Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 40.5% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 12.3 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 81.8% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $6,500 as of 2023.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 26.3% as of 2023.
Life
have 25.3% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Djibouti, 234.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 31.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 79.4% less on healthcare
Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 2.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 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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