Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 71.5% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
live 9.9 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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
make 12.7% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 7.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 15.8% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Djibouti, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 46.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 73.5% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
be 58.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Samoa, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Djibouti, 42% of the population do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 71.9% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 22.1% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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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