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Djibouti vs Ethiopia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 132M in Ethiopia (ranked 10/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 435,716 sq mi for Ethiopia (ranked 147th vs. 25th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Ethiopia
Population
1196428
138227398
Population rank 158/197 10/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$127B
2022
GDP rank 165/197 62/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$1,011
2022
GDP per capita rank 134/197 176/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$3,278
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$59.5B
2022
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
41.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$474
2022
Government debt per person rank 138/185 168/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$2,273
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
435,716 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
3.99
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
19.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
67.9 years
2025

Djibouti and Ethiopia: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Ethiopia economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Ethiopia
Year GDP
Djibouti Ethiopia
1960 - $1,610,511,694
1961 - $1,680,859,514
1962 - $1,747,566,307
1963 - $1,825,058,828
1964 - $1,984,129,186
1965 - $2,159,998,591
1966 - $2,324,466,416
1967 - $2,461,762,003
1968 - $2,619,948,865
1969 - $2,768,987,372
1970 - $3,045,354,455
1971 - $3,224,280,835
1972 - $3,520,252,938
1973 - $4,070,570,550
1974 - $4,577,209,966
1975 - $4,577,047,854
1976 - $4,943,806,093
1977 - $5,651,840,585
1978 - $6,014,961,435
1979 - $6,586,048,398
1980 - $7,012,585,454
1981 - $7,507,663,567
1982 - $7,899,988,841
1983 - $8,781,664,427
1984 - $8,298,309,581
1985 $340,989,528 $9,717,392,687
1986 - $10,094,328,898
1987 $373,371,738 $10,790,001,558
1988 $395,794,539 $11,181,119,718
1989 $409,220,087 $11,762,932,007
1990 $452,328,087 $12,478,943,895
1991 $462,421,999 $13,799,799,324
1992 $478,058,305 $10,754,799,037
1993 $466,048,469 $9,051,043,870
1994 $491,689,221 $7,100,806,754
1995 $497,723,961 $7,855,205,207
1996 $494,004,648 $8,761,215,548
1997 $502,675,542 $8,803,539,988
1998 $514,267,869 $8,013,274,132
1999 $536,080,148 $7,892,973,532
2000 $551,230,862 $8,242,349,618
2001 $572,417,441 $8,231,326,016
2002 $591,122,040 $7,850,809,498
2003 $622,044,666 $8,623,691,300
2004 $666,072,102 $10,131,187,261
2005 $708,633,195 $12,401,139,454
2006 $768,873,684 $15,280,861,835
2007 $847,918,929 $19,707,616,773
2008 $999,105,339 $27,066,912,635
2009 $1,049,110,685 $32,437,389,116
2010 $1,128,611,700 $29,933,790,334
2011 $1,239,144,502 $31,952,763,089
2012 $1,353,632,942 $43,310,721,414
2013 $2,044,440,443 $47,648,276,605
2014 $2,220,637,966 $55,612,228,234
2015 $2,424,391,785 $64,589,328,551
2016 $2,604,955,229 $74,296,766,562
2017 $2,762,581,334 $81,770,885,148
2018 $2,913,464,658 $84,269,180,857
2019 $3,088,851,450 $95,912,620,248
2020 $3,144,136,197 $107,657,732,424
2021 $3,392,796,953 $111,261,888,669
2022 $3,562,814,909 $126,772,707,851
2023 $3,917,150,481 -
2024 $4,086,402,719 -

Djibouti and Ethiopia economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Ethiopia
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Ethiopia
1960 - $75.3
1961 - $76.7
1962 - $77.8
1963 - $79.2
1964 - $83.8
1965 - $88.9
1966 - $93.2
1967 - $96.1
1968 - $99.5
1969 - $102.3
1970 - $109.4
1971 - $112.7
1972 - $119.8
1973 - $134.9
1974 - $147.9
1975 - $144.3
1976 - $152
1977 - $170.4
1978 - $178.3
1979 - $192.4
1980 - $203.7
1981 - $212.7
1982 - $215.3
1983 - $232.7
1984 - $214.2
1985 $847 $243.9
1986 $800 $246
1987 $822 $254.1
1988 $817 $253.2
1989 $782 $256.4
1990 $780 $262.1
1991 $733 $277.6
1992 $764 $207.4
1993 $759 $168.5
1994 $785 $127.7
1995 $786 $136.5
1996 $762 $147.3
1997 $748 $143.4
1998 $735 $126.5
1999 $740 $120.7
2000 $738 $122.3
2001 $742 $118.5
2002 $743 $109.6
2003 $765 $116.8
2004 $806 $133.2
2005 $844 $158.2
2006 $898 $189.3
2007 $970 $237.1
2008 $1,119 $316
2009 $1,151 $369
2010 $1,213 $331
2011 $1,306 $343
2012 $1,400 $452
2013 $2,076 $484
2014 $2,215 $550
2015 $2,376 $622
2016 $2,510 $696
2017 $2,619 $746
2018 $2,718 $748
2019 $2,837 $829
2020 $2,845 $905
2021 $3,026 $911
2022 $3,133 $1,011
2023 $3,398 -
2024 $3,496 -

