Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 57.0% more likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.6% more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 13.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
be 6.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 13.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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.
be 77.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
have 16.0% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
be 46.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% 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 47.1% less on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 44.0% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 70.0% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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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