Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Djibouti instead of Afghanistan, you would:

Health

live 11.6 years longer

In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Afghanistan, 5.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.8 times more money

Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $2,000 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.

be 61.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Afghanistan, 54.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.

be 67.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Afghanistan, 23.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 61.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Afghanistan, approximately 638.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.

be 55.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Afghanistan, approximately 104.9 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 37.3% fewer children

In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.5 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 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Afghanistan, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.

be 18.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Afghanistan, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 91% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 57.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Afghanistan, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Djibouti, that number is 42% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 86.4% less on healthcare

Afghanistan spends 13.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 12.5% more on education

Afghanistan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Djibouti: At a glance

Djibouti is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 23,180 sq km. The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential elections resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to begin a third term in 2011. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and serves as an important shipping portal for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands and transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, and has strong ties with the United States. Djibouti hosts several thousand members of US armed services at US-run Camp Lemonnier.
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