Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 59.7% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 11.7% of people as of 2024.
live 11.4 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
see 87.5% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Djibouti spends $155 as of 2023.
have 90.9% fewer doctors per person
Ecuador has 23.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Djibouti has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 42.9% less access to essential health services
Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Djibouti scores 44 as of 2021.
Economy
be 7.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.
make 45.2% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.
Life
have 41.2% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Djibouti, 162.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 33.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 15.4% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 77.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.
be 13.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Ecuador, approximately 92% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 80% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.8% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.0% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.
Infrastructure
find 91.5% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 70.8% less CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ecuador, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Djibouti, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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