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Djibouti vs Gabon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 2.54M in Gabon (ranked 142/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 99,487 sq mi for Gabon (ranked 147th vs. 75th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Gabon ranks 126/197 ($20.9B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Gabon ranks 96/197 ($8,219).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Gabon
Population
1196428
2636721
Population rank 158/197 142/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$20.9B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 126/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$8,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 96/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$21,510
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$15.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
79.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$6,033
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 73/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$5,135
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
99,487 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
25.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
22.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Djibouti and Gabon: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Gabon economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Gabon
Year GDP
Djibouti Gabon
1960 - $141,468,978
1961 - $167,637,907
1962 - $182,796,536
1963 - $154,480,244
1964 - $215,679,855
1965 - $226,474,286
1966 - $245,849,781
1967 - $271,543,680
1968 - $294,468,564
1969 - $318,124,701
1970 - $323,802,476
1971 - $381,687,073
1972 - $430,508,359
1973 - $722,780,701
1974 - $1,544,216,002
1975 - $2,157,592,940
1976 - $3,009,409,974
1977 - $2,809,349,069
1978 - $2,389,479,272
1979 - $3,030,251,120
1980 - $4,279,637,942
1981 - $3,862,269,121
1982 - $3,618,007,841
1983 - $3,391,275,732
1984 - $3,561,451,561
1985 $340,989,528 $3,339,914,757
1986 - $3,403,638,189
1987 $373,371,738 $3,281,797,043
1988 $395,794,539 $3,834,503,376
1989 $409,220,087 $4,186,411,464
1990 $452,328,087 $5,952,293,765
1991 $462,421,999 $5,402,919,785
1992 $478,058,305 $5,592,390,827
1993 $466,048,469 $4,378,645,081
1994 $491,689,221 $4,190,819,344
1995 $497,723,961 $4,958,845,648
1996 $494,004,648 $5,694,040,003
1997 $502,675,542 $5,326,817,115
1998 $514,267,869 $4,483,417,310
1999 $536,080,148 $4,662,992,036
2000 $551,230,862 $5,080,483,629
2001 $572,417,441 $5,023,265,413
2002 $591,122,040 $5,335,451,100
2003 $622,044,666 $6,511,903,365
2004 $666,072,102 $7,770,219,008
2005 $708,633,195 $9,582,783,991
2006 $768,873,684 $10,327,598,306
2007 $847,918,929 $12,455,409,587
2008 $999,105,339 $15,571,348,344
2009 $1,049,110,685 $12,113,699,068
2010 $1,128,611,700 $14,372,593,020
2011 $1,239,144,502 $18,210,307,744
2012 $1,353,632,942 $17,170,464,016
2013 $2,044,440,443 $17,595,744,798
2014 $2,220,637,966 $18,203,966,896
2015 $2,424,391,785 $14,383,107,763
2016 $2,604,955,229 $14,023,890,265
2017 $2,762,581,334 $14,929,487,485
2018 $2,913,464,658 $16,867,326,402
2019 $3,088,851,450 $16,874,405,465
2020 $3,144,136,197 $15,342,236,164
2021 $3,392,796,953 $19,444,935,097
2022 $3,562,814,909 $20,440,655,695
2023 $3,917,150,481 $20,055,720,403
2024 $4,086,402,719 $20,867,044,936

Djibouti and Gabon economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Gabon
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Gabon
1960 - $276.1
1961 - $323
1962 - $348
1963 - $290.7
1964 - $400
1965 - $415
1966 - $443
1967 - $482
1968 - $515
1969 - $545
1970 - $543
1971 - $627
1972 - $693
1973 - $1,140
1974 - $2,384
1975 - $3,258
1976 - $4,441
1977 - $4,048
1978 - $3,360
1979 - $4,155
1980 - $5,718
1981 - $5,026
1982 - $4,584
1983 - $4,182
1984 - $4,273
1985 $847 $3,898
1986 $800 $3,865
1987 $822 $3,624
1988 $817 $4,119
1989 $782 $4,374
1990 $780 $6,051
1991 $733 $5,345
1992 $764 $5,386
1993 $759 $4,106
1994 $785 $3,828
1995 $786 $4,415
1996 $762 $4,943
1997 $748 $4,509
1998 $735 $3,700
1999 $740 $3,751
2000 $738 $3,983
2001 $742 $3,836
2002 $743 $3,966
2003 $765 $4,711
2004 $806 $5,466
2005 $844 $6,548
2006 $898 $6,847
2007 $970 $8,004
2008 $1,119 $9,689
2009 $1,151 $7,291
2010 $1,213 $8,357
2011 $1,306 $10,219
2012 $1,400 $9,297
2013 $2,076 $9,198
2014 $2,215 $9,201
2015 $2,376 $7,047
2016 $2,510 $6,677
2017 $2,619 $6,922
2018 $2,718 $7,624
2019 $2,837 $7,441
2020 $2,845 $6,606
2021 $3,026 $8,181
2022 $3,133 $8,409
2023 $3,398 $8,071
2024 $3,496 $8,219

