Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
Health
be 27.4% less likely to be obese
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 10.6 years less
In Trinidad and Tobago, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 78.5% less money
Trinidad and Tobago has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2022, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2022.
be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Trinidad and Tobago, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 26.7% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Trinidad and Tobago, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Djibouti, 234.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 15.8 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 Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Djibouti, 65% of the population do as of 2021.
be 12.7% less likely to have internet access
In Trinidad and Tobago, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Djibouti, about 69.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 12.2% less on education
Trinidad and Tobago spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 72.6% less on healthcare
Trinidad and Tobago spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 2.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.3% less coastline
Trinidad and Tobago has a total of 362 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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