Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 17.7 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 65.2% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.7 times more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 90.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 31.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 93.9% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 68.9% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 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 South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 64.4% more likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Djibouti, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In South Korea, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% more on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 4.6 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.7 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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