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Djibouti vs France statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 68.5M in France (ranked 23/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 208,090 sq mi for France (ranked 147th vs. 48th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while France ranks 27/197 ($46,150).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti France
Population
1196428
68701054
Population rank 158/197 23/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$3.16T
2024
GDP rank 165/197 7/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$46,150
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 27/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$61,322
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$3.58T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
116.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$52,199
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 8/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$33,898
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
208,090 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
329 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.66
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
43 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Djibouti and France: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and France economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

France
Year GDP
Djibouti France
1960 - $61,756,878,990
1961 - $66,806,595,975
1962 - $74,888,595,286
1963 - $83,957,182,115
1964 - $93,079,224,076
1965 - $100,522,559,916
1966 - $108,928,356,519
1967 - $117,751,396,249
1968 - $128,427,504,709
1969 - $140,361,802,782
1970 - $146,926,998,937
1971 - $164,238,872,973
1972 - $201,621,751,625
1973 - $262,343,828,816
1974 - $283,102,178,123
1975 - $356,780,728,163
1976 - $368,488,292,816
1977 - $406,736,454,934
1978 - $501,724,418,605
1979 - $608,218,624,730
1980 - $694,529,183,483
1981 - $609,184,791,792
1982 - $578,152,310,610
1983 - $553,356,312,936
1984 - $525,033,325,828
1985 $340,989,528 $547,220,981,165
1986 - $764,946,585,851
1987 $373,371,738 $926,320,855,615
1988 $395,794,539 $1,010,827,662,152
1989 $409,220,087 $1,016,742,237,302
1990 $452,328,087 $1,257,649,439,827
1991 $462,421,999 $1,258,961,748,634
1992 $478,058,305 $1,389,663,073,110
1993 $466,048,469 $1,314,383,368,080
1994 $491,689,221 $1,385,822,778,828
1995 $497,723,961 $1,595,219,345,512
1996 $494,004,648 $1,598,889,216,566
1997 $502,675,542 $1,449,392,222,971
1998 $514,267,869 $1,496,906,382,032
1999 $536,080,148 $1,486,915,879,702
2000 $551,230,862 $1,360,959,069,477
2001 $572,417,441 $1,370,376,677,299
2002 $591,122,040 $1,492,427,756,382
2003 $622,044,666 $1,835,095,983,049
2004 $666,072,102 $2,109,792,297,237
2005 $708,633,195 $2,192,146,403,028
2006 $768,873,684 $2,317,861,544,691
2007 $847,918,929 $2,655,816,911,867
2008 $999,105,339 $2,926,802,941,586
2009 $1,049,110,685 $2,700,075,882,519
2010 $1,128,611,700 $2,646,230,027,988
2011 $1,239,144,502 $2,870,408,553,990
2012 $1,353,632,942 $2,683,007,095,787
2013 $2,044,440,443 $2,816,077,607,875
2014 $2,220,637,966 $2,861,236,112,552
2015 $2,424,391,785 $2,442,483,452,643
2016 $2,604,955,229 $2,470,407,619,777
2017 $2,762,581,334 $2,588,868,323,335
2018 $2,913,464,658 $2,781,576,320,884
2019 $3,088,851,450 $2,722,793,515,172
2020 $3,144,136,197 $2,647,926,055,110
2021 $3,392,796,953 $2,966,433,692,008
2022 $3,562,814,909 $2,796,302,210,399
2023 $3,917,150,481 $3,051,831,611,385
2024 $4,086,402,719 $3,162,079,073,496

Djibouti and France economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

France
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti France
1960 - $1,303
1961 - $1,395
1962 - $1,548
1963 - $1,718
1964 - $1,884
1965 - $2,015
1966 - $2,165
1967 - $2,321
1968 - $2,513
1969 - $2,724
1970 - $2,825
1971 - $3,128
1972 - $3,807
1973 - $4,914
1974 - $5,267
1975 - $6,607
1976 - $6,795
1977 - $7,465
1978 - $9,167
1979 - $11,063
1980 - $12,565
1981 - $10,956
1982 - $10,360
1983 - $9,862
1984 - $9,312
1985 $847 $9,657
1986 $800 $13,430
1987 $822 $16,176
1988 $817 $17,550
1989 $782 $17,547
1990 $780 $21,586
1991 $733 $21,501
1992 $764 $23,615
1993 $759 $22,239
1994 $785 $23,360
1995 $786 $26,792
1996 $762 $26,758
1997 $748 $24,169
1998 $735 $24,869
1999 $740 $24,576
2000 $738 $22,341
2001 $742 $22,332
2002 $743 $24,145
2003 $765 $29,480
2004 $806 $33,645
2005 $844 $34,696
2006 $898 $36,432
2007 $970 $41,486
2008 $1,119 $45,465
2009 $1,151 $41,728
2010 $1,213 $40,695
2011 $1,306 $43,930
2012 $1,400 $40,864
2013 $2,076 $42,669
2014 $2,215 $43,148
2015 $2,376 $36,702
2016 $2,510 $37,024
2017 $2,619 $38,687
2018 $2,718 $41,418
2019 $2,837 $40,408
2020 $2,845 $39,170
2021 $3,026 $43,725
2022 $3,133 $41,083
2023 $3,398 $44,691
2024 $3,496 $46,150

