Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 85.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 6.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2024.
see 23.7% more spent on your healthcare
Malawi spends $125 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Djibouti spends $155 as of 2023.
have 3.9 times more doctors per person
Malawi has 0.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Djibouti has 2.1 as of 2022.
live 1.4 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 45.6% more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 11.7% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 5.8 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.
Life
be 28.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 225.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Djibouti, 162.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
have 32.8% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 4.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.1% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 15.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Malawi, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Djibouti, they kill 23.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 16.3 times more home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.
live with 63.8% less strain on fresh water
Malawi withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Djibouti withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
be 37.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Malawi, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Djibouti, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.5 times more CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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