Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 12.2 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 61.5% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 87.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 80.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 85.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 82.5% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 38.0% fewer children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 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 people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 40.7% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% less on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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