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Djibouti vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 147th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Iceland
Population
1196428
412970
Population rank 158/197 172/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Djibouti and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Iceland
Year GDP
Djibouti Iceland
1960 - $252,169,712
1961 - $257,703,245
1962 - $289,200,704
1963 - $345,175,036
1964 - $440,797,869
1965 - $531,569,564
1966 - $638,349,755
1967 - $630,567,116
1968 - $481,532,848
1969 - $420,945,148
1970 - $526,704,545
1971 - $670,251,136
1972 - $839,652,164
1973 - $1,154,440,253
1974 - $1,515,190,595
1975 - $1,406,875,081
1976 - $1,669,488,390
1977 - $2,208,509,076
1978 - $2,511,826,196
1979 - $2,853,435,054
1980 - $3,381,419,251
1981 - $3,492,997,010
1982 - $3,206,626,645
1983 - $2,765,950,336
1984 - $2,864,441,387
1985 $340,989,528 $2,984,052,357
1986 - $3,989,622,739
1987 $373,371,738 $5,520,318,405
1988 $395,794,539 $6,106,635,816
1989 $409,220,087 $5,672,569,449
1990 $452,328,087 $6,468,736,356
1991 $462,421,999 $6,909,730,288
1992 $478,058,305 $7,080,981,738
1993 $466,048,469 $6,218,581,532
1994 $491,689,221 $6,389,460,343
1995 $497,723,961 $7,123,633,418
1996 $494,004,648 $7,426,082,271
1997 $502,675,542 $7,569,672,925
1998 $514,267,869 $8,503,746,468
1999 $536,080,148 $8,982,047,589
2000 $551,230,862 $9,025,660,362
2001 $572,417,441 $8,234,846,805
2002 $591,122,040 $9,318,395,055
2003 $622,044,666 $11,429,333,038
2004 $666,072,102 $13,825,302,536
2005 $708,633,195 $16,852,963,067
2006 $768,873,684 $17,465,318,552
2007 $847,918,929 $21,652,505,597
2008 $999,105,339 $18,074,622,987
2009 $1,049,110,685 $13,154,414,219
2010 $1,128,611,700 $13,751,161,918
2011 $1,239,144,502 $15,221,622,926
2012 $1,353,632,942 $14,751,508,134
2013 $2,044,440,443 $16,125,060,515
2014 $2,220,637,966 $17,867,662,178
2015 $2,424,391,785 $17,517,210,519
2016 $2,604,955,229 $20,793,168,031
2017 $2,762,581,334 $24,728,285,177
2018 $2,913,464,658 $26,260,850,582
2019 $3,088,851,450 $24,681,343,649
2020 $3,144,136,197 $21,629,953,194
2021 $3,392,796,953 $25,770,339,317
2022 $3,562,814,909 $28,696,453,180
2023 $3,917,150,481 $31,452,223,862
2024 $4,086,402,719 $33,462,807,983

Djibouti and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Iceland
1960 - $1,436
1961 - $1,439
1962 - $1,586
1963 - $1,859
1964 - $2,332
1965 - $2,764
1966 - $3,264
1967 - $3,173
1968 - $2,390
1969 - $2,070
1970 - $2,576
1971 - $3,252
1972 - $4,015
1973 - $5,437
1974 - $7,041
1975 - $6,454
1976 - $7,583
1977 - $9,957
1978 - $11,237
1979 - $12,641
1980 - $14,822
1981 - $15,137
1982 - $13,712
1983 - $11,672
1984 - $11,960
1985 $847 $12,361
1986 $800 $16,406
1987 $822 $22,453
1988 $817 $24,452
1989 $782 $22,434
1990 $780 $25,385
1991 $733 $26,803
1992 $764 $27,124
1993 $759 $23,580
1994 $785 $24,019
1995 $786 $26,634
1996 $762 $27,615
1997 $748 $27,919
1998 $735 $31,030
1999 $740 $32,382
2000 $738 $32,096
2001 $742 $28,897
2002 $743 $32,409
2003 $765 $39,477
2004 $806 $47,335
2005 $844 $56,795
2006 $898 $57,493
2007 $970 $69,496
2008 $1,119 $56,943
2009 $1,151 $41,301
2010 $1,213 $43,237
2011 $1,306 $47,715
2012 $1,400 $45,996
2013 $2,076 $49,805
2014 $2,215 $54,577
2015 $2,376 $52,952
2016 $2,510 $61,988
2017 $2,619 $72,010
2018 $2,718 $74,452
2019 $2,837 $68,452
2020 $2,845 $59,024
2021 $3,026 $69,178
2022 $3,133 $75,121
2023 $3,398 $79,960
2024 $3,496 $82,704

