Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Djibouti spends $155 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 50.2% more doctors per person
Djibouti has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
be 54.8% less likely to die by suicide
Djibouti has a suicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 76.6% more likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 11.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 48.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 26.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 47.1% as of 2019.
make 89.3% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $3,906 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
have 67.3% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 162.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Afghanistan, 521.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 43.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 75.4% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 65.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.7% less on education
Djibouti spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Afghanistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 6.6 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 94.6% less home broadband
Djibouti has 1.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 8.7 times more strain on fresh water
Djibouti withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 63.6% less CO2
Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Djibouti, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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