Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Sweden instead of Djibouti, you would:

Health

live 17.4 years longer

In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 52.6% more likely to be obese

In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 9.2 times more money

Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

be 83.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.

be 19.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.

Life

be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 95.1% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 51.3% fewer children

In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 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 the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 61.0% more likely to have internet access

In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Djibouti spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 6.1 times more on healthcare

Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 10.2 times more coastline

Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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