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Djibouti vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 147th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Malawi
Population
1196428
22673513
Population rank 158/197 61/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Djibouti and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Malawi
Year GDP
Djibouti Malawi
1980 - $1,801,156,775
1981 - $1,801,193,910
1982 - $1,717,379,495
1983 - $1,780,148,049
1984 - $1,758,028,656
1985 $340,989,528 $1,646,442,273
1986 - $1,722,586,299
1987 $373,371,738 $1,721,711,808
1988 $395,794,539 $2,008,189,508
1989 $409,220,087 $2,314,205,130
1990 $452,328,087 $2,737,087,862
1991 $462,421,999 $3,206,783,830
1992 $478,058,305 $2,618,837,835
1993 $466,048,469 $3,013,392,658
1994 $491,689,221 $1,719,864,761
1995 $497,723,961 $2,033,701,498
1996 $494,004,648 $3,319,573,750
1997 $502,675,542 $3,875,785,863
1998 $514,267,869 $2,547,609,590
1999 $536,080,148 $2,584,478,924
2000 $551,230,862 $2,537,307,580
2001 $572,417,441 $2,498,008,665
2002 $591,122,040 $5,087,328,438
2003 $622,044,666 $4,669,789,300
2004 $666,072,102 $5,058,726,350
2005 $708,633,195 $5,320,409,651
2006 $768,873,684 $5,818,279,739
2007 $847,918,929 $6,451,210,219
2008 $999,105,339 $7,743,617,352
2009 $1,049,110,685 $9,009,887,947
2010 $1,128,611,700 $10,128,323,011
2011 $1,239,144,502 $11,648,142,958
2012 $1,353,632,942 $8,773,203,178
2013 $2,044,440,443 $8,031,571,928
2014 $2,220,637,966 $8,801,326,169
2015 $2,424,391,785 $9,219,474,379
2016 $2,604,955,229 $7,909,868,618
2017 $2,762,581,334 $8,943,543,794
2018 $2,913,464,658 $9,879,231,592
2019 $3,088,851,450 $11,051,865,580
2020 $3,144,136,197 $11,769,313,598
2021 $3,392,796,953 $12,378,129,751
2022 $3,562,814,909 $12,429,060,151
2023 $3,917,150,481 $12,712,150,082
2024 $4,086,402,719 $11,008,925,323

Djibouti and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Malawi
1980 - $287.5
1981 - $276.4
1982 - $253.3
1983 - $252.4
1984 - $239.7
1985 $847 $216.1
1986 $800 $217.9
1987 $822 $207.6
1988 $817 $229.4
1989 $782 $252.2
1990 $780 $286.7
1991 $733 $326
1992 $764 $258.4
1993 $759 $293
1994 $785 $169.2
1995 $786 $200.4
1996 $762 $321
1997 $748 $367
1998 $735 $236
1999 $740 $233.9
2000 $738 $224.2
2001 $742 $215.5
2002 $743 $428
2003 $765 $383
2004 $806 $405
2005 $844 $414
2006 $898 $441
2007 $970 $475
2008 $1,119 $554
2009 $1,151 $626
2010 $1,213 $683
2011 $1,306 $763
2012 $1,400 $558
2013 $2,076 $497
2014 $2,215 $530
2015 $2,376 $540
2016 $2,510 $451
2017 $2,619 $496
2018 $2,718 $533
2019 $2,837 $581
2020 $2,845 $603
2021 $3,026 $617
2022 $3,133 $604
2023 $3,398 $602
2024 $3,496 $508

Djibouti vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Malawi
1950 40.7 32.7
1951 41 32.8
1952 41.2 33
1953 41.5 33.2
1954 41.8 33.3
1955 42 33.6
1956 42.3 33.8
1957 42.6 34.1
1958 42.8 34.4
1959 43.1 34.8
1960 43.4 35
1961 43.8 35.2
1962 44.1 35.4
1963 44.4 35.6
1964 44.8 35.7
1965 45.2 35.7
1966 45.6 35.8
1967 46.1 35.9
1968 46.6 36.1
1969 47.1 36.3
1970 47.5 36.6
1971 47.3 37.1
1972 48.5 37.6
1973 49.1 38.4
1974 49.5 39.2
1975 49.9 40.1
1976 50.3 41
1977 50.8 42
1978 51.2 43
1979 51.6 43.7
1980 52 44.3
1981 52.4 44.7
1982 52.9 44.8
1983 53.3 45
1984 53.7 44.8
1985 54.1 44.6
1986 54.5 44.3
1987 54.8 43.9
1988 55.1 43.6
1989 55.4 43.5
1990 55.5 43.6
1991 55.2 43.5
1992 54.4 43.6
1993 55.7 43.6
1994 55.6 43.8
1995 56.2 43.8
1996 56.3 44
1997 56.2 44.2
1998 56.4 44.3
1999 56.6 45.1
2000 56.7 46.2
2001 57.5 47.2
2002 57.8 48.2
2003 58 49.6
2004 58.1 51.1
2005 58.5 52.5
2006 59 53.7
2007 59.4 54.7
2008 59.8 55.7
2009 60.4 56.7
2010 60.7 57.8
2011 61.3 58.9
2012 61.7 59.9
2013 62.1 60.8
2014 62.4 61.7
2015 62.8 62.3
2016 63.3 63.2
2017 63.7 63.9
2018 64.1 64.5
2019 64.4 65
2020 64.2 65.2
2021 63.8 64.8
2022 65.5 66
2023 66 67.4
2024 66.2 67.6
2025 66.4 67.7

