nd of 164
Uganda
2.19
139th of 164
Government budget balanceEconomy
Côte d'Ivoirebetter
-3.0%
107th of 192
Uganda
-6.6%
170th of 192
Control of corruptionInstitutions & safety
Côte d'Ivoirebetter
42.5
110th of 207
Uganda
25.8
177th of 207
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Côte d'Ivoire
77%
153rd of 193
Ugandabetter
91%
93rd of 193
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Côte d'Ivoire overtook Uganda in the NationsTree Index in 2022 and has stayed ahead since.
Côte d'Ivoire overtook Uganda in GDP (PPP) in 2012 and has stayed ahead since.
Uganda overtook Côte d'Ivoire in life expectancy in 2003 and has stayed ahead since.
Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead of Uganda in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 1990.
Uganda has been ahead of Côte d'Ivoire in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
Côte d'IvoireUganda All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Côte d'Ivoire | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 322,46069th/216 · 2024 | 241,55180th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 318,00067th/216 · 2024 | 200,52085th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 32.7 m50th/217 · 2025 | 51.4 m31st/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 2.40%26th/217 · 2025 | 2.70%21st/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 100.4105th/216 · 2024 | 249.455th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 54.5%145th/217 · 2025 | 31.9%192nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 40.5%21st/217 · 2025 | 43.1%10th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 2.7%204th/217 · 2025 | 2.2%212th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $99.77 bn77th/210 · 2025 | $61.99 bn89th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $268.53 bn73rd/199 · 2025 | $179.21 bn83rd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $229.47 bn72nd/199 · 2025 | $153.15 bn83rd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $3,050162nd/210 · 2025 | $1,206189th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $8,209150th/199 · 2025 | $3,488182nd/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $2,780155th/201 · 2025 | $1,120182nd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 6.5%26th/210 · 2025 | 6.3%28th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 0.1%15th/180 · 2025 | 3.6%108th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 2.3%22nd/187 · 2025 | 2.7%31st/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 171.1%1995 | 54.4%28th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 57.1%107th/189 · 2025 | 53.2%96th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -3.0%107th/192 · 2025 | -6.6%170th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 16.8%44th/197 · 2025 | 26.1%18th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 23.9%98th/200 · 2025 | 24.3%93rd/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 12.3%74th/192 · 2025 | 14.5%49th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 51.2%139th/200 · 2025 | 42.1%178th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $29.72 bn84th/182 · 2025 | $13.29 bn102nd/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $24.72 bn89th/182 · 2025 | $17.83 bn97th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 29.8%113th/183 · 2025 | 21.4%140th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 24.8%154th/183 · 2025 | 28.8%136th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 54.6%135th/183 · 2025 | 50.2%143rd/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 8.8%54th/170 · 2025 | 2.3%98th/170 · 2024 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 5.0%153rd/171 · 2025 | 14.3%120th/171 · 2024 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 55.0%24th/171 · 2025 | 39.3%42nd/171 · 2024 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 0.7%144th/171 · 2025 | 0.7%142nd/171 · 2024 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 5.3%97th/168 · 2024 | 1.9%132nd/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -0.6%84th/191 · 2025 | -5.1%139th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 2.0%100th/196 · 2025 | 5.4%40th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 4.7%75th/209 · 2021 | 7.5%57th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.70%49th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.31%47th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 2.50%34th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 1.22%46th/209 · 2021 | 7.48%9th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 15.7%72nd/206 · 2024 | 43.6%11th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 2,52891st/183 · 2022 | 824135th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 668,000111th/194 · 2020 | 473,000128th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $199.3 m126th/175 · 2020 | $518.0 m97th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 1.5%139th/168 · 2020 | 9.2%62nd/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | — | 568,00074th/107 · 2016 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 62.1204th/217 · 2024 | 68.5166th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 64.5179th/196 · 2024 | 48.7166th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.17153rd/174 · 2023 | 0.19147th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.42006 | 0.52010 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 77%153rd/193 · 2024 | 91%93rd/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 26.7%135th/153 · 2021 | 23.1%137th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 65.3%141st/173 · 2024 | 24.1%2007 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 9.0%51st/55 · 2021 | 1.5%2016 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 4.7%204th/217 · 2025 | 4.1%212th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 3.4%169th/193 · 2023 | 4.2%150th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 50.0%94th/98 · 2021 | 77.0%70th/98 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 12.3%135th/150 · 2024 | 4.6%2014 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.582157th/193 · 2023 | 0.582157th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 35.361st/108 · 2021 | 38.275th/108 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 20.8%90th/108 · 2021 | 54.4%103rd/108 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 72.9%175th/215 · 2024 | 55.3%192nd/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 36.4%123rd/150 · 2024 | 18.1%141st/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 27.1%113th/144 · 2024 | 20.4%126th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 41.4%155th/186 · 2024 | 8.9%185th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 18410th/210 · 2024 | 83165th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 1.6161st/208 · 2024 | 0.2189th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.8962nd/164 · 2018 | 2.19139th/164 · 2018 |
| Rail lines route-km | 63975th/82 · 2021 | 2592002 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 716,233109th/161 · 2023 | 21,650152nd/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 0.5948th/203 · 2024 | 0.1721st/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 58.2%39th/212 · 2021 | 90.9%5th/212 · 2022 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 20.4122nd/200 · 2023 | 31.2155th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 12.1%156th/214 · 2024 | 11.9%159th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 477122nd/149 · 2024 | 503119th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 47.1130th/205 · 2025 | 46.0133rd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 42.5110th/207 · 2025 | 25.8177th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 50.0136th/207 · 2025 | 47.6147th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 53.1168th/207 · 2025 | 50.4173rd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 52.6108th/205 · 2025 | 45.3143rd/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 47.8131st/205 · 2025 | 39.2152nd/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | — | 9.0114th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $759.4 m88th/156 · 2025 | $1.30 bn79th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.8%131st/156 · 2025 | 2.0%67th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 3.8%115th/154 · 2025 | 9.0%35th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 27,00091st/170 · 2020 | 46,00073rd/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.25%148th/168 · 2020 | 0.24%151st/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 15.0 m97th/163 · 2025 | 2.0 m144th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 4.0 m2016 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.07%2016 | 0.44%64th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 262012 | 2290th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 392109th/197 · 2023 | 1,42482nd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Côte d'Ivoire or Uganda?
Uganda has the larger population: 51.4 m (2025) compared with 32.7 m for Côte d'Ivoire (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Côte d'Ivoire or Uganda?
Côte d'Ivoire is larger: 322,460 km² (2024) compared with 241,551 km² for Uganda (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Côte d'Ivoire or Uganda?
Côte d'Ivoire has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $268.53 bn intl. (2025) compared with $179.21 bn intl. for Uganda (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Côte d'Ivoire or Uganda?
Côte d'Ivoire has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $8,209 intl. (2025) compared with $3,488 intl. for Uganda (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Côte d'Ivoire or Uganda?
Uganda has the higher life expectancy at birth: 68.5 years (2024) compared with 62.1 years for Côte d'Ivoire (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Côte d'Ivoire or Uganda?
Uganda spends more on the military: $1.30 bn (2025) compared with $759.4 m for Côte d'Ivoire (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Côte d'Ivoire or Uganda?
Côte d'Ivoire: 37.2 points (139th in the world); Uganda: 32.6 points (154th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Côte d'Ivoire vs Uganda — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/cote-divoire-vs-uganda. Data as of 26 October 2026.