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Djibouti vs Japan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 124M in Japan (ranked 12/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 140,761 sq mi for Japan (ranked 147th vs. 61st).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Japan
Population
1196428
123324642
Population rank 158/197 12/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$4.03T
2024
GDP rank 165/197 4/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$32,476
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 37/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$51,685
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$9.53T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
234.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$76,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 3/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$23,719
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
140,761 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
881 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
50.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
85 years
2025

Djibouti and Japan: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Japan economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Japan
Year GDP
Djibouti Japan
1960 - $47,419,238,274
1961 - $57,266,758,180
1962 - $64,987,857,542
1963 - $74,379,284,603
1964 - $87,490,590,818
1965 - $97,338,107,606
1966 - $113,046,784,179
1967 - $132,475,614,227
1968 - $156,897,496,759
1969 - $184,298,841,305
1970 - $217,223,652,719
1971 - $245,364,056,622
1972 - $324,933,841,269
1973 - $441,460,582,536
1974 - $490,035,789,970
1975 - $532,861,438,885
1976 - $598,883,902,156
1977 - $737,069,290,928
1978 - $1,035,611,588,217
1979 - $1,077,910,077,676
1980 - $1,129,377,244,854
1981 - $1,245,221,410,764
1982 - $1,158,731,426,906
1983 - $1,270,859,919,743
1984 - $1,345,824,500,837
1985 $340,989,528 $1,427,019,759,717
1986 - $2,120,083,812,110
1987 $373,371,738 $2,580,748,422,781
1988 $395,794,539 $3,125,724,434,401
1989 $409,220,087 $3,109,455,047,824
1990 $452,328,087 $3,185,904,656,664
1991 $462,421,999 $3,648,065,760,649
1992 $478,058,305 $3,980,702,922,118
1993 $466,048,469 $4,536,940,479,038
1994 $491,689,221 $4,998,797,547,741
1995 $497,723,961 $5,545,563,663,890
1996 $494,004,648 $4,923,391,533,852
1997 $502,675,542 $4,492,448,605,639
1998 $514,267,869 $4,098,362,709,531
1999 $536,080,148 $4,635,982,224,064
2000 $551,230,862 $4,968,359,075,957
2001 $572,417,441 $4,374,711,694,091
2002 $591,122,040 $4,182,846,045,874
2003 $622,044,666 $4,519,561,645,254
2004 $666,072,102 $4,893,116,005,657
2005 $708,633,195 $4,831,467,035,390
2006 $768,873,684 $4,601,663,122,650
2007 $847,918,929 $4,579,750,920,355
2008 $999,105,339 $5,106,679,115,127
2009 $1,049,110,685 $5,289,493,117,994
2010 $1,128,611,700 $5,759,071,769,013
2011 $1,239,144,502 $6,233,147,172,341
2012 $1,353,632,942 $6,272,362,996,105
2013 $2,044,440,443 $5,212,328,181,166
2014 $2,220,637,966 $4,896,994,405,353
2015 $2,424,391,785 $4,444,930,651,964
2016 $2,604,955,229 $5,003,677,627,544
2017 $2,762,581,334 $4,930,837,369,151
2018 $2,913,464,658 $5,040,880,939,325
2019 $3,088,851,450 $5,117,993,853,017
2020 $3,144,136,197 $5,054,068,005,376
2021 $3,392,796,953 $5,039,148,168,861
2022 $3,562,814,909 $4,262,463,317,797
2023 $3,917,150,481 $4,213,167,237,906
2024 $4,086,402,719 $4,026,210,821,147

Djibouti and Japan economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Japan
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Japan
1960 - $509
1961 - $609
1962 - $685
1963 - $776
1964 - $903
1965 - $994
1966 - $1,144
1967 - $1,326
1968 - $1,553
1969 - $1,803
1970 - $2,101
1971 - $2,321
1972 - $3,031
1973 - $4,061
1974 - $4,448
1975 - $4,776
1976 - $5,310
1977 - $6,473
1978 - $9,012
1979 - $9,301
1980 - $9,669
1981 - $10,583
1982 - $9,780
1983 - $10,652
1984 - $11,207
1985 $847 $11,809
1986 $800 $17,452
1987 $822 $21,142
1988 $817 $25,500
1989 $782 $25,266
1990 $780 $25,801
1991 $733 $29,428
1992 $764 $31,993
1993 $759 $36,345
1994 $785 $39,934
1995 $786 $44,198
1996 $762 $39,150
1997 $748 $35,638
1998 $735 $32,424
1999 $740 $36,610
2000 $738 $39,169
2001 $742 $34,406
2002 $743 $32,821
2003 $765 $35,387
2004 $806 $38,299
2005 $844 $37,813
2006 $898 $35,992
2007 $970 $35,779
2008 $1,119 $39,876
2009 $1,151 $41,309
2010 $1,213 $44,968
2011 $1,306 $48,760
2012 $1,400 $49,145
2013 $2,076 $40,899
2014 $2,215 $38,475
2015 $2,376 $34,961
2016 $2,510 $39,375
2017 $2,619 $38,834
2018 $2,718 $39,751
2019 $2,837 $40,416
2020 $2,845 $40,029
2021 $3,026 $40,095
2022 $3,133 $34,066
2023 $3,398 $33,836
2024 $3,496 $32,476

