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Djibouti vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 147th vs. 137th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Lesotho
Population
1196428
2384217
Population rank 158/197 144/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Djibouti and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Lesotho
Year GDP
Djibouti Lesotho
1960 - $34,579,986
1961 - $35,699,986
1962 - $41,859,983
1963 - $47,039,981
1964 - $51,939,979
1965 - $54,879,978
1966 - $56,699,977
1967 - $59,261,976
1968 - $61,445,975
1969 - $65,967,974
1970 - $68,739,973
1971 - $76,480,285
1972 - $80,913,200
1973 - $121,188,716
1974 - $150,851,317
1975 - $149,558,896
1976 - $147,660,037
1977 - $193,315,048
1978 - $266,570,067
1979 - $290,134,593
1980 - $431,542,537
1981 - $434,188,034
1982 - $348,741,684
1983 - $386,699,309
1984 - $333,163,670
1985 $340,989,528 $268,629,926
1986 - $318,858,423
1987 $373,371,738 $402,768,324
1988 $395,794,539 $470,395,801
1989 $409,220,087 $495,409,233
1990 $452,328,087 $596,410,264
1991 $462,421,999 $704,325,367
1992 $478,058,305 $831,029,862
1993 $466,048,469 $835,582,062
1994 $491,689,221 $878,250,945
1995 $497,723,961 $1,001,894,000
1996 $494,004,648 $946,112,493
1997 $502,675,542 $998,004,259
1998 $514,267,869 $928,460,893
1999 $536,080,148 $912,773,681
2000 $551,230,862 $887,291,688
2001 $572,417,441 $825,706,961
2002 $591,122,040 $775,777,239
2003 $622,044,666 $1,157,825,435
2004 $666,072,102 $1,511,236,656
2005 $708,633,195 $1,682,343,527
2006 $768,873,684 $1,800,092,564
2007 $847,918,929 $1,682,131,785
2008 $999,105,339 $1,766,902,709
2009 $1,049,110,685 $1,740,894,965
2010 $1,128,611,700 $2,234,754,242
2011 $1,239,144,502 $2,579,409,620
2012 $1,353,632,942 $2,477,702,216
2013 $2,044,440,443 $2,367,112,932
2014 $2,220,637,966 $2,441,063,054
2015 $2,424,391,785 $2,359,686,725
2016 $2,604,955,229 $2,114,426,452
2017 $2,762,581,334 $2,306,741,672
2018 $2,913,464,658 $2,556,247,292
2019 $3,088,851,450 $2,390,702,296
2020 $3,144,136,197 $2,053,699,870
2021 $3,392,796,953 $2,412,130,022
2022 $3,562,814,909 $2,354,980,884
2023 $3,917,150,481 $2,117,962,430
2024 $4,086,402,719 $2,271,541,846

Djibouti and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Lesotho
1960 - $47
1961 - $47
1962 - $53.5
1963 - $58.4
1964 - $62.6
1965 - $64.3
1966 - $64.3
1967 - $64.8
1968 - $64.8
1969 - $67.1
1970 - $67.4
1971 - $72.4
1972 - $74
1973 - $107
1974 - $128.7
1975 - $123.2
1976 - $117.8
1977 - $149.9
1978 - $200.8
1979 - $212.4
1980 - $307
1981 - $299.8
1982 - $233.9
1983 - $252
1984 - $211
1985 $847 $165.4
1986 $800 $191.4
1987 $822 $236.5
1988 $817 $270.4
1989 $782 $279
1990 $780 $330
1991 $733 $382
1992 $764 $444
1993 $759 $439
1994 $785 $456
1995 $786 $513
1996 $762 $480
1997 $748 $502
1998 $735 $465
1999 $740 $456
2000 $738 $443
2001 $742 $413
2002 $743 $389
2003 $765 $583
2004 $806 $767
2005 $844 $861
2006 $898 $925
2007 $970 $861
2008 $1,119 $898
2009 $1,151 $879
2010 $1,213 $1,119
2011 $1,306 $1,281
2012 $1,400 $1,218
2013 $2,076 $1,151
2014 $2,215 $1,174
2015 $2,376 $1,121
2016 $2,510 $992
2017 $2,619 $1,069
2018 $2,718 $1,171
2019 $2,837 $1,082
2020 $2,845 $919
2021 $3,026 $1,067
2022 $3,133 $1,030
2023 $3,398 $916
2024 $3,496 $972