Djibouti vs. Gabon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Gabon
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Gabon
1950 40.7 39.3
1951 41 40
1952 41.2 40.7
1953 41.5 41.5
1954 41.8 42.2
1955 42 42.9
1956 42.3 43.7
1957 42.6 44.4
1958 42.8 45.1
1959 43.1 45.8
1960 43.4 46.4
1961 43.8 47.1
1962 44.1 47.8
1963 44.4 48.4
1964 44.8 49
1965 45.2 49.7
1966 45.6 50.3
1967 46.1 50.9
1968 46.6 51.5
1969 47.1 52.1
1970 47.5 52.7
1971 47.3 53.3
1972 48.5 53.8
1973 49.1 54.4
1974 49.5 54.9
1975 49.9 55.5
1976 50.3 56
1977 50.8 56.5
1978 51.2 57
1979 51.6 57.4
1980 52 57.9
1981 52.4 58.3
1982 52.9 58.6
1983 53.3 59
1984 53.7 59.3
1985 54.1 59.7
1986 54.5 60
1987 54.8 60.2
1988 55.1 60.4
1989 55.4 60.6
1990 55.5 60.7
1991 55.2 60.9
1992 54.4 61
1993 55.7 61.1
1994 55.6 61.2
1995 56.2 61.3
1996 56.3 61.3
1997 56.2 61.4
1998 56.4 61.5
1999 56.6 61.7
2000 56.7 61.8
2001 57.5 62
2002 57.8 62.2
2003 58 62.5
2004 58.1 62.7
2005 58.5 63
2006 59 63.3
2007 59.4 63.6
2008 59.8 64
2009 60.4 64.4
2010 60.7 64.7
2011 61.3 65.1
2012 61.7 65.4
2013 62.1 65.8
2014 62.4 66.1
2015 62.8 66.3
2016 63.3 66.6
2017 63.7 66.8
2018 64.1 67
2019 64.4 67.3
2020 64.2 67.1
2021 63.8 67.1
2022 65.5 67.7
2023 66 68.3
2024 66.2 68.5
2025 66.4 68.7

Djibouti and Gabon population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Gabon
Year Population
Djibouti Gabon
1960 86,024 512,316
1961 89,390 518,266
1962 93,283 524,649
1963 97,872 531,452
1964 103,198 538,657
1965 109,092 546,308
1966 115,269 554,463
1967 121,649 563,108
1968 128,250 572,257
1969 136,078 583,276
1970 145,175 595,846
1971 155,136 608,348
1972 166,256 620,960
1973 178,449 633,995
1974 192,613 647,691
1975 209,908 662,197
1976 230,737 677,628
1977 254,613 693,984
1978 280,031 711,245
1979 304,513 729,375
1980 325,815 748,389
1981 343,047 768,385
1982 356,880 789,286
1983 369,553 811,005
1984 384,053 833,501
1985 402,687 856,726
1986 426,341 880,705
1987 454,399 905,479
1988 484,523 931,020
1989 523,355 957,138
1990 579,538 983,734
1991 631,092 1,010,818
1992 626,010 1,038,380
1993 614,245 1,066,405
1994 626,710 1,094,720
1995 633,074 1,123,213
1996 648,348 1,152,015
1997 671,817 1,181,439
1998 699,352 1,211,736
1999 724,218 1,243,016
2000 747,318 1,275,572
2001 771,313 1,309,589
2002 795,574 1,345,135
2003 813,519 1,382,350
2004 826,124 1,421,609
2005 839,167 1,463,495
2006 855,764 1,508,337
2007 874,528 1,556,237
2008 892,734 1,607,175
2009 911,527 1,661,556
2010 930,251 1,719,879
2011 948,558 1,781,985
2012 966,747 1,846,889
2013 984,824 1,913,059
2014 1,002,717 1,978,399
2015 1,020,313 2,040,989
2016 1,037,653 2,100,306
2017 1,054,841 2,156,900
2018 1,071,882 2,212,318
2019 1,088,709 2,267,706
2020 1,105,188 2,322,539
2021 1,121,248 2,376,722
2022 1,137,096 2,430,747
2023 1,152,944 2,484,789
2024 1,168,722 2,538,952