Djibouti vs. Japan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Japan
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Japan
1950 40.7 59.3
1951 41 61
1952 41.2 63
1953 41.5 63.3
1954 41.8 64.5
1955 42 65.7
1956 42.3 65.6
1957 42.6 65.4
1958 42.8 67
1959 43.1 67.5
1960 43.4 67.7
1961 43.8 68.4
1962 44.1 68.7
1963 44.4 69.7
1964 44.8 70.2
1965 45.2 70.3
1966 45.6 71.1
1967 46.1 71.4
1968 46.6 71.7
1969 47.1 71.9
1970 47.5 72
1971 47.3 72.8
1972 48.5 73.3
1973 49.1 73.4
1974 49.5 73.8
1975 49.9 74.4
1976 50.3 74.8
1977 50.8 75.3
1978 51.2 75.7
1979 51.6 76.2
1980 52 76.1
1981 52.4 76.6
1982 52.9 77.1
1983 53.3 77.1
1984 53.7 77.5
1985 54.1 77.8
1986 54.5 78.2
1987 54.8 78.6
1988 55.1 78.5
1989 55.4 79
1990 55.5 79
1991 55.2 79.3
1992 54.4 79.3
1993 55.7 79.4
1994 55.6 79.8
1995 56.2 79.7
1996 56.3 80.4
1997 56.2 80.6
1998 56.4 80.6
1999 56.6 80.6
2000 56.7 81.2
2001 57.5 81.5
2002 57.8 81.8
2003 58 81.9
2004 58.1 82.1
2005 58.5 82
2006 59 82.4
2007 59.4 82.5
2008 59.8 82.6
2009 60.4 83
2010 60.7 82.9
2011 61.3 82.7
2012 61.7 83.2
2013 62.1 83.4
2014 62.4 83.6
2015 62.8 83.9
2016 63.3 84.1
2017 63.7 84.2
2018 64.1 84.3
2019 64.4 84.4
2020 64.2 84.7
2021 63.8 84.6
2022 65.5 84.1
2023 66 84.7
2024 66.2 84.9
2025 66.4 85

Djibouti and Japan population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Japan
Year Population
Djibouti Japan
1960 86,024 93,216,000
1961 89,390 94,055,000
1962 93,283 94,933,000
1963 97,872 95,900,000
1964 103,198 96,903,000
1965 109,092 97,952,000
1966 115,269 98,851,000
1967 121,649 99,879,000
1968 128,250 101,011,000
1969 136,078 102,219,000
1970 145,175 103,403,000
1971 155,136 105,697,000
1972 166,256 107,188,000
1973 178,449 108,707,000
1974 192,613 110,162,000
1975 209,908 111,573,000
1976 230,737 112,775,000
1977 254,613 113,872,000
1978 280,031 114,913,000
1979 304,513 115,890,000
1980 325,815 116,807,000
1981 343,047 117,661,000
1982 356,880 118,480,000
1983 369,553 119,307,000
1984 384,053 120,083,000
1985 402,687 120,837,000
1986 426,341 121,482,000
1987 454,399 122,069,000
1988 484,523 122,578,000
1989 523,355 123,069,000
1990 579,538 123,478,000
1991 631,092 123,964,000
1992 626,010 124,425,000
1993 614,245 124,829,000
1994 626,710 125,178,000
1995 633,074 125,472,000
1996 648,348 125,757,000
1997 671,817 126,057,000
1998 699,352 126,400,000
1999 724,218 126,631,000
2000 747,318 126,843,000
2001 771,313 127,149,000
2002 795,574 127,445,000
2003 813,519 127,718,000
2004 826,124 127,761,000
2005 839,167 127,773,000
2006 855,764 127,854,000
2007 874,528 128,001,000
2008 892,734 128,063,000
2009 911,527 128,047,000
2010 930,251 128,070,000
2011 948,558 127,833,000
2012 966,747 127,629,000
2013 984,824 127,445,000
2014 1,002,717 127,276,000
2015 1,020,313 127,141,000
2016 1,037,653 127,076,000
2017 1,054,841 126,972,000
2018 1,071,882 126,811,000
2019 1,088,709 126,633,000
2020 1,105,188 126,261,000
2021 1,121,248 125,681,593
2022 1,137,096 125,124,989
2023 1,152,944 124,516,650
2024 1,168,722 123,975,371

