Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 90.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.
live 7.1 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 59.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
be 96.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 28.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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.
have 20.4% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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.
be 4.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 75.7% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 24.1% more on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Djibouti: At a glance
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