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Djibouti vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 147th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Kenya
Population
1196428
58419239
Population rank 158/197 26/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
64 years
2025

Djibouti and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Kenya
Year GDP
Djibouti Kenya
1960 - $791,265,459
1961 - $792,959,473
1962 - $868,111,401
1963 - $926,589,349
1964 - $998,759,334
1965 - $997,919,321
1966 - $1,164,519,674
1967 - $1,232,559,507
1968 - $1,353,295,459
1969 - $1,458,379,417
1970 - $1,603,447,359
1971 - $1,778,391,289
1972 - $2,107,279,157
1973 - $2,509,001,324
1974 - $2,969,958,812
1975 - $3,259,345,083
1976 - $3,474,542,392
1977 - $4,494,378,764
1978 - $5,303,735,111
1979 - $6,234,391,113
1980 - $7,265,315,820
1981 - $6,854,491,706
1982 - $6,431,579,357
1983 - $5,979,198,314
1984 - $6,191,437,070
1985 $340,989,528 $6,135,034,214
1986 - $7,239,126,568
1987 $373,371,738 $7,970,820,369
1988 $395,794,539 $8,355,380,879
1989 $409,220,087 $8,283,114,514
1990 $452,328,087 $8,572,359,038
1991 $462,421,999 $8,151,488,783
1992 $478,058,305 $8,209,120,763
1993 $466,048,469 $5,751,786,643
1994 $491,689,221 $7,148,148,564
1995 $497,723,961 $9,046,320,255
1996 $494,004,648 $12,045,865,396
1997 $502,675,542 $13,115,764,358
1998 $514,267,869 $14,093,998,844
1999 $536,080,148 $12,896,010,459
2000 $551,230,862 $12,705,350,098
2001 $572,417,441 $12,986,007,426
2002 $591,122,040 $13,147,736,899
2003 $622,044,666 $14,904,517,650
2004 $666,072,102 $16,095,337,094
2005 $708,633,195 $18,737,895,513
2006 $768,873,684 $25,825,512,284
2007 $847,918,929 $31,958,195,182
2008 $999,105,339 $35,895,153,328
2009 $1,049,110,685 $42,347,217,913
2010 $1,128,611,700 $45,405,615,064
2011 $1,239,144,502 $46,869,473,151
2012 $1,353,632,942 $56,396,704,672
2013 $2,044,440,443 $61,671,440,408
2014 $2,220,637,966 $68,285,796,514
2015 $2,424,391,785 $70,120,446,897
2016 $2,604,955,229 $74,815,144,164
2017 $2,762,581,334 $82,036,510,877
2018 $2,913,464,658 $92,202,979,985
2019 $3,088,851,450 $100,378,436,207
2020 $3,144,136,197 $100,657,505,751
2021 $3,392,796,953 $109,703,658,905
2022 $3,562,814,909 $114,448,978,153
2023 $3,917,150,481 $108,038,588,971
2024 $4,086,402,719 $124,498,691,699

Djibouti and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Kenya
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $99.3
1962 - $104.6
1963 - $107.4
1964 - $111.3
1965 - $106.9
1966 - $119.8
1967 - $121.9
1968 - $128.7
1969 - $133.3
1970 - $141
1971 - $150.9
1972 - $172.6
1973 - $198.6
1974 - $227.2
1975 - $241.2
1976 - $248.9
1977 - $311
1978 - $355
1979 - $403
1980 - $454
1981 - $413
1982 - $374
1983 - $335
1984 - $334
1985 $847 $320
1986 $800 $364
1987 $822 $387
1988 $817 $391
1989 $782 $374
1990 $780 $374
1991 $733 $345
1992 $764 $337
1993 $759 $229
1994 $785 $276.4
1995 $786 $340
1996 $762 $441
1997 $748 $467
1998 $735 $488
1999 $740 $434
2000 $738 $415
2001 $742 $411
2002 $743 $403
2003 $765 $443
2004 $806 $464
2005 $844 $523
2006 $898 $700
2007 $970 $840
2008 $1,119 $916
2009 $1,151 $1,048
2010 $1,213 $1,092
2011 $1,306 $1,096
2012 $1,400 $1,285
2013 $2,076 $1,371
2014 $2,215 $1,483
2015 $2,376 $1,489
2016 $2,510 $1,554
2017 $2,619 $1,667
2018 $2,718 $1,836
2019 $2,837 $1,960
2020 $2,845 $1,928
2021 $3,026 $2,061
2022 $3,133 $2,110
2023 $3,398 $1,952
2024 $3,496 $2,206

