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
make 51.3% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 29.3% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
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 56.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Peru, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 86% 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 14.3% less on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 65.4% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
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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