Djibouti vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Iceland
1950 40.7 71
1951 41 71
1952 41.2 72.4
1953 41.5 72.3
1954 41.8 73.3
1955 42 73.3
1956 42.3 72.9
1957 42.6 73.4
1958 42.8 73.3
1959 43.1 72.6
1960 43.4 74
1961 43.8 73.4
1962 44.1 73.6
1963 44.4 72.9
1964 44.8 73.5
1965 45.2 73.8
1966 45.6 73.1
1967 46.1 73.7
1968 46.6 73.9
1969 47.1 73.7
1970 47.5 73.8
1971 47.3 73.5
1972 48.5 74.4
1973 49.1 74.3
1974 49.5 74.1
1975 49.9 75.3
1976 50.3 76.6
1977 50.8 76.1
1978 51.2 76.4
1979 51.6 76.5
1980 52 76.6
1981 52.4 76.2
1982 52.9 76.8
1983 53.3 76.4
1984 53.7 77.3
1985 54.1 77.4
1986 54.5 77.9
1987 54.8 77.1
1988 55.1 76.9
1989 55.4 77.9
1990 55.5 77.7
1991 55.2 77.8
1992 54.4 78.6
1993 55.7 78.8
1994 55.6 79
1995 56.2 77.5
1996 56.3 78.6
1997 56.2 78.7
1998 56.4 79.4
1999 56.6 79.2
2000 56.7 79.5
2001 57.5 80.4
2002 57.8 80.3
2003 58 80.8
2004 58.1 80.7
2005 58.5 81.2
2006 59 80.9
2007 59.4 81.1
2008 59.8 81.2
2009 60.4 81.4
2010 60.7 81.6
2011 61.3 82
2012 61.7 82.3
2013 62.1 81.7
2014 62.4 82.4
2015 62.8 82.2
2016 63.3 81.8
2017 63.7 82.2
2018 64.1 82.5
2019 64.4 82.8
2020 64.2 82.7
2021 63.8 82.8
2022 65.5 81.6
2023 66 82.7
2024 66.2 83
2025 66.4 83.2

Djibouti and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Iceland
Year Population
Djibouti Iceland
1960 86,024 175,574
1961 89,390 179,029
1962 93,283 182,378
1963 97,872 185,653
1964 103,198 188,983
1965 109,092 192,286
1966 115,269 195,570
1967 121,649 198,751
1968 128,250 201,488
1969 136,078 203,369
1970 145,175 204,438
1971 155,136 206,098
1972 166,256 209,137
1973 178,449 212,317
1974 192,613 215,209
1975 209,908 217,979
1976 230,737 220,154
1977 254,613 221,799
1978 280,031 223,537
1979 304,513 225,735
1980 325,815 228,138
1981 343,047 230,755
1982 356,880 233,860
1983 369,553 236,977
1984 384,053 239,511
1985 402,687 241,405
1986 426,341 243,180
1987 454,399 245,859
1988 484,523 249,740
1989 523,355 252,852
1990 579,538 254,826
1991 631,092 257,797
1992 626,010 261,057
1993 614,245 263,725
1994 626,710 266,021
1995 633,074 267,468
1996 648,348 268,916
1997 671,817 271,128
1998 699,352 274,047
1999 724,218 277,381
2000 747,318 281,205
2001 771,313 284,968
2002 795,574 287,523
2003 813,519 289,521
2004 826,124 292,074
2005 839,167 296,734
2006 855,764 303,782
2007 874,528 311,566
2008 892,734 317,414
2009 911,527 318,499
2010 930,251 318,041
2011 948,558 319,014
2012 966,747 320,716
2013 984,824 323,764
2014 1,002,717 327,386
2015 1,020,313 330,815
2016 1,037,653 335,439
2017 1,054,841 343,400
2018 1,071,882 352,721
2019 1,088,709 360,563
2020 1,105,188 366,463
2021 1,121,248 372,520
2022 1,137,096 382,003
2023 1,152,944 393,349
2024 1,168,722 404,610