Djibouti vs. Ethiopia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Ethiopia
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Ethiopia
1950 40.7 35.5
1951 41 35.9
1952 41.2 36.2
1953 41.5 36.6
1954 41.8 37
1955 42 37.3
1956 42.3 37.8
1957 42.6 32.2
1958 42.8 32.6
1959 43.1 39.2
1960 43.4 39.6
1961 43.8 40.2
1962 44.1 40.5
1963 44.4 41
1964 44.8 41.3
1965 45.2 41.4
1966 45.6 39.3
1967 46.1 41.9
1968 46.6 42.1
1969 47.1 42.1
1970 47.5 42.1
1971 47.3 42.2
1972 48.5 41
1973 49.1 41.1
1974 49.5 39.1
1975 49.9 38.9
1976 50.3 41.3
1977 50.8 41.4
1978 51.2 41.5
1979 51.6 42.4
1980 52 42.8
1981 52.4 43.1
1982 52.9 43.4
1983 53.3 36.3
1984 53.7 36.7
1985 54.1 37.7
1986 54.5 38.4
1987 54.8 45.9
1988 55.1 45.7
1989 55.4 45.6
1990 55.5 45.1
1991 55.2 46.7
1992 54.4 47.3
1993 55.7 47.7
1994 55.6 47.9
1995 56.2 48.2
1996 56.3 48.7
1997 56.2 49.2
1998 56.4 49.8
1999 56.6 49.5
2000 56.7 50.9
2001 57.5 51.4
2002 57.8 52.1
2003 58 52.9
2004 58.1 53.7
2005 58.5 54.4
2006 59 55.4
2007 59.4 56.6
2008 59.8 57.7
2009 60.4 58.7
2010 60.7 59.7
2011 61.3 60.6
2012 61.7 61.4
2013 62.1 62.2
2014 62.4 62.9
2015 62.8 63.6
2016 63.3 64.2
2017 63.7 64.8
2018 64.1 65.3
2019 64.4 65.7
2020 64.2 66
2021 63.8 65.3
2022 65.5 66.9
2023 66 67.3
2024 66.2 67.6
2025 66.4 67.9

Djibouti and Ethiopia population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Ethiopia
Year Population
Djibouti Ethiopia
1960 86,024 21,376,693
1961 89,390 21,906,102
1962 93,283 22,465,126
1963 97,872 23,051,637
1964 103,198 23,666,548
1965 109,092 24,310,612
1966 115,269 24,952,689
1967 121,649 25,620,276
1968 128,250 26,337,930
1969 136,078 27,072,571
1970 145,175 27,829,128
1971 155,136 28,600,106
1972 166,256 29,374,608
1973 178,449 30,166,785
1974 192,613 30,957,273
1975 209,908 31,723,252
1976 230,737 32,534,418
1977 254,613 33,167,272
1978 280,031 33,734,592
1979 304,513 34,238,652
1980 325,815 34,428,514
1981 343,047 35,304,012
1982 356,880 36,701,290
1983 369,553 37,740,817
1984 384,053 38,735,722
1985 402,687 39,842,136
1986 426,341 41,037,656
1987 454,399 42,460,039
1988 484,523 44,150,825
1989 523,355 45,879,690
1990 579,538 47,609,755
1991 631,092 49,717,198
1992 626,010 51,853,747
1993 614,245 53,708,891
1994 626,710 55,611,508
1995 633,074 57,537,335
1996 648,348 59,467,635
1997 671,817 61,404,539
1998 699,352 63,363,524
1999 724,218 65,374,561
2000 747,318 67,411,494
2001 771,313 69,487,762
2002 795,574 71,635,517
2003 813,519 73,832,663
2004 826,124 76,077,206
2005 839,167 78,367,470
2006 855,764 80,703,490
2007 874,528 83,103,217
2008 892,734 85,543,668
2009 911,527 88,007,636
2010 930,251 90,538,514
2011 948,558 93,149,970
2012 966,747 95,798,767
2013 984,824 98,438,751
2014 1,002,717 101,115,610
2015 1,020,313 103,867,135
2016 1,037,653 106,718,162
2017 1,054,841 109,666,481
2018 1,071,882 112,664,152
2019 1,088,709 115,737,383
2020 1,105,188 118,917,671
2021 1,121,248 122,138,588
2022 1,137,096 125,384,287
2023 1,152,944 128,691,692
2024 1,168,722 132,059,767

