Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
be 39.7% less likely to be obese
In Macedonia, 22.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 11.5 years less
In Macedonia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 65.2% less money
Macedonia has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Macedonia, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 35.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Macedonia, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 6.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macedonia, approximately 7.3 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 58.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Macedonia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Djibouti, 42% of the population do as of 2019.
be 27.2% less likely to have internet access
In Macedonia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.3% less on healthcare
Macedonia spends 7.3% 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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