Djibouti vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Kenya
1950 40.7 36.9
1951 41 38
1952 41.2 38.6
1953 41.5 39.8
1954 41.8 41
1955 42 42.3
1956 42.3 43.5
1957 42.6 45.3
1958 42.8 46.5
1959 43.1 47.5
1960 43.4 48.5
1961 43.8 49.3
1962 44.1 50.1
1963 44.4 50.8
1964 44.8 51.3
1965 45.2 51.9
1966 45.6 52.4
1967 46.1 52.8
1968 46.6 53.3
1969 47.1 53.7
1970 47.5 54.1
1971 47.3 54.5
1972 48.5 55
1973 49.1 55.5
1974 49.5 56
1975 49.9 56.6
1976 50.3 57.2
1977 50.8 57.7
1978 51.2 58.2
1979 51.6 58.7
1980 52 59.2
1981 52.4 59.6
1982 52.9 59.9
1983 53.3 60.3
1984 53.7 60.6
1985 54.1 60.9
1986 54.5 60.8
1987 54.8 60.7
1988 55.1 60.3
1989 55.4 60
1990 55.5 58.3
1991 55.2 57.8
1992 54.4 57.1
1993 55.7 56.7
1994 55.6 56.1
1995 56.2 55.9
1996 56.3 55.6
1997 56.2 55.5
1998 56.4 55.6
1999 56.6 55.9
2000 56.7 56.1
2001 57.5 56.5
2002 57.8 56.8
2003 58 57.4
2004 58.1 57.9
2005 58.5 58.5
2006 59 59.1
2007 59.4 59.4
2008 59.8 60
2009 60.4 60.5
2010 60.7 60.9
2011 61.3 61.3
2012 61.7 61.5
2013 62.1 61.7
2014 62.4 62
2015 62.8 62.3
2016 63.3 62.5
2017 63.7 62.7
2018 64.1 62.8
2019 64.4 62.9
2020 64.2 61.6
2021 63.8 61.2
2022 65.5 63.5
2023 66 63.6
2024 66.2 63.8
2025 66.4 64

Djibouti and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Kenya
Year Population
Djibouti Kenya
1960 86,024 7,695,307
1961 89,390 7,987,770
1962 93,283 8,299,308
1963 97,872 8,627,971
1964 103,198 8,973,535
1965 109,092 9,338,078
1966 115,269 9,717,816
1967 121,649 10,111,057
1968 128,250 10,518,823
1969 136,078 10,939,695
1970 145,175 11,368,791
1971 155,136 11,788,904
1972 166,256 12,206,060
1973 178,449 12,634,835
1974 192,613 13,070,078
1975 209,908 13,511,671
1976 230,737 13,957,623
1977 254,613 14,428,819
1978 280,031 14,934,126
1979 304,513 15,460,666
1980 325,815 16,018,459
1981 343,047 16,601,507
1982 356,880 17,206,175
1983 369,553 17,846,374
1984 384,053 18,514,906
1985 402,687 19,201,768
1986 426,341 19,901,646
1987 454,399 20,616,096
1988 484,523 21,356,219
1989 523,355 22,118,434
1990 579,538 22,892,651
1991 631,092 23,646,514
1992 626,010 24,382,460
1993 614,245 25,117,188
1994 626,710 25,857,130
1995 633,074 26,601,751
1996 648,348 27,344,211
1997 671,817 28,101,768
1998 699,352 28,888,057
1999 724,218 29,733,408
2000 747,318 30,642,890
2001 771,313 31,619,170
2002 795,574 32,629,808
2003 813,519 33,652,223
2004 826,124 34,713,455
2005 839,167 35,796,484
2006 855,764 36,904,008
2007 874,528 38,036,349
2008 892,734 39,206,351
2009 911,527 40,408,891
2010 930,251 41,598,567
2011 948,558 42,758,461
2012 966,747 43,888,303
2013 984,824 44,986,791
2014 1,002,717 46,051,440
2015 1,020,313 47,088,526
2016 1,037,653 48,139,687
2017 1,054,841 49,197,766
2018 1,071,882 50,207,107
2019 1,088,709 51,202,827
2020 1,105,188 52,217,334
2021 1,121,248 53,219,166
2022 1,137,096 54,252,461
2023 1,152,944 55,339,003
2024 1,168,722 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Kenya

