Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 74.8% more likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.4 times more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.
be 84.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 89.7% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 60.8% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Latvia, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 52.2% more likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.7 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.6% more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Latvia: At a glance
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