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Djibouti vs Eritrea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 147th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Eritrea
Population
1196428
3667774
Population rank 158/197 131/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$2.07B
2011
GDP rank 165/197 179/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$689
2011
GDP per capita rank 134/197 188/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$1,742
2011
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$3.54B
2011
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
260.4%
2019
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$1,182
2011
Government debt per person rank 138/185 137/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$1,342
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
46,787 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
75.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
3.71
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Djibouti and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Eritrea economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Eritrea
Year GDP
Djibouti Eritrea
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 $477,101,652
1993 $466,048,469 $467,872,715
1994 $491,689,221 $531,688,312
1995 $497,723,961 $578,015,625
1996 $494,004,648 $693,535,954
1997 $502,675,542 $686,490,090
1998 $514,267,869 $745,523,117
1999 $536,080,148 $688,918,537
2000 $551,230,862 $706,370,816
2001 $572,417,441 $752,371,689
2002 $591,122,040 $729,321,680
2003 $622,044,666 $870,248,268
2004 $666,072,102 $1,109,054,005
2005 $708,633,195 $1,098,424,686
2006 $768,873,684 $1,211,161,880
2007 $847,918,929 $1,317,974,491
2008 $999,105,339 $1,380,188,800
2009 $1,049,110,685 $1,856,695,551
2010 $1,128,611,700 $1,589,515,447
2011 $1,239,144,502 $2,065,001,626
2012 $1,353,632,942 -
2013 $2,044,440,443 -
2014 $2,220,637,966 -
2015 $2,424,391,785 -
2016 $2,604,955,229 -
2017 $2,762,581,334 -
2018 $2,913,464,658 -
2019 $3,088,851,450 -
2020 $3,144,136,197 -
2021 $3,392,796,953 -
2022 $3,562,814,909 -
2023 $3,917,150,481 -
2024 $4,086,402,719 -

Djibouti and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Eritrea
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Eritrea
1985 $847 -
1986 $800 -
1987 $822 -
1988 $817 -
1989 $782 -
1990 $780 -
1991 $733 -
1992 $764 $265.2
1993 $759 $252.1
1994 $785 $277.8
1995 $786 $285.4
1996 $762 $326
1997 $748 $319
1998 $735 $342
1999 $740 $311
2000 $738 $314
2001 $742 $325
2002 $743 $305
2003 $765 $349
2004 $806 $427
2005 $844 $413
2006 $898 $448
2007 $970 $480
2008 $1,119 $490
2009 $1,151 $643
2010 $1,213 $540
2011 $1,306 $689
2012 $1,400 -
2013 $2,076 -
2014 $2,215 -
2015 $2,376 -
2016 $2,510 -
2017 $2,619 -
2018 $2,718 -
2019 $2,837 -
2020 $2,845 -
2021 $3,026 -
2022 $3,133 -
2023 $3,398 -
2024 $3,496 -

