Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 31.5% less likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 16.4 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 90.2% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 13.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
be 68.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 98.3% more children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 62.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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 58.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Denmark, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Djibouti, 42% of the population do as of 2019.
be 39.2% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.8% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 82.0% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 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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