Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Djibouti, you would:

Health

live 17.3 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 47.4% more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.1 times more money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 71.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 26.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 97.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 234.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 67.4% fewer children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 53.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 65% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Italy, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 10.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 19.4% more on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Italy spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 4.8 times more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 2.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 24.2 times more coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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