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Kenya
1960 6.85 7.65
1961 6.85 7.72
1962 6.85 7.77
1963 6.86 7.82
1964 6.87 7.87
1965 6.86 7.92
1966 6.88 7.96
1967 6.87 7.95
1968 6.88 7.95
1969 6.88 7.95
1970 6.88 7.94
1971 6.88 7.92
1972 6.85 7.89
1973 6.82 7.86
1974 6.78 7.82
1975 6.74 7.8
1976 6.69 7.77
1977 6.64 7.73
1978 6.59 7.67
1979 6.52 7.6
1980 6.46 7.53
1981 6.4 7.45
1982 6.34 7.35
1983 6.3 7.22
1984 6.25 7.08
1985 6.19 6.96
1986 6.14 6.84
1987 6.09 6.69
1988 6.03 6.52
1989 5.97 6.33
1990 5.93 6.14
1991 5.86 5.94
1992 5.75 5.74
1993 5.64 5.57
1994 5.51 5.44
1995 5.33 5.37
1996 5.15 5.31
1997 4.97 5.27
1998 4.8 5.24
1999 4.69 5.18
2000 4.6 5.14
2001 4.52 5.09
2002 4.41 5.03
2003 4.3 4.94
2004 4.16 4.86
2005 4.04 4.8
2006 3.9 4.75
2007 3.76 4.72
2008 3.62 4.66
2009 3.52 4.57
2010 3.43 4.45
2011 3.34 4.28
2012 3.26 4.12
2013 3.19 3.96
2014 3.12 3.84
2015 3.04 3.77
2016 2.97 3.69
2017 2.92 3.61
2018 2.86 3.54
2019 2.8 3.43
2020 2.75 3.36
2021 2.7 3.31
2022 2.65 3.26
2023 2.61 3.21

Djibouti and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Kenya
1960 17.7 15.7
1961 17.7 15.5
1962 17.8 15.3
1963 17.9 15.2
1964 17.9 15.1
1965 17.9 14.9
1966 17.9 14.8
1967 17.9 14.6
1968 17.9 14.5
1969 17.8 14.5
1970 17.8 14.4
1971 17.7 14.4
1972 17.6 14.3
1973 17.5 14.3
1974 17.4 14.3
1975 17.3 14.3
1976 17.3 14.3
1977 17.2 14.3
1978 17.2 14.3
1979 17.2 14.4
1980 17.2 14.5
1981 17.2 14.5
1982 17.3 14.6
1983 17.3 14.7
1984 17.4 14.8
1985 17.4 14.9
1986 17.5 15
1987 17.6 15
1988 17.7 15.1
1989 17.8 15.2
1990 17.9 15.3
1991 18 15.5
1992 18.1 15.6
1993 18.2 15.7
1994 18.3 15.9
1995 18.4 16
1996 18.6 16.1
1997 18.9 16.2
1998 19.3 16.4
1999 19.6 16.5
2000 19.9 16.7
2001 20.2 16.8
2002 20.4 17
2003 20.6 17.1
2004 20.6 17.3
2005 20.7 17.4
2006 20.9 17.5
2007 21.1 17.6
2008 21.3 17.7
2009 21.6 17.8
2010 21.8 17.9
2011 22 18.1
2012 22.3 18.2
2013 22.5 18.4
2014 22.8 18.5
2015 23.1 18.7
2016 23.4 18.9
2017 23.6 19.1
2018 23.9 19.3
2019 24.2 19.6
2020 24.5 19.8
2021 24.8 20
2022 25.1 20.3
2023 25.4 20.6
2024 25.7 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2.9%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
15.4%
2019
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
90.1%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Djibouti Kenya
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
30%
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
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
82.9%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
35%
2024

Health

Djibouti Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Kenya
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
110,480 mi
2018

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