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Djibouti vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 147th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti North Korea
Population
1196428
26621357
Population rank 158/197 56/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 138/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Djibouti and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

North Korea
Year GDP
Djibouti North Korea
1985 $340,989,528 -
1986 - -
1987 $373,371,738 -
1988 $395,794,539 -
1989 $409,220,087 -
1990 $452,328,087 -
1991 $462,421,999 -
1992 $478,058,305 -
1993 $466,048,469 -
1994 $491,689,221 -
1995 $497,723,961 -
1996 $494,004,648 -
1997 $502,675,542 -
1998 $514,267,869 -
1999 $536,080,148 -
2000 $551,230,862 -
2001 $572,417,441 -
2002 $591,122,040 -
2003 $622,044,666 -
2004 $666,072,102 -
2005 $708,633,195 -
2006 $768,873,684 -
2007 $847,918,929 -
2008 $999,105,339 -
2009 $1,049,110,685 $23,356,470,000
2010 $1,128,611,700 $25,995,513,000
2011 $1,239,144,502 $29,005,020,000
2012 $1,353,632,942 $29,890,710,000
2013 $2,044,440,443 $30,588,922,000
2014 $2,220,637,966 $30,554,460,000
2015 $2,424,391,785 $30,723,030,000
2016 $2,604,955,229 $28,882,640,000
2017 $2,762,581,334 $29,105,440,000
2018 $2,913,464,658 $28,536,400,000
2019 $3,088,851,450 $28,222,880,000
2020 $3,144,136,197 $27,728,240,000
2021 $3,392,796,953 $32,301,720,000
2022 $3,562,814,909 $28,971,360,000
2023 $3,917,150,481 $32,155,360,000
2024 $4,086,402,719 $34,943,120,000

Djibouti and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti North Korea
1985 $847 -
1986 $800 -
1987 $822 -
1988 $817 -
1989 $782 -
1990 $780 -
1991 $733 -
1992 $764 -
1993 $759 -
1994 $785 -
1995 $786 -
1996 $762 -
1997 $748 -
1998 $735 -
1999 $740 -
2000 $738 -
2001 $742 -
2002 $743 -
2003 $765 -
2004 $806 -
2005 $844 -
2006 $898 -
2007 $970 -
2008 $1,119 -
2009 $1,151 $939
2010 $1,213 $1,040
2011 $1,306 $1,156
2012 $1,400 $1,186
2013 $2,076 $1,208
2014 $2,215 $1,201
2015 $2,376 $1,201
2016 $2,510 $1,124
2017 $2,619 $1,127
2018 $2,718 $1,100
2019 $2,837 $1,084
2020 $2,845 $1,061
2021 $3,026 $1,231
2022 $3,133 $1,100
2023 $3,398 $1,217
2024 $3,496 $1,319

Djibouti vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti North Korea
1950 40.7 14.2
1951 41 17.7
1952 41.2 32.8
1953 41.5 40.3
1954 41.8 50.6
1955 42 51.8
1956 42.3 52.8
1957 42.6 53.7
1958 42.8 54.5
1959 43.1 55.2
1960 43.4 55.8
1961 43.8 56.4
1962 44.1 57
1963 44.4 57.6
1964 44.8 58.2
1965 45.2 58.8
1966 45.6 59.4
1967 46.1 60.1
1968 46.6 60.8
1969 47.1 61.4
1970 47.5 62
1971 47.3 62.7
1972 48.5 63.3
1973 49.1 63.8
1974 49.5 64.3
1975 49.9 64.8
1976 50.3 65.3
1977 50.8 65.8
1978 51.2 66.3
1979 51.6 66.7
1980 52 67.2
1981 52.4 67.7
1982 52.9 68.1
1983 53.3 68.5
1984 53.7 68.9
1985 54.1 69.2
1986 54.5 69.5
1987 54.8 69.8
1988 55.1 70.1
1989 55.4 70.3
1990 55.5 70.5
1991 55.2 70.7
1992 54.4 71
1993 55.7 70.8
1994 55.6 70.5
1995 56.2 60.8
1996 56.3 60.8
1997 56.2 60.9
1998 56.4 60.9
1999 56.6 60.9
2000 56.7 60.9
2001 57.5 60.9
2002 57.8 60.9
2003 58 69.4
2004 58.1 69.3
2005 58.5 69.2
2006 59 69.1
2007 59.4 69
2008 59.8 69.3
2009 60.4 69.7
2010 60.7 70.2
2011 61.3 70.8
2012 61.7 71.3
2013 62.1 71.9
2014 62.4 72.5
2015 62.8 72.8
2016 63.3 73
2017 63.7 73
2018 64.1 73
2019 64.4 72.9
2020 64.2 72.8
2021 63.8 73.4
2022 65.5 73.6
2023 66 73.6
2024 66.2 73.7
2025 66.4 73.9