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Japan

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Japan
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Japan
1960 6.85 2
1961 6.85 1.96
1962 6.85 1.98
1963 6.86 2
1964 6.87 2.05
1965 6.86 2.14
1966 6.88 1.58
1967 6.87 2.23
1968 6.88 2.13
1969 6.88 2.13
1970 6.88 2.13
1971 6.88 2.16
1972 6.85 2.14
1973 6.82 2.14
1974 6.78 2.05
1975 6.74 1.91
1976 6.69 1.85
1977 6.64 1.8
1978 6.59 1.79
1979 6.52 1.77
1980 6.46 1.75
1981 6.4 1.74
1982 6.34 1.77
1983 6.3 1.8
1984 6.25 1.81
1985 6.19 1.76
1986 6.14 1.72
1987 6.09 1.69
1988 6.03 1.66
1989 5.97 1.57
1990 5.93 1.54
1991 5.86 1.53
1992 5.75 1.5
1993 5.64 1.46
1994 5.51 1.5
1995 5.33 1.42
1996 5.15 1.43
1997 4.97 1.39
1998 4.8 1.38
1999 4.69 1.34
2000 4.6 1.36
2001 4.52 1.33
2002 4.41 1.32
2003 4.3 1.29
2004 4.16 1.29
2005 4.04 1.26
2006 3.9 1.32
2007 3.76 1.34
2008 3.62 1.37
2009 3.52 1.37
2010 3.43 1.39
2011 3.34 1.39
2012 3.26 1.41
2013 3.19 1.43
2014 3.12 1.42
2015 3.04 1.45
2016 2.97 1.44
2017 2.92 1.43
2018 2.86 1.42
2019 2.8 1.36
2020 2.75 1.33
2021 2.7 1.3
2022 2.65 1.26
2023 2.61 1.2

Djibouti and Japan demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Japan
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Japan
1960 17.7 25.8
1961 17.7 26.2
1962 17.8 26.5
1963 17.9 26.9
1964 17.9 27.2
1965 17.9 27.6
1966 17.9 28
1967 17.9 28.4
1968 17.9 28.6
1969 17.8 28.9
1970 17.8 29.2
1971 17.7 29.6
1972 17.6 29.9
1973 17.5 30.2
1974 17.4 30.4
1975 17.3 30.6
1976 17.3 30.9
1977 17.2 31.5
1978 17.2 32
1979 17.2 32.4
1980 17.2 32.8
1981 17.2 33.1
1982 17.3 33.7
1983 17.3 34.3
1984 17.4 34.9
1985 17.4 35.4
1986 17.5 35.9
1987 17.6 36.3
1988 17.7 36.8
1989 17.8 37.2
1990 17.9 37.7
1991 18 38.2
1992 18.1 38.7
1993 18.2 39.2
1994 18.3 39.6
1995 18.4 40
1996 18.6 40.3
1997 18.9 40.7
1998 19.3 41
1999 19.6 41.4
2000 19.9 41.8
2001 20.2 42.1
2002 20.4 42.5
2003 20.6 42.8
2004 20.6 43.2
2005 20.7 43.6
2006 20.9 43.9
2007 21.1 44.2
2008 21.3 44.6
2009 21.6 44.9
2010 21.8 45.2
2011 22 45.5
2012 22.3 45.8
2013 22.5 46.2
2014 22.8 46.6
2015 23.1 47
2016 23.4 47.3
2017 23.6 47.6
2018 23.9 48
2019 24.2 48.3
2020 24.5 48.7
2021 24.8 49.1
2022 25.1 49.5
2023 25.4 50
2024 25.7 50.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Japan
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$4.47T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
39.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
3.24%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
1.2%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
261,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-2.85%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
2.5%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
69.8%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
28.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
23.9%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2.4%
2020
Number of millionaires n/a
2,827,956
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.72%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
3,971
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$6.31T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$1.23T
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$4.64B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
4,115,799
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
98.5%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Japan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
3,039 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
945 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
7.59 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
84.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
8.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
10.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
87.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,655 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
8.48%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
8.38%
2023
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Japan
% of world population
0.01%
2024
1.52%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+153,357
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
92.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
88.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
71
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
98
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
0.23
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
3.6
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
99%
2002
English speaking
1%
2025
15%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
87%
2023

Health

Djibouti Japan
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$3,889
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$427
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
85 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
2.61
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.7 years
2025
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
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
5.57%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
78
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
6.38 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Japan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
1,135 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
17,788 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
96,275 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
757,310 mi
2021

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