Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 32.2% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 17.3 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 88.7% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 26.7% as of 2022.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Djibouti, 234.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 Italy, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Djibouti, 65% of the population do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 79.2% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 2.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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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