Djibouti vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Lesotho
1950 40.7 44.6
1951 41 45.2
1952 41.2 45.9
1953 41.5 46.6
1954 41.8 47.3
1955 42 48
1956 42.3 48.6
1957 42.6 49.2
1958 42.8 49.6
1959 43.1 49.9
1960 43.4 50.2
1961 43.8 50.3
1962 44.1 50.3
1963 44.4 50.3
1964 44.8 50.3
1965 45.2 50.3
1966 45.6 50.4
1967 46.1 50.5
1968 46.6 50.8
1969 47.1 51.1
1970 47.5 51.5
1971 47.3 51.8
1972 48.5 52.3
1973 49.1 52.6
1974 49.5 52.9
1975 49.9 53.5
1976 50.3 53.9
1977 50.8 54.5
1978 51.2 55.2
1979 51.6 55.8
1980 52 56.5
1981 52.4 57.3
1982 52.9 58
1983 53.3 58.5
1984 53.7 59
1985 54.1 59.2
1986 54.5 59.3
1987 54.8 59.6
1988 55.1 59.6
1989 55.4 59.5
1990 55.5 59.3
1991 55.2 59.1
1992 54.4 58.6
1993 55.7 58.1
1994 55.6 57.3
1995 56.2 56.4
1996 56.3 55.1
1997 56.2 53.7
1998 56.4 52
1999 56.6 50.4
2000 56.7 48.8
2001 57.5 47.2
2002 57.8 46
2003 58 44.9
2004 58.1 44
2005 58.5 43.6
2006 59 43.2
2007 59.4 43.7
2008 59.8 44.3
2009 60.4 45.1
2010 60.7 46
2011 61.3 46.9
2012 61.7 48.2
2013 62.1 49.5
2014 62.4 50.8
2015 62.8 51.8
2016 63.3 52.9
2017 63.7 53.9
2018 64.1 54.6
2019 64.4 55.2
2020 64.2 55.1
2021 63.8 54.2
2022 65.5 56.8
2023 66 57.4
2024 66.2 57.8
2025 66.4 58.2

