Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 75.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years longer
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 40.6% more likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 61.8% more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 48.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
be 11.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 34.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
have 30.1% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 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 6.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
be 41.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% 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 healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 85.8% more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 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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