Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
be 38.5% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 9.6 years less
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 26.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
make 76.9% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 71.6% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 234.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 84.5% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.8% less 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 79.0% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 69.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 91.7% less on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 9.6 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Djibouti? See an in-depth size comparison.