Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of India, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 32.3% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 71.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.7% more likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 37.2% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
be 57.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 40.0% less on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.5% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Djibouti: At a glance
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