Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
be 23.7% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
be 2.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Djibouti, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years less
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 76.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 9.4% as of 2013.
be 87.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 39.5% as of 2018.
Life
have 27.2% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, 617.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Djibouti, approximately 46.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 55.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 81.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 76% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 39.0% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 80% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 83.3% more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 64.0% more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cote d'Ivoire: At a glance
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