Djibouti vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Eritrea
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Eritrea
1950 40.7 33.3
1951 41 33.6
1952 41.2 34
1953 41.5 34.4
1954 41.8 34.8
1955 42 35.2
1956 42.3 35.6
1957 42.6 30.4
1958 42.8 30.9
1959 43.1 37
1960 43.4 37.4
1961 43.8 37.9
1962 44.1 38.3
1963 44.4 38.8
1964 44.8 39.2
1965 45.2 39.6
1966 45.6 37.6
1967 46.1 40.2
1968 46.6 40.5
1969 47.1 40.8
1970 47.5 41.2
1971 47.3 41.5
1972 48.5 40.7
1973 49.1 41.1
1974 49.5 39
1975 49.9 39
1976 50.3 42.6
1977 50.8 43
1978 51.2 43.4
1979 51.6 43.8
1980 52 44.6
1981 52.4 45
1982 52.9 44.9
1983 53.3 37.2
1984 53.7 37.7
1985 54.1 38.6
1986 54.5 39.5
1987 54.8 47.4
1988 55.1 48.1
1989 55.4 47.8
1990 55.5 49.7
1991 55.2 50.5
1992 54.4 52.4
1993 55.7 53.2
1994 55.6 54
1995 56.2 54.8
1996 56.3 55.5
1997 56.2 56.2
1998 56.4 50
1999 56.6 44.5
2000 56.7 56.3
2001 57.5 58.4
2002 57.8 58.9
2003 58 59.5
2004 58.1 60.1
2005 58.5 60.6
2006 59 61.5
2007 59.4 62
2008 59.8 62.4
2009 60.4 63.2
2010 60.7 63.7
2011 61.3 64.2
2012 61.7 64.7
2013 62.1 65
2014 62.4 65.5
2015 62.8 65.9
2016 63.3 66.2
2017 63.7 66.6
2018 64.1 67
2019 64.4 67.3
2020 64.2 67
2021 63.8 66.9
2022 65.5 67.8
2023 66 68.6
2024 66.2 68.9
2025 66.4 69.2

Djibouti and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Eritrea
Year Population
Djibouti Eritrea
1960 86,024 972,547
1961 89,390 995,573
1962 93,283 1,019,788
1963 97,872 1,045,092
1964 103,198 1,071,287
1965 109,092 1,098,335
1966 115,269 1,124,957
1967 121,649 1,152,339
1968 128,250 1,181,737
1969 136,078 1,212,005
1970 145,175 1,243,453
1971 155,136 1,276,154
1972 166,256 1,309,235
1973 178,449 1,342,669
1974 192,613 1,375,688
1975 209,908 1,408,210
1976 230,737 1,443,807
1977 254,613 1,482,565
1978 280,031 1,522,378
1979 304,513 1,563,332
1980 325,815 1,605,797
1981 343,047 1,649,939
1982 356,880 1,695,461
1983 369,553 1,736,160
1984 384,053 1,771,730
1985 402,687 1,807,816
1986 426,341 1,845,164
1987 454,399 1,888,669
1988 484,523 1,938,255
1989 523,355 1,987,017
1990 579,538 2,032,737
1991 631,092 1,919,571
1992 626,010 1,798,748
1993 614,245 1,856,006
1994 626,710 1,913,915
1995 633,074 2,025,267
1996 648,348 2,128,464
1997 671,817 2,152,135
1998 699,352 2,180,419
1999 724,218 2,212,780
2000 747,318 2,247,031
2001 771,313 2,312,079
2002 795,574 2,392,978
2003 813,519 2,493,903
2004 826,124 2,598,284
2005 839,167 2,661,215
2006 855,764 2,703,502
2007 874,528 2,743,222
2008 892,734 2,816,327
2009 911,527 2,887,885
2010 930,251 2,945,186
2011 948,558 2,998,485
2012 966,747 3,036,988
2013 984,824 3,074,360
2014 1,002,717 3,095,173
2015 1,020,313 3,105,546
2016 1,037,653 3,124,698
2017 1,054,841 3,150,347
2018 1,071,882 3,192,760
2019 1,088,709 3,240,194
2020 1,105,188 3,291,271
2021 1,121,248 3,350,183
2022 1,137,096 3,409,447
2023 1,152,944 3,470,390
2024 1,168,722 3,535,603

