Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Djibouti instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 14.6 years less

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Djibouti, that number is 26.0% as of 2025.

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make 91.2% less money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.

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Life

have 88.6% more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 34.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Virgin Islands, 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.

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be 19.9% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Virgin Islands, approximately 99% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Djibouti, 80% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 67.0% more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.

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Infrastructure

find 85.4% less home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Djibouti has 1.5 as of 2023.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Djibouti: At a glance

Djibouti is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 23,180 sq km. The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential elections resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to begin a third term in 2011. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and serves as an important shipping portal for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands and transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, and has strong ties with the United States. Djibouti hosts several thousand members of US armed services at US-run Camp Lemonnier.
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