Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 36.3% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 12.6 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 86.7% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 26.7% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 46.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Djibouti, 234.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Estonia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Djibouti, 65% of the population do as of 2021.
be 28.2% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Djibouti, about 69.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 74.4% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 2.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 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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