Djibouti vs. France life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

France
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti France
1950 40.7 66.4
1951 41 66.1
1952 41.2 67.4
1953 41.5 67.3
1954 41.8 68.2
1955 42 68.4
1956 42.3 68.5
1957 42.6 68.9
1958 42.8 70.1
1959 43.1 70.2
1960 43.4 70.4
1961 43.8 71
1962 44.1 70.5
1963 44.4 70.3
1964 44.8 71.3
1965 45.2 71.1
1966 45.6 71.5
1967 46.1 71.5
1968 46.6 71.5
1969 47.1 71.2
1970 47.5 72.1
1971 47.3 72.1
1972 48.5 72.3
1973 49.1 72.5
1974 49.5 72.8
1975 49.9 72.9
1976 50.3 73.1
1977 50.8 73.7
1978 51.2 73.8
1979 51.6 74.1
1980 52 74.2
1981 52.4 74.4
1982 52.9 74.8
1983 53.3 74.7
1984 53.7 75.2
1985 54.1 75.3
1986 54.5 75.6
1987 54.8 76.1
1988 55.1 76.4
1989 55.4 76.5
1990 55.5 76.8
1991 55.2 77
1992 54.4 77.3
1993 55.7 77.3
1994 55.6 77.8
1995 56.2 77.9
1996 56.3 78.1
1997 56.2 78.4
1998 56.4 78.6
1999 56.6 78.7
2000 56.7 79
2001 57.5 79.2
2002 57.8 79.4
2003 58 79.4
2004 58.1 80.3
2005 58.5 80.3
2006 59 80.7
2007 59.4 81
2008 59.8 81
2009 60.4 81.2
2010 60.7 81.4
2011 61.3 81.8
2012 61.7 81.7
2013 62.1 82
2014 62.4 82.4
2015 62.8 82.1
2016 63.3 82.4
2017 63.7 82.4
2018 64.1 82.6
2019 64.4 82.7
2020 64.2 82.2
2021 63.8 82.3
2022 65.5 82.5
2023 66 83.3
2024 66.2 83.5
2025 66.4 83.6

Djibouti and France population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

France
Year Population
Djibouti France
1960 86,024 47,412,964
1961 89,390 47,905,982
1962 93,283 48,389,516
1963 97,872 48,877,567
1964 103,198 49,401,492
1965 109,092 49,877,725
1966 115,269 50,311,637
1967 121,649 50,722,791
1968 128,250 51,112,980
1969 136,078 51,536,014
1970 145,175 52,007,169
1971 155,136 52,499,553
1972 166,256 52,962,356
1973 178,449 53,392,161
1974 192,613 53,746,571
1975 209,908 54,002,853
1976 230,737 54,232,383
1977 254,613 54,486,467
1978 280,031 54,734,030
1979 304,513 54,979,851
1980 325,815 55,274,184
1981 343,047 55,603,353
1982 356,880 55,806,789
1983 369,553 56,108,330
1984 384,053 56,383,085
1985 402,687 56,665,619
1986 426,341 56,956,002
1987 454,399 57,266,167
1988 484,523 57,598,186
1989 523,355 57,943,062
1990 579,538 58,261,012
1991 631,092 58,554,242
1992 626,010 58,846,584
1993 614,245 59,103,094
1994 626,710 59,324,863
1995 633,074 59,541,294
1996 648,348 59,754,504
1997 671,817 59,968,066
1998 699,352 60,190,684
1999 724,218 60,501,986
2000 747,318 60,918,661
2001 771,313 61,364,377
2002 795,574 61,812,142
2003 813,519 62,249,855
2004 826,124 62,707,588
2005 839,167 63,180,854
2006 855,764 63,622,342
2007 874,528 64,016,890
2008 892,734 64,375,116
2009 911,527 64,706,436
2010 930,251 65,026,211
2011 948,558 65,340,830
2012 966,747 65,657,659
2013 984,824 65,997,932
2014 1,002,717 66,312,067
2015 1,020,313 66,548,272
2016 1,037,653 66,724,104
2017 1,054,841 66,918,020
2018 1,071,882 67,158,348
2019 1,088,709 67,382,061
2020 1,105,188 67,601,110
2021 1,121,248 67,842,811
2022 1,137,096 68,065,015
2023 1,152,944 68,287,487
2024 1,168,722 68,516,699

