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Djibouti vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 147th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Lebanon
Population
1196428
5888008
Population rank 158/197 115/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 165/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 134/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 138/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Djibouti and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Lebanon
Year GDP
Djibouti Lebanon
1985 $340,989,528 -
1986 - -
1987 $373,371,738 -
1988 $395,794,539 $3,313,540,068
1989 $409,220,087 $2,717,998,688
1990 $452,328,087 $2,838,485,354
1991 $462,421,999 $4,690,415,093
1992 $478,058,305 $5,843,579,161
1993 $466,048,469 $7,941,744,492
1994 $491,689,221 $9,599,127,050
1995 $497,723,961 $11,718,795,529
1996 $494,004,648 $13,690,217,334
1997 $502,675,542 $15,751,867,489
1998 $514,267,869 $17,247,179,006
1999 $536,080,148 $17,391,056,369
2000 $551,230,862 $17,260,364,842
2001 $572,417,441 $17,649,751,244
2002 $591,122,040 $19,152,238,806
2003 $622,044,666 $20,082,918,740
2004 $666,072,102 $21,159,827,992
2005 $708,633,195 $21,497,336,499
2006 $768,873,684 $22,022,709,851
2007 $847,918,929 $24,827,355,015
2008 $999,105,339 $29,118,916,105
2009 $1,049,110,685 $35,399,582,929
2010 $1,128,611,700 $38,443,907,042
2011 $1,239,144,502 $39,927,125,962
2012 $1,353,632,942 $44,016,799,516
2013 $2,044,440,443 $46,880,103,081
2014 $2,220,637,966 $48,095,213,747
2015 $2,424,391,785 $49,929,337,837
2016 $2,604,955,229 $51,147,308,774
2017 $2,762,581,334 $53,027,680,686
2018 $2,913,464,658 $54,901,519,156
2019 $3,088,851,450 $51,605,959,131
2020 $3,144,136,197 $31,712,128,254
2021 $3,392,796,953 $23,131,941,557
2022 $3,562,814,909 $20,992,421,949
2023 $3,917,150,481 $20,078,620,357
2024 $4,086,402,719 -

Djibouti and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Lebanon
1985 $847 -
1986 $800 -
1987 $822 -
1988 $817 $959
1989 $782 $771
1990 $780 $790
1991 $733 $1,278
1992 $764 $1,559
1993 $759 $2,079
1994 $785 $2,468
1995 $786 $2,959
1996 $762 $3,393
1997 $748 $3,834
1998 $735 $4,125
1999 $740 $4,087
2000 $738 $3,987
2001 $742 $4,010
2002 $743 $4,291
2003 $765 $4,438
2004 $806 $4,601
2005 $844 $4,602
2006 $898 $4,635
2007 $970 $5,125
2008 $1,119 $5,912
2009 $1,151 $7,091
2010 $1,213 $7,626
2011 $1,306 $7,835
2012 $1,400 $8,407
2013 $2,076 $8,162
2014 $2,215 $7,578
2015 $2,376 $7,714
2016 $2,510 $8,089
2017 $2,619 $8,608
2018 $2,718 $9,175
2019 $2,837 $8,906
2020 $2,845 $5,561
2021 $3,026 $4,045
2022 $3,133 $3,654
2023 $3,398 $3,478
2024 $3,496 -

Djibouti vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Lebanon
1950 40.7 59.9
1951 41 60.3
1952 41.2 60.8
1953 41.5 61.2
1954 41.8 61.6
1955 42 61.5
1956 42.3 62.2
1957 42.6 62.8
1958 42.8 61.2
1959 43.1 63.6
1960 43.4 63.9
1961 43.8 64.3
1962 44.1 64.6
1963 44.4 64.9
1964 44.8 65.1
1965 45.2 65.3
1966 45.6 65.5
1967 46.1 65.7
1968 46.6 65.8
1969 47.1 65.9
1970 47.5 66
1971 47.3 66.1
1972 48.5 66.2
1973 49.1 66.3
1974 49.5 66.4
1975 49.9 57.7
1976 50.3 36.4
1977 50.8 60.3
1978 51.2 60
1979 51.6 59.6
1980 52 59.9
1981 52.4 60.3
1982 52.9 47.2
1983 53.3 60.8
1984 53.7 61.2
1985 54.1 61.6
1986 54.5 62
1987 54.8 62.5
1988 55.1 62.9
1989 55.4 65.1
1990 55.5 65.5
1991 55.2 70.9
1992 54.4 71.2
1993 55.7 71.6
1994 55.6 72
1995 56.2 72.4
1996 56.3 72.6
1997 56.2 72.9
1998 56.4 73.2
1999 56.6 73.5
2000 56.7 73.9
2001 57.5 74.4
2002 57.8 74.8
2003 58 75.3
2004 58.1 75.7
2005 58.5 76.1
2006 59 75.7
2007 59.4 76.7
2008 59.8 77
2009 60.4 77.3
2010 60.7 77.5
2011 61.3 77.8
2012 61.7 77.9
2013 62.1 78
2014 62.4 78.1
2015 62.8 78.3
2016 63.3 78.3
2017 63.7 78.2
2018 64.1 78.3
2019 64.4 78.2
2020 64.2 76.3
2021 63.8 73.6
2022 65.5 78
2023 66 77.8
2024 66.2 77.9
2025 66.4 78.1

