Ivory Coast
Country in Africa
In brief
Women in parliament: 13.4% (2025). World rank 157 of 190; in Africa, 44 of 52. Rule of law, score 0–100: 50 (2025). World rank 136 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 19 of 54. Voice and accountability, score 0–100: 47.8 (2025). World rank 131 of 205 (1 = best); in Africa, 18 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: women in parliament 9.2% → 13.4%, rule of law 47.2 → 50 (score 0–100), and control of corruption 39.4 → 42.5 (score 0–100). Better than all its neighbours (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Mali): regulatory quality.
State
- Form of government
- Presidential republic
- Head of state
- Alassane Ouattara
- Head of government
- Robert Beugré Mambé
- Independence
- August 7, 1960
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 13.4% 2025