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Iceland

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Iceland
1960 6.85 4.29
1961 6.85 3.88
1962 6.85 3.98
1963 6.86 3.99
1964 6.87 3.88
1965 6.86 3.73
1966 6.88 3.59
1967 6.87 3.28
1968 6.88 3.06
1969 6.88 2.99
1970 6.88 2.81
1971 6.88 2.92
1972 6.85 3.09
1973 6.82 2.94
1974 6.78 2.66
1975 6.74 2.65
1976 6.69 2.52
1977 6.64 2.31
1978 6.59 2.35
1979 6.52 2.49
1980 6.46 2.48
1981 6.4 2.33
1982 6.34 2.27
1983 6.3 2.24
1984 6.25 2.08
1985 6.19 1.93
1986 6.14 1.92
1987 6.09 2.06
1988 6.03 2.26
1989 5.97 2.19
1990 5.93 2.3
1991 5.86 2.18
1992 5.75 2.21
1993 5.64 2.22
1994 5.51 2.14
1995 5.33 2.08
1996 5.15 2.12
1997 4.97 2.04
1998 4.8 2.05
1999 4.69 1.99
2000 4.6 2.08
2001 4.52 1.95
2002 4.41 1.93
2003 4.3 1.99
2004 4.16 2.04
2005 4.04 2.05
2006 3.9 2.08
2007 3.76 2.09
2008 3.62 2.15
2009 3.52 2.23
2010 3.43 2.2
2011 3.34 2.02
2012 3.26 2.04
2013 3.19 1.93
2014 3.12 1.93
2015 3.04 1.8
2016 2.97 1.74
2017 2.92 1.71
2018 2.86 1.71
2019 2.8 1.74
2020 2.75 1.72
2021 2.7 1.82
2022 2.65 1.59
2023 2.61 1.59

Djibouti and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Iceland
1960 17.7 25.4
1961 17.7 25.2
1962 17.8 24.9
1963 17.9 24.7
1964 17.9 24.4
1965 17.9 24.2
1966 17.9 24.1
1967 17.9 24.1
1968 17.9 24.2
1969 17.8 24.3
1970 17.8 24.5
1971 17.7 24.7
1972 17.6 24.8
1973 17.5 24.9
1974 17.4 25.1
1975 17.3 25.4
1976 17.3 25.7
1977 17.2 26
1978 17.2 26.4
1979 17.2 26.7
1980 17.2 26.9
1981 17.2 27.2
1982 17.3 27.5
1983 17.3 27.7
1984 17.4 28
1985 17.4 28.4
1986 17.5 28.8
1987 17.6 29.1
1988 17.7 29.3
1989 17.8 29.6
1990 17.9 30
1991 18 30.2
1992 18.1 30.5
1993 18.2 30.8
1994 18.3 31.1
1995 18.4 31.5
1996 18.6 31.8
1997 18.9 32.1
1998 19.3 32.4
1999 19.6 32.6
2000 19.9 32.8
2001 20.2 33
2002 20.4 33.4
2003 20.6 33.7
2004 20.6 34
2005 20.7 34.2
2006 20.9 34.5
2007 21.1 34.6
2008 21.3 34.5
2009 21.6 34.6
2010 21.8 34.9
2011 22 35.1
2012 22.3 35.4
2013 22.5 35.5
2014 22.8 35.7
2015 23.1 36
2016 23.4 36.2
2017 23.6 36.3
2018 23.9 36.4
2019 24.2 36.5
2020 24.5 36.6
2021 24.8 36.7
2022 25.1 36.7
2023 25.4 36.9
2024 25.7 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
n/a
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
99.9%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Iceland
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
99%
2003
English speaking
1%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Djibouti Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Iceland
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
8,014 mi
2012

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