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Djibouti vs Latvia statistics compared

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Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 147th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Latvia
Population
1196428
1844219
Population rank 158/197 149/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Djibouti and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Latvia
Year GDP
Djibouti Latvia
1985 $340,989,528 -
1986 - -
1987 $373,371,738 -
1988 $395,794,539 -
1989 $409,220,087 -
1990 $452,328,087 -
1991 $462,421,999 -
1992 $478,058,305 -
1993 $466,048,469 -
1994 $491,689,221 -
1995 $497,723,961 $5,608,208,785
1996 $494,004,648 $5,799,465,288
1997 $502,675,542 $6,349,481,007
1998 $514,267,869 $6,974,112,951
1999 $536,080,148 $7,324,192,890
2000 $551,230,862 $7,761,252,607
2001 $572,417,441 $8,190,888,740
2002 $591,122,040 $9,249,030,241
2003 $622,044,666 $11,244,337,720
2004 $666,072,102 $13,827,070,379
2005 $708,633,195 $16,306,935,905
2006 $768,873,684 $20,434,922,247
2007 $847,918,929 $29,420,499,248
2008 $999,105,339 $34,135,200,994
2009 $1,049,110,685 $25,691,530,442
2010 $1,128,611,700 $23,468,324,572
2011 $1,239,144,502 $26,575,547,901
2012 $1,353,632,942 $27,116,149,949
2013 $2,044,440,443 $29,152,128,168
2014 $2,220,637,966 $30,277,203,767
2015 $2,424,391,785 $26,344,565,877
2016 $2,604,955,229 $27,117,105,060
2017 $2,762,581,334 $29,391,059,767
2018 $2,913,464,658 $33,247,935,477
2019 $3,088,851,450 $33,099,503,951
2020 $3,144,136,197 $33,379,927,435
2021 $3,392,796,953 $38,183,326,785
2022 $3,562,814,909 $38,014,713,596
2023 $3,917,150,481 $42,572,151,720
2024 $4,086,402,719 $43,520,773,851

Djibouti and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Latvia
1985 $847 -
1986 $800 -
1987 $822 -
1988 $817 -
1989 $782 -
1990 $780 -
1991 $733 -
1992 $764 -
1993 $759 -
1994 $785 -
1995 $786 $2,257
1996 $762 $2,360
1997 $748 $2,610
1998 $735 $2,894
1999 $740 $3,064
2000 $738 $3,278
2001 $742 $3,505
2002 $743 $4,004
2003 $765 $4,915
2004 $806 $6,110
2005 $844 $7,284
2006 $898 $9,212
2007 $970 $13,371
2008 $1,119 $15,678
2009 $1,151 $11,996
2010 $1,213 $11,188
2011 $1,306 $12,903
2012 $1,400 $13,329
2013 $2,076 $14,484
2014 $2,215 $15,186
2015 $2,376 $13,322
2016 $2,510 $13,839
2017 $2,619 $15,132
2018 $2,718 $17,252
2019 $2,837 $17,295
2020 $2,845 $17,564
2021 $3,026 $20,262
2022 $3,133 $20,227
2023 $3,398 $22,676
2024 $3,496 $23,368

Djibouti vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Latvia
1950 40.7 64.6
1951 41 65.2
1952 41.2 65.7
1953 41.5 66.2
1954 41.8 66.7
1955 42 67.1
1956 42.3 67.6
1957 42.6 68.3
1958 42.8 68.9
1959 43.1 69.5
1960 43.4 70.3
1961 43.8 70.5
1962 44.1 69.9
1963 44.4 70.3
1964 44.8 71.5
1965 45.2 71.2
1966 45.6 71.2
1967 46.1 70.9
1968 46.6 70.5
1969 47.1 70.2
1970 47.5 70.2
1971 47.3 70.6
1972 48.5 70.3
1973 49.1 70.2
1974 49.5 70.1
1975 49.9 69.3
1976 50.3 69.4
1977 50.8 69.4
1978 51.2 69.3
1979 51.6 68.8
1980 52 69.1
1981 52.4 69.1
1982 52.9 69.6
1983 53.3 69.4
1984 53.7 69.4
1985 54.1 69.6
1986 54.5 71
1987 54.8 71
1988 55.1 70.9
1989 55.4 70.4
1990 55.5 69.5
1991 55.2 69.2
1992 54.4 68.5
1993 55.7 66.6
1994 55.6 65.2
1995 56.2 66
1996 56.3 68.6
1997 56.2 69.2
1998 56.4 68.9
1999 56.6 69.6
2000 56.7 70.2
2001 57.5 69.9
2002 57.8 70.2
2003 58 70.6
2004 58.1 70.9
2005 58.5 70.6
2006 59 70.6
2007 59.4 70.8
2008 59.8 72
2009 60.4 72.7
2010 60.7 73
2011 61.3 73.7
2012 61.7 73.9
2013 62.1 74.2
2014 62.4 74.3
2015 62.8 74.7
2016 63.3 74.8
2017 63.7 74.8
2018 64.1 75
2019 64.4 75.6
2020 64.2 75.5
2021 63.8 73.2
2022 65.5 74.9
2023 66 76.2
2024 66.2 76.3
2025 66.4 76.5

