Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 71.9% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $5,500 as of 2020.
be 49.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Djibouti, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2017.
be 9.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 74.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Djibouti, 248.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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.
have 28.1% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Djibouti, about 59.0% do as of 2020.
be 50.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Djibouti, that number is 42% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 47.1% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Djibouti spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 75.0% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Djibouti, that number is 1.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 55.5% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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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