Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mali instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
be 36.3% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mali, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
live 2.9 years less
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Mali, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 80.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mali, that number is 7.9% as of 2017.
make 60.0% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 99.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Mali, however, that number is 42.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 84.6% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mali, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mali, 562.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.3% 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 Mali, on the other hand, 60.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.0% 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 Mali, that number is 50% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 28% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 54.2% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mali, about 27.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mali, that number is 3.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mali: At a glance
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