Ivory Coast vs Madagascar
Madagascar has about the same population as Ivory Coast: 32,740,678 vs 32,711,547, a gap of 29,131. Both are growing at almost the same pace (+2.40% vs +2.40% a year). Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Ivory Coast would overtake Madagascar in about 12 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2037) — a projection, not a forecast. Ivory Coast is 1.8× as densely populated (98.0 vs 53.6 people per km²). People in Madagascar live 1.7 years longer on average (63.8 vs 62.1). GDP per capita is 5.1× higher in Ivory Coast ($3,050 vs $599).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Ivory Coast) and 2025 (Madagascar); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Ivory Coast vs Madagascar — side by side
 Ivory Coast |  Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 32,711,5472025 | 32,740,6782025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +2.40%2025 | +2.40%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 31.62024 | 31.72024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.62024 | 7.52024 |
| Children per woman | 4.232024 | 3.912024 |
| Life expectancy | 62.1 yrs2024 | 63.8 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 40.5%2025 | 38.9%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 2.7%2025 | 3.5%2025 |
| Density | 98.0 /km²2023 | 53.6 /km²2023 |
| Area | 322,460 km²2023 | 587,295 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 54.5%2025 | 32.9%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +11,3052025 | -2,2272025 |
| GDP per capita | $3,0502025 | $5992025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #50 | #49 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.40% | 0.40% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Ivory Coast: 8.9× from 1960 to 2025; Madagascar: 6.4× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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