Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 40.5% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 12.3 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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
make 78.3% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $25,400 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 6.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 23.7% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 16.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 54.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Panama, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 77% 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 76.3% less on healthcare
Panama spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 16.1% more on education
Panama spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 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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