Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Palau, you would:
Health
be 75.6% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 9.3 years less
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 15.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
make 68.8% less money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $17,600 as of 2019, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 23.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 93.1% more children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 63.9% more likely to have internet access
In Palau, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
be 58.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Palau, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Djibouti, that number is 42% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 88.2% less on healthcare
Palau spends 15.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 79.3% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 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
How big is Djibouti compared to Palau? See an in-depth size comparison.