Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
see 12.5% more spent on your healthcare
Benin spends $138 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Djibouti spends $155 as of 2023.
have 15.8% more access to essential health services
Benin scores 38 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Djibouti scores 44 as of 2021.
be 11.8% more likely to die by suicide
Benin has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Djibouti, it is 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $1,658 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.
be 16.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 68.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 518.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Djibouti, 162.0 women do as of 2023.
have 37.4% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 33.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (70% in urban areas, and 44% 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.
be 92.2% more likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.
be 14.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Benin, approximately 70% of people have access to drinking water (76% in urban areas, and 63% 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% less on healthcare
Benin spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.
Infrastructure
find 5.2 times more home broadband
Benin has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.
live with 6.5 times more strain on fresh water
Benin withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Djibouti withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
be 23.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Benin, air pollution causes 77.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Djibouti, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 57.1% more CO2
Benin emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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