Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Peru, you would:
Health
be 31.5% less likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 23.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
make 60.6% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $12,700 as of 2022, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2022.
be 6.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Djibouti, that number is 26.7% as of 2022.
Life
have 30.5% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Djibouti, 234.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 31.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 68.3% less on healthcare
Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 2.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.0% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 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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