Quality of life comparison

live 9.9 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.5 times more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 62.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 26.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 74.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 234.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 63.7% 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

have 13.8% fewer children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 51.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 13.0% more likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 69.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 33.3% more on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 2.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 28.3% more coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.