Fertility rates in Djibouti and France

Fertility rate
Djibouti

France
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti France
1960 6.85 2.85
1961 6.85 2.87
1962 6.85 2.89
1963 6.86 2.89
1964 6.87 2.87
1965 6.86 2.84
1966 6.88 2.8
1967 6.87 2.75
1968 6.88 2.69
1969 6.88 2.62
1970 6.88 2.55
1971 6.88 2.47
1972 6.85 2.38
1973 6.82 2.28
1974 6.78 2.18
1975 6.74 2.09
1976 6.69 2.01
1977 6.64 1.94
1978 6.59 1.89
1979 6.52 1.87
1980 6.46 1.85
1981 6.4 1.85
1982 6.34 1.86
1983 6.3 1.86
1984 6.25 1.86
1985 6.19 1.86
1986 6.14 1.85
1987 6.09 1.83
1988 6.03 1.81
1989 5.97 1.79
1990 5.93 1.77
1991 5.86 1.75
1992 5.75 1.74
1993 5.64 1.73
1994 5.51 1.73
1995 5.33 1.74
1996 5.15 1.75
1997 4.97 1.77
1998 4.8 1.78
1999 4.69 1.81
2000 4.6 1.89
2001 4.52 1.9
2002 4.41 1.88
2003 4.3 1.89
2004 4.16 1.92
2005 4.04 1.94
2006 3.9 2
2007 3.76 1.98
2008 3.62 2.01
2009 3.52 2
2010 3.43 2.03
2011 3.34 2.01
2012 3.26 2.01
2013 3.19 1.99
2014 3.12 2
2015 3.04 1.96
2016 2.97 1.92
2017 2.92 1.89
2018 2.86 1.87
2019 2.8 1.86
2020 2.75 1.83
2021 2.7 1.84
2022 2.65 1.79
2023 2.61 1.66

Djibouti and France demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

France
Year Median age, years
Djibouti France
1960 17.7 32.8
1961 17.7 32.8
1962 17.8 32.9
1963 17.9 32.8
1964 17.9 32.8
1965 17.9 32.7
1966 17.9 32.7
1967 17.9 32.7
1968 17.9 32.6
1969 17.8 32.5
1970 17.8 32.4
1971 17.7 32.2
1972 17.6 32
1973 17.5 31.8
1974 17.4 31.7
1975 17.3 31.6
1976 17.3 31.7
1977 17.2 31.9
1978 17.2 32.1
1979 17.2 32.3
1980 17.2 32.4
1981 17.2 32.6
1982 17.3 32.8
1983 17.3 33
1984 17.4 33.3
1985 17.4 33.5
1986 17.5 33.7
1987 17.6 34
1988 17.7 34.2
1989 17.8 34.5
1990 17.9 34.7
1991 18 35
1992 18.1 35.3
1993 18.2 35.6
1994 18.3 35.9
1995 18.4 36.2
1996 18.6 36.5
1997 18.9 36.8
1998 19.3 37.1
1999 19.6 37.4
2000 19.9 37.7
2001 20.2 37.9
2002 20.4 38.2
2003 20.6 38.4
2004 20.6 38.6
2005 20.7 38.9
2006 20.9 39.1
2007 21.1 39.4
2008 21.3 39.6
2009 21.6 39.8
2010 21.8 40
2011 22 40.3
2012 22.3 40.5
2013 22.5 40.8
2014 22.8 41
2015 23.1 41.2
2016 23.4 41.4
2017 23.6 41.6
2018 23.9 41.9
2019 24.2 42.1
2020 24.5 42.3
2021 24.8 42.4
2022 25.1 42.6
2023 25.4 42.8
2024 25.7 43

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Finance

Djibouti France
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$3.1T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
57.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
5.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
304,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-5.46%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
7.39%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
70.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
17.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
2,868,031
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.42%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
52
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
457
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.37T
2018
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$283B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$38.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
117,109,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
4.8%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
99.2%
2024

Energy

Djibouti France
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
3,140 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
282.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
4.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
46.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
16.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
46.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
47.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,423 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
22.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
11.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
64.3%
2023
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti France
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+90,527
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
82%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
85.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
85
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
1.34
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
99%
2003
English speaking
1%
2025
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
88.7%
2024

Health

Djibouti France
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$4,865
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$434
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
3.34
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
4.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
10%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
80
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
34.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
10.3 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti France
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.36%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
3,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
109,256 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
67,580 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
654,437 mi
2011

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