Djibouti and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Latvia
Year Population
Djibouti Latvia
1960 86,024 2,120,979
1961 89,390 2,152,681
1962 93,283 2,181,586
1963 97,872 2,210,919
1964 103,198 2,240,623
1965 109,092 2,265,919
1966 115,269 2,283,217
1967 121,649 2,301,220
1968 128,250 2,323,619
1969 136,078 2,343,173
1970 145,175 2,359,164
1971 155,136 2,376,389
1972 166,256 2,395,674
1973 178,449 2,415,819
1974 192,613 2,437,186
1975 209,908 2,456,130
1976 230,737 2,470,989
1977 254,613 2,485,073
1978 280,031 2,497,921
1979 304,513 2,505,953
1980 325,815 2,511,701
1981 343,047 2,519,421
1982 356,880 2,531,080
1983 369,553 2,546,011
1984 384,053 2,562,047
1985 402,687 2,578,873
1986 426,341 2,599,892
1987 454,399 2,626,583
1988 484,523 2,653,434
1989 523,355 2,666,955
1990 579,538 2,663,151
1991 631,092 2,650,581
1992 626,010 2,614,338
1993 614,245 2,563,290
1994 626,710 2,520,742
1995 633,074 2,485,056
1996 648,348 2,457,222
1997 671,817 2,432,851
1998 699,352 2,410,019
1999 724,218 2,390,482
2000 747,318 2,367,550
2001 771,313 2,337,170
2002 795,574 2,310,173
2003 813,519 2,287,955
2004 826,124 2,263,122
2005 839,167 2,238,799
2006 855,764 2,218,357
2007 874,528 2,200,325
2008 892,734 2,177,322
2009 911,527 2,141,669
2010 930,251 2,097,555
2011 948,558 2,059,709
2012 966,747 2,034,319
2013 984,824 2,012,647
2014 1,002,717 1,993,782
2015 1,020,313 1,977,527
2016 1,037,653 1,959,537
2017 1,054,841 1,942,248
2018 1,071,882 1,927,174
2019 1,088,709 1,913,822
2020 1,105,188 1,900,449
2021 1,121,248 1,884,490
2022 1,137,096 1,879,383
2023 1,152,944 1,877,445
2024 1,168,722 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Latvia

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Latvia
1960 6.85 1.94
1961 6.85 1.94
1962 6.85 1.91
1963 6.86 1.85
1964 6.87 1.79
1965 6.86 1.74
1966 6.88 1.76
1967 6.87 1.8
1968 6.88 1.83
1969 6.88 1.88
1970 6.88 1.96
1971 6.88 2
1972 6.85 2
1973 6.82 1.98
1974 6.78 1.97
1975 6.74 1.96
1976 6.69 1.93
1977 6.64 1.89
1978 6.59 1.87
1979 6.52 1.87
1980 6.46 1.86
1981 6.4 1.88
1982 6.34 1.97
1983 6.3 2.07
1984 6.25 2.09
1985 6.19 2.08
1986 6.14 2.12
1987 6.09 2.15
1988 6.03 2.11
1989 5.97 2.05
1990 5.93 2.02
1991 5.86 1.86
1992 5.75 1.73
1993 5.64 1.51
1994 5.51 1.39
1995 5.33 1.25
1996 5.15 1.16
1997 4.97 1.11
1998 4.8 1.09
1999 4.69 1.16
2000 4.6 1.25
2001 4.52 1.22
2002 4.41 1.26
2003 4.3 1.32
2004 4.16 1.29
2005 4.04 1.39
2006 3.9 1.46
2007 3.76 1.54
2008 3.62 1.58
2009 3.52 1.46
2010 3.43 1.36
2011 3.34 1.33
2012 3.26 1.44
2013 3.19 1.52
2014 3.12 1.65
2015 3.04 1.7
2016 2.97 1.74
2017 2.92 1.69
2018 2.86 1.6
2019 2.8 1.61
2020 2.75 1.55
2021 2.7 1.57
2022 2.65 1.47
2023 2.61 1.36

Djibouti and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Latvia
1960 17.7 32.3
1961 17.7 32.4
1962 17.8 32.6
1963 17.9 32.8
1964 17.9 33
1965 17.9 33.2
1966 17.9 33.5
1967 17.9 33.8
1968 17.9 34
1969 17.8 34.1
1970 17.8 34.2
1971 17.7 34.3
1972 17.6 34.5
1973 17.5 34.6
1974 17.4 34.7
1975 17.3 34.9
1976 17.3 35
1977 17.2 35.1
1978 17.2 35.1
1979 17.2 35.1
1980 17.2 34.9
1981 17.2 34.8
1982 17.3 34.7
1983 17.3 34.6
1984 17.4 34.7
1985 17.4 34.7
1986 17.5 34.7
1987 17.6 34.6
1988 17.7 34.6
1989 17.8 34.5
1990 17.9 34.6
1991 18 34.8
1992 18.1 35.2
1993 18.2 35.6
1994 18.3 36
1995 18.4 36.2
1996 18.6 36.6
1997 18.9 36.9
1998 19.3 37.3
1999 19.6 37.6
2000 19.9 37.9
2001 20.2 38.3
2002 20.4 38.6
2003 20.6 38.9
2004 20.6 39.2
2005 20.7 39.4
2006 20.9 39.7
2007 21.1 39.9
2008 21.3 40.1
2009 21.6 40.5
2010 21.8 41.1
2011 22 41.6
2012 22.3 42
2013 22.5 42.3
2014 22.8 42.5
2015 23.1 42.8
2016 23.4 43
2017 23.6 43.2
2018 23.9 43.4
2019 24.2 43.6
2020 24.5 43.8
2021 24.8 43.9
2022 25.1 44
2023 25.4 44.1
2024 25.7 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
95%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Latvia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
99.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Djibouti Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Latvia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
n/a

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