Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Italy, you would:
Health
be 32.2% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Italy, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Djibouti, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2018.
live 17.8 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 23.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Djibouti, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2015.
make 90.6% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $38,200 as of 2017, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2017.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Djibouti, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 124.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 41.6 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 48.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Italy, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Djibouti, 52% of the population do as of 2016.
be 25.2% less likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 74.4% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Djibouti, about 55.7% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% more on education
Italy spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Djibouti spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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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