Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Eritrea, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 63.0% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Eritrea, that number is 5.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 85.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Eritrea, that number is 5.8% as of 2017.
make 70.9% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Eritrea, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Eritrea, however, that number is 50.0% as of 2004.
Life
be 11.5% 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 Eritrea, on the other hand, 41.5 children do as of 2022.
have 21.5% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Eritrea, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 93.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Eritrea, 480.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 11.9% 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 Eritrea, that number is 47% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 13% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 98.3% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Eritrea, about 1.0% do as of 2019.
be 36.3% 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 Eritrea, that number is 58% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Eritrea, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.1 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Eritrea: At a glance
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