Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
be 82.1% less likely to be obese
In Tuvalu, 65.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 11.7% of people as of 2024.
live 1.1 years less
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
see 90.7% less spent on your healthcare
Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Djibouti spends $155 as of 2023.
have 84.3% fewer doctors per person
Tuvalu has 13.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Djibouti has 2.1 as of 2022.
have 15.4% less access to essential health services
Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Djibouti scores 44 as of 2021.
Economy
make 35.4% less money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 34.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tuvalu, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 19.6% less likely to have internet access
In Tuvalu, approximately 81.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.
be 19.3% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Tuvalu, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 80% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 91.6% less on healthcare
Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Djibouti, that number is 2.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 13.1 times more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.
Safety
be 30.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Djibouti, they kill 23.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 67.5% less home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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