Djibouti and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

North Korea
Year Population
Djibouti North Korea
1960 86,024 11,722,953
1961 89,390 11,990,713
1962 93,283 12,262,882
1963 97,872 12,567,057
1964 103,198 12,889,770
1965 109,092 13,219,369
1966 115,269 13,569,094
1967 121,649 13,958,350
1968 128,250 14,365,596
1969 136,078 14,767,615
1970 145,175 15,172,775
1971 155,136 15,572,457
1972 166,256 15,975,069
1973 178,449 16,350,367
1974 192,613 16,673,121
1975 209,908 16,971,055
1976 230,737 17,243,450
1977 254,613 17,492,798
1978 280,031 17,735,995
1979 304,513 17,983,470
1980 325,815 18,236,786
1981 343,047 18,501,295
1982 356,880 18,776,357
1983 369,553 19,054,034
1984 384,053 19,335,043
1985 402,687 19,620,388
1986 426,341 19,910,855
1987 454,399 20,205,483
1988 484,523 20,503,161
1989 523,355 20,804,367
1990 579,538 21,112,137
1991 631,092 21,428,638
1992 626,010 21,750,911
1993 614,245 22,073,352
1994 626,710 22,393,975
1995 633,074 22,669,304
1996 648,348 22,895,746
1997 671,817 23,110,830
1998 699,352 23,311,564
1999 724,218 23,497,599
2000 747,318 23,665,910
2001 771,313 23,815,358
2002 795,574 23,943,973
2003 813,519 24,090,380
2004 826,124 24,254,943
2005 839,167 24,396,433
2006 855,764 24,524,507
2007 874,528 24,646,383
2008 892,734 24,764,618
2009 911,527 24,878,332
2010 930,251 24,987,258
2011 948,558 25,097,874
2012 966,747 25,211,728
2013 984,824 25,329,451
2014 1,002,717 25,451,262
2015 1,020,313 25,575,350
2016 1,037,653 25,698,326
2017 1,054,841 25,817,709
2018 1,071,882 25,931,147
2019 1,088,709 26,037,632
2020 1,105,188 26,136,312
2021 1,121,248 26,232,534
2022 1,137,096 26,328,845
2023 1,152,944 26,418,204
2024 1,168,722 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Djibouti and North Korea

Fertility rate
Djibouti

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti North Korea
1960 6.85 3.57
1961 6.85 3.26
1962 6.85 3.41
1963 6.86 3.63
1964 6.87 3.55
1965 6.86 3.56
1966 6.88 3.71
1967 6.87 4.05
1968 6.88 3.87
1969 6.88 3.86
1970 6.88 3.85
1971 6.88 3.74
1972 6.85 3.89
1973 6.82 3.35
1974 6.78 3.14
1975 6.74 3.05
1976 6.69 2.84
1977 6.64 2.77
1978 6.59 2.79
1979 6.52 2.85
1980 6.46 2.84
1981 6.4 2.92
1982 6.34 2.85
1983 6.3 2.78
1984 6.25 2.71
1985 6.19 2.65
1986 6.14 2.59
1987 6.09 2.53
1988 6.03 2.47
1989 5.97 2.41
1990 5.93 2.39
1991 5.86 2.35
1992 5.75 2.29
1993 5.64 2.22
1994 5.51 2.18
1995 5.33 2.15
1996 5.15 2.09
1997 4.97 2.03
1998 4.8 1.99
1999 4.69 1.97
2000 4.6 1.94
2001 4.52 1.94
2002 4.41 1.92
2003 4.3 1.91
2004 4.16 1.9
2005 4.04 1.87
2006 3.9 1.94
2007 3.76 1.94
2008 3.62 1.97
2009 3.52 1.91
2010 3.43 1.89
2011 3.34 1.88
2012 3.26 1.88
2013 3.19 1.88
2014 3.12 1.87
2015 3.04 1.86
2016 2.97 1.86
2017 2.92 1.85
2018 2.86 1.83
2019 2.8 1.83
2020 2.75 1.82
2021 2.7 1.81
2022 2.65 1.8
2023 2.61 1.78

Djibouti and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Djibouti North Korea
1960 17.7 19.9
1961 17.7 20.2
1962 17.8 20.6
1963 17.9 20.8
1964 17.9 21
1965 17.9 21.2
1966 17.9 21.3
1967 17.9 21.4
1968 17.9 21.4
1969 17.8 21.4
1970 17.8 21.4
1971 17.7 21.2
1972 17.6 20.9
1973 17.5 20.7
1974 17.4 20.7
1975 17.3 20.9
1976 17.3 21.1
1977 17.2 21.4
1978 17.2 21.8
1979 17.2 22.2
1980 17.2 22.5
1981 17.2 22.8
1982 17.3 23.1
1983 17.3 23.5
1984 17.4 23.9
1985 17.4 24.2
1986 17.5 24.5
1987 17.6 24.8
1988 17.7 25.1
1989 17.8 25.6
1990 17.9 26
1991 18 26.4
1992 18.1 26.8
1993 18.2 27.2
1994 18.3 27.6
1995 18.4 28
1996 18.6 28.3
1997 18.9 28.8
1998 19.3 29.2
1999 19.6 29.6
2000 19.9 30.1
2001 20.2 30.5
2002 20.4 31
2003 20.6 31.4
2004 20.6 31.8
2005 20.7 32.1
2006 20.9 32.5
2007 21.1 32.9
2008 21.3 33.3
2009 21.6 33.7
2010 21.8 34
2011 22 34.3
2012 22.3 34.5
2013 22.5 34.7
2014 22.8 35
2015 23.1 35.2
2016 23.4 35.4
2017 23.6 35.7
2018 23.9 35.9
2019 24.2 36.2
2020 24.5 36.4
2021 24.8 36.6
2022 25.1 36.8
2023 25.4 37.1
2024 25.7 37.3

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Finance

Djibouti North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
n/a
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
n/a

Energy

Djibouti North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
641 kg
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Djibouti North Korea
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
100%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Djibouti North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
3.67
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti North Korea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
15,879 mi
2006

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