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Eritrea

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Eritrea
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Eritrea
1960 6.85 6.48
1961 6.85 6.47
1962 6.85 6.5
1963 6.86 6.48
1964 6.87 6.49
1965 6.86 6.49
1966 6.88 6.5
1967 6.87 6.5
1968 6.88 6.5
1969 6.88 6.5
1970 6.88 6.54
1971 6.88 6.54
1972 6.85 6.54
1973 6.82 6.55
1974 6.78 6.57
1975 6.74 6.59
1976 6.69 6.6
1977 6.64 6.61
1978 6.59 6.61
1979 6.52 6.62
1980 6.46 6.61
1981 6.4 6.62
1982 6.34 6.63
1983 6.3 6.65
1984 6.25 6.62
1985 6.19 6.59
1986 6.14 6.56
1987 6.09 6.52
1988 6.03 6.47
1989 5.97 6.41
1990 5.93 6.34
1991 5.86 6.24
1992 5.75 6.16
1993 5.64 6.07
1994 5.51 6.01
1995 5.33 5.94
1996 5.15 5.84
1997 4.97 5.74
1998 4.8 5.63
1999 4.69 5.52
2000 4.6 5.4
2001 4.52 5.31
2002 4.41 5.23
2003 4.3 5.14
2004 4.16 5.04
2005 4.04 4.93
2006 3.9 4.88
2007 3.76 4.81
2008 3.62 4.74
2009 3.52 4.66
2010 3.43 4.57
2011 3.34 4.49
2012 3.26 4.41
2013 3.19 4.34
2014 3.12 4.27
2015 3.04 4.22
2016 2.97 4.16
2017 2.92 4.11
2018 2.86 4.06
2019 2.8 4
2020 2.75 3.93
2021 2.7 3.87
2022 2.65 3.79
2023 2.61 3.71

Djibouti and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Eritrea
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Eritrea
1960 17.7 18.8
1961 17.7 18.9
1962 17.8 18.9
1963 17.9 19
1964 17.9 19
1965 17.9 19
1966 17.9 19
1967 17.9 18.9
1968 17.9 18.9
1969 17.8 18.8
1970 17.8 18.6
1971 17.7 18.5
1972 17.6 18.3
1973 17.5 18.2
1974 17.4 18.2
1975 17.3 18.1
1976 17.3 18
1977 17.2 17.9
1978 17.2 17.8
1979 17.2 17.8
1980 17.2 17.8
1981 17.2 17.7
1982 17.3 17.7
1983 17.3 17.7
1984 17.4 17.8
1985 17.4 17.8
1986 17.5 17.9
1987 17.6 17.9
1988 17.7 17.8
1989 17.8 17.7
1990 17.9 17.6
1991 18 17.6
1992 18.1 17.5
1993 18.2 17.6
1994 18.3 17.6
1995 18.4 18.1
1996 18.6 18.4
1997 18.9 18
1998 19.3 17.8
1999 19.6 17.5
2000 19.9 17.4
2001 20.2 17.5
2002 20.4 17.7
2003 20.6 18
2004 20.6 18.3
2005 20.7 18.3
2006 20.9 18.2
2007 21.1 18.1
2008 21.3 18.2
2009 21.6 18.4
2010 21.8 18.4
2011 22 18.5
2012 22.3 18.5
2013 22.5 18.5
2014 22.8 18.5
2015 23.1 18.4
2016 23.4 18.4
2017 23.6 18.5
2018 23.9 18.7
2019 24.2 18.9
2020 24.5 19.1
2021 24.8 19.3
2022 25.1 19.5
2023 25.4 19.7
2024 25.7 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Eritrea
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$1.94B
2011
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
31.3%
2019
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
2.13%
2006
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
20.9%
2003
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
202,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
+2.72%
2019
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
5.8%
2017
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
21.8%
2009
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
38.6
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
$192M
2019
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
142,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
36.8%
2000
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
n/a

Energy

Djibouti Eritrea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
289.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.73
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
0.67 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.19 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
22.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
80.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.8%
2004
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
102.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
5.79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
54.4%
2023

Society

Djibouti Eritrea
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-12,696
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
43.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.17 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
8.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
5
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
14.6
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
37.9
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
76.6%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
20%
2023

Health

Djibouti Eritrea
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$14.7
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
22.5%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.07
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
291
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
35.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
4.94%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
30
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
1.07 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Eritrea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
13,233 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
29,313 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
4,038 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
9,942 mi
2018

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