Djibouti and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Lebanon
Year Population
Djibouti Lebanon
1960 86,024 1,794,406
1961 89,390 1,850,084
1962 93,283 1,909,578
1963 97,872 1,970,316
1964 103,198 2,030,543
1965 109,092 2,088,831
1966 115,269 2,148,260
1967 121,649 2,206,731
1968 128,250 2,266,368
1969 136,078 2,328,159
1970 145,175 2,386,114
1971 155,136 2,446,314
1972 166,256 2,509,729
1973 178,449 2,572,935
1974 192,613 2,635,185
1975 209,908 2,693,191
1976 230,737 2,726,469
1977 254,613 2,762,155
1978 280,031 2,822,682
1979 304,513 2,882,635
1980 325,815 2,944,763
1981 343,047 3,008,981
1982 356,880 3,054,931
1983 369,553 3,094,996
1984 384,053 3,152,744
1985 402,687 3,217,376
1986 426,341 3,300,365
1987 454,399 3,385,555
1988 484,523 3,454,649
1989 523,355 3,525,285
1990 579,538 3,595,175
1991 631,092 3,668,912
1992 626,010 3,747,371
1993 614,245 3,820,647
1994 626,710 3,889,799
1995 633,074 3,960,735
1996 648,348 4,034,781
1997 671,817 4,108,405
1998 699,352 4,181,281
1999 724,218 4,255,277
2000 747,318 4,329,340
2001 771,313 4,401,918
2002 795,574 4,463,504
2003 813,519 4,525,508
2004 826,124 4,599,279
2005 839,167 4,671,102
2006 855,764 4,751,136
2007 874,528 4,844,118
2008 892,734 4,925,354
2009 911,527 4,992,287
2010 930,251 5,041,288
2011 948,558 5,096,020
2012 966,747 5,235,742
2013 984,824 5,743,436
2014 1,002,717 6,346,990
2015 1,020,313 6,472,469
2016 1,037,653 6,323,060
2017 1,054,841 6,160,128
2018 1,071,882 5,984,119
2019 1,088,709 5,794,594
2020 1,105,188 5,702,398
2021 1,121,248 5,718,122
2022 1,137,096 5,744,489
2023 1,152,944 5,773,493
2024 1,168,722 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Lebanon
1960 6.85 5.88
1961 6.85 5.89
1962 6.85 5.9
1963 6.86 5.91
1964 6.87 5.85
1965 6.86 5.77
1966 6.88 5.68
1967 6.87 5.57
1968 6.88 5.45
1969 6.88 5.32
1970 6.88 5.19
1971 6.88 5.05
1972 6.85 4.91
1973 6.82 4.79
1974 6.78 4.65
1975 6.74 4.52
1976 6.69 4.39
1977 6.64 4.28
1978 6.59 4.18
1979 6.52 4.08
1980 6.46 4.01
1981 6.4 3.95
1982 6.34 3.86
1983 6.3 3.73
1984 6.25 3.66
1985 6.19 3.53
1986 6.14 3.47
1987 6.09 3.42
1988 6.03 3.39
1989 5.97 3.36
1990 5.93 3.27
1991 5.86 3.16
1992 5.75 3.05
1993 5.64 2.94
1994 5.51 2.82
1995 5.33 2.73
1996 5.15 2.7
1997 4.97 2.67
1998 4.8 2.65
1999 4.69 2.63
2000 4.6 2.6
2001 4.52 2.58
2002 4.41 2.52
2003 4.3 2.46
2004 4.16 2.38
2005 4.04 2.29
2006 3.9 2.24
2007 3.76 2.2
2008 3.62 2.17
2009 3.52 2.19
2010 3.43 2.26
2011 3.34 2.32
2012 3.26 2.35
2013 3.19 2.36
2014 3.12 2.38
2015 3.04 2.38
2016 2.97 2.39
2017 2.92 2.37
2018 2.86 2.35
2019 2.8 2.33
2020 2.75 2.31
2021 2.7 2.28
2022 2.65 2.26
2023 2.61 2.24

Djibouti and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Lebanon
1960 17.7 19.9
1961 17.7 19.5
1962 17.8 19.1
1963 17.9 18.7
1964 17.9 18.4
1965 17.9 18.2
1966 17.9 18.1
1967 17.9 18
1968 17.9 18
1969 17.8 18.1
1970 17.8 18.2
1971 17.7 18.3
1972 17.6 18.5
1973 17.5 18.7
1974 17.4 18.9
1975 17.3 19
1976 17.3 19.1
1977 17.2 19.2
1978 17.2 19.4
1979 17.2 19.6
1980 17.2 19.8
1981 17.2 19.9
1982 17.3 20.1
1983 17.3 20.3
1984 17.4 20.5
1985 17.4 20.7
1986 17.5 20.8
1987 17.6 21
1988 17.7 21.2
1989 17.8 21.4
1990 17.9 21.6
1991 18 21.8
1992 18.1 22
1993 18.2 22.3
1994 18.3 22.5
1995 18.4 22.8
1996 18.6 23.1
1997 18.9 23.4
1998 19.3 23.7
1999 19.6 24
2000 19.9 24.3
2001 20.2 24.6
2002 20.4 24.9
2003 20.6 25.2
2004 20.6 25.6
2005 20.7 26
2006 20.9 26.3
2007 21.1 26.7
2008 21.3 27.1
2009 21.6 27.5
2010 21.8 27.9
2011 22 28.2
2012 22.3 28.6
2013 22.5 28.9
2014 22.8 29.2
2015 23.1 29.4
2016 23.4 29.5
2017 23.6 29.4
2018 23.9 29.3
2019 24.2 29
2020 24.5 28.9
2021 24.8 29
2022 25.1 29.2
2023 25.4 29.4
2024 25.7 29.6

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Finance

Djibouti Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
27%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
23%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Lebanon
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
92%
2019
English speaking
1%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Djibouti Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
2.62
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Lebanon
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
13,487 mi
2017

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