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Ethiopia

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Ethiopia
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Ethiopia
1960 6.85 6.51
1961 6.85 6.53
1962 6.85 6.56
1963 6.86 6.59
1964 6.87 6.61
1965 6.86 6.63
1966 6.88 6.66
1967 6.87 6.68
1968 6.88 6.7
1969 6.88 6.72
1970 6.88 6.78
1971 6.88 6.84
1972 6.85 6.9
1973 6.82 6.96
1974 6.78 7.02
1975 6.74 7.08
1976 6.69 7.13
1977 6.64 7.19
1978 6.59 7.23
1979 6.52 7.25
1980 6.46 7.29
1981 6.4 7.31
1982 6.34 7.34
1983 6.3 7.35
1984 6.25 7.36
1985 6.19 7.34
1986 6.14 7.32
1987 6.09 7.29
1988 6.03 7.26
1989 5.97 7.23
1990 5.93 7.2
1991 5.86 7.16
1992 5.75 7.13
1993 5.64 7.09
1994 5.51 7.05
1995 5.33 7
1996 5.15 6.93
1997 4.97 6.87
1998 4.8 6.79
1999 4.69 6.72
2000 4.6 6.65
2001 4.52 6.58
2002 4.41 6.5
2003 4.3 6.4
2004 4.16 6.3
2005 4.04 6.19
2006 3.9 6.05
2007 3.76 5.89
2008 3.62 5.7
2009 3.52 5.49
2010 3.43 5.28
2011 3.34 5.08
2012 3.26 4.89
2013 3.19 4.71
2014 3.12 4.61
2015 3.04 4.53
2016 2.97 4.47
2017 2.92 4.4
2018 2.86 4.37
2019 2.8 4.35
2020 2.75 4.27
2021 2.7 4.18
2022 2.65 4.08
2023 2.61 3.99

Djibouti and Ethiopia demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Ethiopia
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Ethiopia
1960 17.7 18.6
1961 17.7 18.6
1962 17.8 18.6
1963 17.9 18.6
1964 17.9 18.6
1965 17.9 18.6
1966 17.9 18.5
1967 17.9 18.5
1968 17.9 18.4
1969 17.8 18.3
1970 17.8 18.1
1971 17.7 17.9
1972 17.6 17.7
1973 17.5 17.6
1974 17.4 17.5
1975 17.3 17.3
1976 17.3 17.2
1977 17.2 17.1
1978 17.2 17
1979 17.2 16.9
1980 17.2 16.8
1981 17.2 16.8
1982 17.3 16.7
1983 17.3 16.7
1984 17.4 16.8
1985 17.4 16.9
1986 17.5 16.9
1987 17.6 16.9
1988 17.7 16.9
1989 17.8 16.9
1990 17.9 16.9
1991 18 16.9
1992 18.1 16.9
1993 18.2 16.8
1994 18.3 16.7
1995 18.4 16.6
1996 18.6 16.5
1997 18.9 16.4
1998 19.3 16.3
1999 19.6 16.2
2000 19.9 16.2
2001 20.2 16.1
2002 20.4 16.1
2003 20.6 16.1
2004 20.6 16.2
2005 20.7 16.2
2006 20.9 16.3
2007 21.1 16.4
2008 21.3 16.5
2009 21.6 16.7
2010 21.8 16.9
2011 22 17.1
2012 22.3 17.4
2013 22.5 17.6
2014 22.8 17.9
2015 23.1 18.1
2016 23.4 18.3
2017 23.6 18.6
2018 23.9 18.8
2019 24.2 19
2020 24.5 19.2
2021 24.8 19.4
2022 25.1 19.6
2023 25.4 19.7
2024 25.7 19.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Ethiopia
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$126B
2022
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
11.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
2.3%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
0.79%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
138,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-1.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
3.94%
2021
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
37.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
48.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
24.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.5%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$3.78B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$490M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
518,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
29.6%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
48.8%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Ethiopia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
378 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.53
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
16.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
9.69%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
90.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.15%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
92.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
95.4%
2020
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
96.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
55.4%
2023

Society

Djibouti Ethiopia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
1.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+30,069
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
23.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
23.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
56
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
8.63
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
28.2
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
56
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
60.5%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
0.22%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
16.7%
2021

Health

Djibouti Ethiopia
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$27.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$12.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
67.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
25.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.11
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
195
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
46.5
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
2.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
4.4%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
3.06 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Ethiopia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.76%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
3,299 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
148,483 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
65,056 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
74,671 mi
2018

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