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Gabon

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Gabon
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Gabon
1960 6.85 4.42
1961 6.85 4.5
1962 6.85 4.59
1963 6.86 4.65
1964 6.87 4.71
1965 6.86 4.79
1966 6.88 4.86
1967 6.87 4.92
1968 6.88 4.98
1969 6.88 5.05
1970 6.88 5.1
1971 6.88 5.16
1972 6.85 5.24
1973 6.82 5.29
1974 6.78 5.33
1975 6.74 5.39
1976 6.69 5.46
1977 6.64 5.52
1978 6.59 5.57
1979 6.52 5.61
1980 6.46 5.66
1981 6.4 5.73
1982 6.34 5.74
1983 6.3 5.76
1984 6.25 5.73
1985 6.19 5.71
1986 6.14 5.69
1987 6.09 5.67
1988 6.03 5.62
1989 5.97 5.55
1990 5.93 5.46
1991 5.86 5.37
1992 5.75 5.29
1993 5.64 5.19
1994 5.51 5.04
1995 5.33 4.88
1996 5.15 4.74
1997 4.97 4.66
1998 4.8 4.58
1999 4.69 4.5
2000 4.6 4.47
2001 4.52 4.42
2002 4.41 4.36
2003 4.3 4.3
2004 4.16 4.25
2005 4.04 4.21
2006 3.9 4.17
2007 3.76 4.14
2008 3.62 4.12
2009 3.52 4.14
2010 3.43 4.15
2011 3.34 4.15
2012 3.26 4.09
2013 3.19 4.02
2014 3.12 3.95
2015 3.04 3.92
2016 2.97 3.92
2017 2.92 3.91
2018 2.86 3.91
2019 2.8 3.88
2020 2.75 3.83
2021 2.7 3.78
2022 2.65 3.71
2023 2.61 3.65

Djibouti and Gabon demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Gabon
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Gabon
1960 17.7 27.2
1961 17.7 27
1962 17.8 26.8
1963 17.9 26.5
1964 17.9 26.2
1965 17.9 25.9
1966 17.9 25.6
1967 17.9 25.2
1968 17.9 24.8
1969 17.8 24.5
1970 17.8 24.2
1971 17.7 23.9
1972 17.6 23.5
1973 17.5 23.2
1974 17.4 22.9
1975 17.3 22.5
1976 17.3 22.2
1977 17.2 21.9
1978 17.2 21.6
1979 17.2 21.3
1980 17.2 21
1981 17.2 20.7
1982 17.3 20.4
1983 17.3 20.1
1984 17.4 19.9
1985 17.4 19.7
1986 17.5 19.5
1987 17.6 19.3
1988 17.7 19.2
1989 17.8 19
1990 17.9 18.9
1991 18 18.9
1992 18.1 18.8
1993 18.2 18.8
1994 18.3 18.8
1995 18.4 18.8
1996 18.6 18.9
1997 18.9 18.9
1998 19.3 19
1999 19.6 19.1
2000 19.9 19.3
2001 20.2 19.4
2002 20.4 19.6
2003 20.6 19.7
2004 20.6 19.9
2005 20.7 20.1
2006 20.9 20.3
2007 21.1 20.6
2008 21.3 20.8
2009 21.6 21
2010 21.8 21.2
2011 22 21.4
2012 22.3 21.7
2013 22.5 21.9
2014 22.8 22.1
2015 23.1 22.2
2016 23.4 22.3
2017 23.6 22.4
2018 23.9 22.4
2019 24.2 22.5
2020 24.5 22.5
2021 24.8 22.5
2022 25.1 22.5
2023 25.4 22.6
2024 25.7 22.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Gabon
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$19.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
26.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
2.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-5.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
20.4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
50.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
27.7%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2.2%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$1.45B
2023
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$18.5M
2023
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
526,000
2005
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
0.53%
2015
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
68.2%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Gabon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
2,096 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$9.54
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
4.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
1.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
22.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
91.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.57%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-187.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,065 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
33.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
47.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
94.1%
2023

Society

Djibouti Gabon
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+1,105
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
91.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
32.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
3
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
8.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
23.9
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
85.7%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
71.9%
2023

Health

Djibouti Gabon
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$247.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$46
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
3.55%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.48
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
233
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
33.2
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
8.5%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
49
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
8.14 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Gabon
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.17%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
39,184 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
8,314 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
90,715 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
8,886 mi
2001

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