Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Bulgaria, you would:
Health
be 46.0% less likely to be obese
In Bulgaria, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 10.3 years less
In Bulgaria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 81.5% less money
Bulgaria has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2022, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2022.
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Bulgaria, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 26.7% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Bulgaria, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bulgaria, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Djibouti, 234.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Bulgaria, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 46.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bulgaria, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 76.5% less on healthcare
Bulgaria spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 2.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.3% less coastline
Bulgaria has a total of 354 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Djibouti: At a glance
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