Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 52.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.
live 4.1 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.9% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 19.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ghana, approximately 308.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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.
have 22.1% fewer children
In Ghana, there are approximately 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 42% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 47.1% less on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 41.7% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 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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