Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 42.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.
be 45.3% less likely to be obese
In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 10.5 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 36.8% less money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $8,700 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
be 23.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 39.8% more children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 57.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Jamaica, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 33.3% less on education
Jamaica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 70.5% less on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.3% less coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 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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