Djibouti and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Lesotho
Year Population
Djibouti Lesotho
1960 86,024 736,500
1961 89,390 758,824
1962 93,283 781,814
1963 97,872 805,373
1964 103,198 829,437
1965 109,092 854,090
1966 115,269 881,870
1967 121,649 913,982
1968 128,250 948,105
1969 136,078 983,202
1970 145,175 1,019,273
1971 155,136 1,056,246
1972 166,256 1,094,063
1973 178,449 1,132,697
1974 192,613 1,172,420
1975 209,908 1,213,643
1976 230,737 1,253,214
1977 254,613 1,289,967
1978 280,031 1,327,240
1979 304,513 1,366,169
1980 325,815 1,406,521
1981 343,047 1,448,069
1982 356,880 1,490,732
1983 369,553 1,534,413
1984 384,053 1,578,986
1985 402,687 1,624,379
1986 426,341 1,666,138
1987 454,399 1,703,390
1988 484,523 1,739,841
1989 523,355 1,775,436
1990 579,538 1,809,696
1991 631,092 1,842,379
1992 626,010 1,873,274
1993 614,245 1,901,793
1994 626,710 1,927,707
1995 633,074 1,951,437
1996 648,348 1,972,418
1997 671,817 1,988,130
1998 699,352 1,998,049
1999 724,218 2,003,234
2000 747,318 2,003,913
2001 771,313 2,000,853
2002 795,574 1,994,679
2003 813,519 1,985,059
2004 826,124 1,971,129
2005 839,167 1,953,076
2006 855,764 1,945,063
2007 874,528 1,953,268
2008 892,734 1,966,541
2009 911,527 1,980,883
2010 930,251 1,996,251
2011 948,558 2,014,009
2012 966,747 2,034,354
2013 984,824 2,056,504
2014 1,002,717 2,080,089
2015 1,020,313 2,104,611
2016 1,037,653 2,130,422
2017 1,054,841 2,157,110
2018 1,071,882 2,183,603
2019 1,088,709 2,209,405
2020 1,105,188 2,235,727
2021 1,121,248 2,261,542
2022 1,137,096 2,286,110
2023 1,152,944 2,311,472
2024 1,168,722 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Lesotho
1960 6.85 5.78
1961 6.85 5.79
1962 6.85 5.79
1963 6.86 5.78
1964 6.87 5.77
1965 6.86 5.77
1966 6.88 5.76
1967 6.87 5.75
1968 6.88 5.73
1969 6.88 5.7
1970 6.88 5.7
1971 6.88 5.7
1972 6.85 5.69
1973 6.82 5.69
1974 6.78 5.75
1975 6.74 5.83
1976 6.69 5.87
1977 6.64 5.85
1978 6.59 5.82
1979 6.52 5.79
1980 6.46 5.75
1981 6.4 5.69
1982 6.34 5.63
1983 6.3 5.56
1984 6.25 5.48
1985 6.19 5.4
1986 6.14 5.32
1987 6.09 5.22
1988 6.03 5.1
1989 5.97 4.96
1990 5.93 4.81
1991 5.86 4.68
1992 5.75 4.54
1993 5.64 4.37
1994 5.51 4.21
1995 5.33 4.13
1996 5.15 4.06
1997 4.97 3.98
1998 4.8 3.82
1999 4.69 3.67
2000 4.6 3.61
2001 4.52 3.63
2002 4.41 3.68
2003 4.3 3.62
2004 4.16 3.51
2005 4.04 3.43
2006 3.9 3.41
2007 3.76 3.44
2008 3.62 3.39
2009 3.52 3.31
2010 3.43 3.25
2011 3.34 3.34
2012 3.26 3.3
2013 3.19 3.28
2014 3.12 3.24
2015 3.04 3.22
2016 2.97 3.18
2017 2.92 3.11
2018 2.86 3.02
2019 2.8 2.92
2020 2.75 2.85
2021 2.7 2.77
2022 2.65 2.72
2023 2.61 2.69

Djibouti and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Lesotho
1960 17.7 17.5
1961 17.7 17.4
1962 17.8 17.4
1963 17.9 17.4
1964 17.9 17.5
1965 17.9 17.5
1966 17.9 17.5
1967 17.9 17.6
1968 17.9 17.8
1969 17.8 18
1970 17.8 18.2
1971 17.7 18.3
1972 17.6 18.5
1973 17.5 18.6
1974 17.4 18.8
1975 17.3 18.9
1976 17.3 19
1977 17.2 19
1978 17.2 18.9
1979 17.2 18.8
1980 17.2 18.8
1981 17.2 18.7
1982 17.3 18.6
1983 17.3 18.6
1984 17.4 18.5
1985 17.4 18.4
1986 17.5 18.6
1987 17.6 18.7
1988 17.7 18.6
1989 17.8 18.5
1990 17.9 18.4
1991 18 18.4
1992 18.1 18.4
1993 18.2 18.4
1994 18.3 18.5
1995 18.4 18.6
1996 18.6 18.6
1997 18.9 18.8
1998 19.3 18.9
1999 19.6 19.1
2000 19.9 19.2
2001 20.2 19.4
2002 20.4 19.5
2003 20.6 19.7
2004 20.6 19.8
2005 20.7 19.9
2006 20.9 20
2007 21.1 20.2
2008 21.3 20.4
2009 21.6 20.6
2010 21.8 20.7
2011 22 20.9
2012 22.3 21
2013 22.5 21.1
2014 22.8 21.2
2015 23.1 21.3
2016 23.4 21.4
2017 23.6 21.6
2018 23.9 21.7
2019 24.2 21.8
2020 24.5 22
2021 24.8 22.1
2022 25.1 22.3
2023 25.4 22.5
2024 25.7 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
10.1%
1999
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
61.6%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
34.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Djibouti Lesotho
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
90.4%
2024
English speaking
1%
2025
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Djibouti Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Lesotho
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
3,691 mi
2011

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