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

Health

be 53.4% less likely to be obese

In Armenia, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 11.7% of people as of 2024.

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live 12.1 years less

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 92.4% less spent on your healthcare

Armenia spends $2,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Djibouti spends $155 as of 2023.

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have 93.7% fewer doctors per person

Armenia has 33.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Djibouti has 2.1 as of 2022.

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have 35.3% less access to essential health services

Armenia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Djibouti scores 44 as of 2021.

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be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Armenia has a suicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Djibouti, it is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 12.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.

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make 58.8% less money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.

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Life

have 88.6% more children

In Armenia, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 8.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Djibouti, 162.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 8.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 34.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Armenia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 19.7% less likely to have internet access

In Armenia, approximately 81.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.

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be 20.3% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Armenia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 80% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 75.5% less on healthcare

Armenia spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 71.3% more likely to die in a road accident

In Armenia, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Djibouti, they kill 23.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 89.8% less strain on fresh water

Armenia withdraws 62% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Djibouti withdraws 6% as of 2022.

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find 92.8% less home broadband

Armenia has 20.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.

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Environment

be 15.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Armenia, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Djibouti, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.

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emit 68.8% less CO2

Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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