Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Djibouti instead of Ecuador, you would:


be 32.2% less likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese. In Djibouti, that number is 13.5% of people.

be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Ecuador, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Djibouti, that number is 1.3% of people.

live 13.4 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women). In Djibouti, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women).


make 68.7% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $11,500, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,600.

be 8.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 4.6% of adults are unemployed. In Djibouti, that number is 40.0%.


have 30.7% more children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people. In Djibouti, there are 23.4 babies per 1,000 people.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 64.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Djibouti, 229.0 women do.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 16.4 children die before they reach the age of one. In Djibouti, on the other hand, 45.8 children do.

Basic Needs

be 48.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Ecuador, 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas). In Djibouti, that number is 50% of people on average (61% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas).

be 75.8% less likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 54.1% of the population has internet access. In Djibouti, about 13.1% do.


spend 10.0% less on education

Ecuador spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education. Djibouti spends 4.5% of total GDP on education.

spend 15.2% more on healthcare

Ecuador spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Djibouti, that number is 10.6% of GDP.


see 86.0% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.

Djibouti: At a glance


How big is Djibouti compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.



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