Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 17.4 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 52.6% more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 9.9 times more money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $6,500 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed

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

be 23.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sweden, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2022.

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 Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 95.1% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 50.9% fewer children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 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 Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 27.5% more likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 69.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 100.0% more on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 5.7 times more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 2.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 10.2 times more coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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