Djibouti and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Malawi
Year Population
Djibouti Malawi
1960 86,024 3,628,134
1961 89,390 3,715,534
1962 93,283 3,806,307
1963 97,872 3,900,506
1964 103,198 3,997,305
1965 109,092 4,096,157
1966 115,269 4,197,926
1967 121,649 4,303,012
1968 128,250 4,411,054
1969 136,078 4,521,184
1970 145,175 4,633,944
1971 155,136 4,751,434
1972 166,256 4,874,475
1973 178,449 5,003,938
1974 192,613 5,141,337
1975 209,908 5,287,367
1976 230,737 5,443,384
1977 254,613 5,614,983
1978 280,031 5,810,132
1979 304,513 6,028,749
1980 325,815 6,265,529
1981 343,047 6,516,454
1982 356,880 6,778,879
1983 369,553 7,051,709
1984 384,053 7,332,810
1985 402,687 7,620,508
1986 426,341 7,906,480
1987 454,399 8,293,174
1988 484,523 8,753,262
1989 523,355 9,176,220
1990 579,538 9,545,852
1991 631,092 9,844,227
1992 626,010 10,135,079
1993 614,245 10,284,024
1994 626,710 10,164,894
1995 633,074 10,150,117
1996 648,348 10,352,228
1997 671,817 10,562,035
1998 699,352 10,792,876
1999 724,218 11,047,804
2000 747,318 11,315,942
2001 771,313 11,593,058
2002 795,574 11,880,440
2003 813,519 12,181,574
2004 826,124 12,500,737
2005 839,167 12,840,031
2006 855,764 13,198,701
2007 874,528 13,576,343
2008 892,734 13,976,417
2009 911,527 14,395,788
2010 930,251 14,826,463
2011 948,558 15,265,022
2012 966,747 15,709,577
2013 984,824 16,161,816
2014 1,002,717 16,621,538
2015 1,020,313 17,085,587
2016 1,037,653 17,557,739
2017 1,054,841 18,039,715
2018 1,071,882 18,528,081
2019 1,088,709 19,025,752
2020 1,105,188 19,533,888
2021 1,121,248 20,047,258
2022 1,137,096 20,568,728
2023 1,152,944 21,104,482
2024 1,168,722 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Malawi

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Malawi
1960 6.85 7.04
1961 6.85 7.07
1962 6.85 7.1
1963 6.86 7.13
1964 6.87 7.11
1965 6.86 7.13
1966 6.88 7.17
1967 6.87 7.21
1968 6.88 7.26
1969 6.88 7.27
1970 6.88 7.3
1971 6.88 7.31
1972 6.85 7.33
1973 6.82 7.34
1974 6.78 7.34
1975 6.74 7.36
1976 6.69 7.39
1977 6.64 7.41
1978 6.59 7.43
1979 6.52 7.47
1980 6.46 7.52
1981 6.4 7.49
1982 6.34 7.45
1983 6.3 7.36
1984 6.25 7.27
1985 6.19 7.17
1986 6.14 7.07
1987 6.09 6.97
1988 6.03 6.88
1989 5.97 6.8
1990 5.93 6.74
1991 5.86 6.68
1992 5.75 6.63
1993 5.64 6.57
1994 5.51 6.49
1995 5.33 6.39
1996 5.15 6.29
1997 4.97 6.23
1998 4.8 6.21
1999 4.69 6.12
2000 4.6 6
2001 4.52 5.94
2002 4.41 5.9
2003 4.3 5.88
2004 4.16 5.86
2005 4.04 5.85
2006 3.9 5.8
2007 3.76 5.72
2008 3.62 5.61
2009 3.52 5.45
2010 3.43 5.26
2011 3.34 5.08
2012 3.26 4.9
2013 3.19 4.76
2014 3.12 4.57
2015 3.04 4.38
2016 2.97 4.22
2017 2.92 4.11
2018 2.86 4.02
2019 2.8 3.95
2020 2.75 3.88
2021 2.7 3.79
2022 2.65 3.72
2023 2.61 3.65

Djibouti and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Malawi
1960 17.7 18.2
1961 17.7 18.3
1962 17.8 18.3
1963 17.9 18.3
1964 17.9 18.3
1965 17.9 18.4
1966 17.9 18.3
1967 17.9 18.3
1968 17.9 18.3
1969 17.8 18.2
1970 17.8 18
1971 17.7 17.9
1972 17.6 17.8
1973 17.5 17.7
1974 17.4 17.6
1975 17.3 17.5
1976 17.3 17.5
1977 17.2 17.4
1978 17.2 17.4
1979 17.2 17.4
1980 17.2 17.3
1981 17.2 17.3
1982 17.3 17.3
1983 17.3 17.3
1984 17.4 17.3
1985 17.4 17.3
1986 17.5 17.3
1987 17.6 17.4
1988 17.7 17.5
1989 17.8 17.4
1990 17.9 17.3
1991 18 17.2
1992 18.1 17.1
1993 18.2 17
1994 18.3 16.9
1995 18.4 16.9
1996 18.6 16.8
1997 18.9 16.8
1998 19.3 16.8
1999 19.6 16.7
2000 19.9 16.8
2001 20.2 16.8
2002 20.4 16.8
2003 20.6 16.8
2004 20.6 16.8
2005 20.7 16.8
2006 20.9 16.8
2007 21.1 16.8
2008 21.3 16.8
2009 21.6 16.7
2010 21.8 16.7
2011 22 16.8
2012 22.3 16.8
2013 22.5 16.9
2014 22.8 17
2015 23.1 17.1
2016 23.4 17.2
2017 23.6 17.4
2018 23.9 17.6
2019 24.2 17.8
2020 24.5 18
2021 24.8 18.2
2022 25.1 18.4
2023 25.4 18.7
2024 25.7 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
50.4%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
62.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Djibouti Malawi
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
68.1%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Djibouti Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Malawi
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
9,601 mi
2015

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