Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Egypt instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Egypt, that number is 32.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2022, while in Egypt, the GDP per capita is $12,800 as of 2022.
be 76.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 26.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Egypt, that number is 6.4% as of 2022.
be 40.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Egypt, however, that number is 29.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 234.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Egypt, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 62.3% less 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 Egypt, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
have 10.6% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Egypt, there are 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 52.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 65% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Egypt, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% less on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Egypt spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 2.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Egypt, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.8 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Egypt, that number is 2,450 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Egypt: At a glance
How big is Egypt compared to Djibouti? See an in-depth size comparison.