Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 50.7% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 12.7 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 48.6% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 20.1% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 57.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 41.0% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 71.0% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 68.5% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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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