Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 21.1% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 2.2 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 56.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
be 48.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 51.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% 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 58.1% less on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.5% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 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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