Côte d’Ivoire vs Niger
Côte d’Ivoire vs Niger: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 12.1% in Côte d’Ivoire and 0.8% in Niger, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 11.3 percentage points, or 14 times that in Niger.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 155 and Niger ranked 197 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.1 | 0.8 | – |
| 2023 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 13.1 | 0.9 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 13.3 | 0.9 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 13.5 | 0.9 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0.9 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0.9 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 0.9 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 15.7 | 1 | 32 |
| 2009 | 16.1 | 1 | 32 |
| 2008 | 16.5 | 1 | 32 |
| 2007 | 16.8 | 1 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 17.2 | 1 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 17.6 | 1 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 17.9 | 1 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 18.3 | 1 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 18.7 | 1 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 19 | 1 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 19.4 | 1 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 20.1 | 1.1 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 20.7 | 1.1 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 21.4 | 1.2 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 22.1 | 1.2 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 22.7 | 1.3 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 23.4 | 1.3 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 24.1 | 1.4 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 24.8 | 1.4 | 33 |
| 1991 | 25.4 | 1.5 | – |
| 1990 | 26.1 | 1.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Côte d’Ivoire vs Niger
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Niger: 61.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Niger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Niger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Niger: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Niger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Niger: 26.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Niger: 3.31% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Niger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Niger: 18.4% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Niger: 15.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Niger: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Niger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Niger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Niger: $450M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Niger: $18 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Niger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Niger: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Niger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Niger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Niger: 4 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Niger: 0 TIV in 1973