Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 45.1% less likely to be obese
In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 10.1 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 32.1% less money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 5.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 24.5% more children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 46.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 56.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In El Salvador, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 42% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% less on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Djibouti: At a glance
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