Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 6.1 years less
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 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.
Economy
be 25.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 28.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
make 52.2% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 40.5% more children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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 53.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mongolia, approximately 91% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 73% 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 26.5% less on education
Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 52.6% less on healthcare
Mongolia spends 3.8% 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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