Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 51.1% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
be 51.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sudan, that number is 19.6% as of 2017.
make 27.3% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Sudan, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sudan, however, that number is 46.5% as of 2009.
Life
have 50.4% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sudan, there are 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 19.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sudan, 295.0 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 Sudan, that number is 47% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 52.5% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sudan, about 28.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% less on education
Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sudan spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sudan, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sudan: At a glance
How big is Sudan compared to Djibouti? See an in-depth size comparison.