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Djibouti vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 147th vs. 65th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Malaysia
Population
1196428
36304998
Population rank 158/197 45/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
77 years
2025

Djibouti and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Malaysia
Year GDP
Djibouti Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 - $3,864,145,667
1971 - $4,244,395,956
1972 - $5,043,347,250
1973 - $7,662,902,678
1974 - $9,496,204,302
1975 - $9,298,800,799
1976 - $11,050,234,599
1977 - $13,139,488,633
1978 - $16,358,079,862
1979 - $21,213,264,962
1980 - $24,488,224,677
1981 - $25,004,285,792
1982 - $26,804,493,635
1983 - $30,347,442,111
1984 - $33,942,897,422
1985 $340,989,528 $31,199,633,353
1986 - $27,734,111,400
1987 $373,371,738 $32,181,210,158
1988 $395,794,539 $35,272,109,220
1989 $409,220,087 $38,847,965,293
1990 $452,328,087 $44,024,585,240
1991 $462,421,999 $49,143,148,094
1992 $478,058,305 $59,167,550,163
1993 $466,048,469 $66,894,966,969
1994 $491,689,221 $74,478,356,958
1995 $497,723,961 $88,705,342,903
1996 $494,004,648 $100,855,393,910
1997 $502,675,542 $100,005,323,302
1998 $514,267,869 $72,167,498,981
1999 $536,080,148 $79,148,421,053
2000 $551,230,862 $93,789,736,842
2001 $572,417,441 $92,783,947,368
2002 $591,122,040 $100,845,526,316
2003 $622,044,666 $110,202,368,421
2004 $666,072,102 $124,749,473,684
2005 $708,633,195 $143,534,405,819
2006 $768,873,684 $162,692,258,307
2007 $847,918,929 $193,549,569,478
2008 $999,105,339 $230,811,614,370
2009 $1,049,110,685 $202,257,453,037
2010 $1,128,611,700 $255,017,638,456
2011 $1,239,144,502 $297,951,668,675
2012 $1,353,632,942 $314,443,047,642
2013 $2,044,440,443 $323,276,235,524
2014 $2,220,637,966 $338,066,095,097
2015 $2,424,391,785 $301,355,266,965
2016 $2,604,955,229 $301,256,033,870
2017 $2,762,581,334 $319,109,094,160
2018 $2,913,464,658 $358,788,845,713
2019 $3,088,851,450 $365,177,721,022
2020 $3,144,136,197 $337,456,163,961
2021 $3,392,796,953 $373,784,823,673
2022 $3,562,814,909 $407,605,841,348
2023 $3,917,150,481 $399,705,137,434
2024 $4,086,402,719 $421,972,102,254

Djibouti and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 - $380
1971 - $407
1972 - $472
1973 - $701
1974 - $848
1975 - $811
1976 - $940
1977 - $1,092
1978 - $1,327
1979 - $1,680
1980 - $1,886
1981 - $1,866
1982 - $1,938
1983 - $2,124
1984 - $2,300
1985 $847 $2,046
1986 $800 $1,760
1987 $822 $1,977
1988 $817 $2,100
1989 $782 $2,244
1990 $780 $2,469
1991 $733 $2,679
1992 $764 $3,141
1993 $759 $3,462
1994 $785 $3,758
1995 $786 $4,363
1996 $762 $4,837
1997 $748 $4,679
1998 $735 $3,294
1999 $740 $3,528
2000 $738 $4,084
2001 $742 $3,944
2002 $743 $4,184
2003 $765 $4,465
2004 $806 $4,939
2005 $844 $5,556
2006 $898 $6,158
2007 $970 $7,169
2008 $1,119 $8,372
2009 $1,151 $7,191
2010 $1,213 $8,899
2011 $1,306 $10,217
2012 $1,400 $10,601
2013 $2,076 $10,714
2014 $2,215 $11,013
2015 $2,376 $9,649
2016 $2,510 $9,477
2017 $2,619 $9,863
2018 $2,718 $10,902
2019 $2,837 $10,920
2020 $2,845 $9,958
2021 $3,026 $10,903
2022 $3,133 $11,748
2023 $3,398 $11,379
2024 $3,496 $11,867

Djibouti vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Malaysia
1950 40.7 48.5
1951 41 49.2
1952 41.2 50.1
1953 41.5 51.1
1954 41.8 52
1955 42 52.8
1956 42.3 53.7
1957 42.6 54.5
1958 42.8 55.4
1959 43.1 56.3
1960 43.4 57.2
1961 43.8 58
1962 44.1 58.9
1963 44.4 59.7
1964 44.8 60.4
1965 45.2 61.1
1966 45.6 61.7
1967 46.1 62
1968 46.6 62.4
1969 47.1 62.9
1970 47.5 63.3
1971 47.3 63.8
1972 48.5 64.2
1973 49.1 64.7
1974 49.5 65.2
1975 49.9 65.7
1976 50.3 66.2
1977 50.8 66.7
1978 51.2 67.2
1979 51.6 67.6
1980 52 68.1
1981 52.4 68.5
1982 52.9 68.9
1983 53.3 69.2
1984 53.7 69.6
1985 54.1 69.9
1986 54.5 70.1
1987 54.8 70.4
1988 55.1 70.6
1989 55.4 70.8
1990 55.5 71
1991 55.2 71.2
1992 54.4 71.5
1993 55.7 71.7
1994 55.6 71.9
1995 56.2 72
1996 56.3 72.1
1997 56.2 72.3
1998 56.4 72.4
1999 56.6 72.4
2000 56.7 72.7
2001 57.5 73.1
2002 57.8 73.5
2003 58 73.7
2004 58.1 74
2005 58.5 74.4
2006 59 74.7
2007 59.4 75
2008 59.8 75.2
2009 60.4 75.3
2010 60.7 75.4
2011 61.3 75.5
2012 61.7 75.6
2013 62.1 75.5
2014 62.4 75.3
2015 62.8 75.3
2016 63.3 75.4
2017 63.7 75.5
2018 64.1 75.7
2019 64.4 75.9
2020 64.2 76.1
2021 63.8 73.9
2022 65.5 75.4
2023 66 76.7
2024 66.2 76.8
2025 66.4 77

Djibouti and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Malaysia
Year Population
Djibouti Malaysia
1960 86,024 7,956,197
1961 89,390 8,164,443
1962 93,283 8,380,172
1963 97,872 8,602,160
1964 103,198 8,828,406
1965 109,092 9,056,408
1966 115,269 9,284,688
1967 121,649 9,507,099
1968 128,250 9,725,281
1969 136,078 9,947,597
1970 145,175 10,178,802
1971 155,136 10,423,453
1972 166,256 10,676,835
1973 178,449 10,935,621
1974 192,613 11,200,906
1975 209,908 11,471,914
1976 230,737 11,750,097
1977 254,613 12,035,713
1978 280,031 12,328,157
1979 304,513 12,627,862
1980 325,815 12,983,363
1981 343,047 13,399,203
1982 356,880 13,832,798
1983 369,553 14,285,907
1984 384,053 14,759,009
1985 402,687 15,252,258
1986 426,341 15,760,419
1987 454,399 16,276,737
1988 484,523 16,796,605
1989 523,355 17,314,997
1990 579,538 17,833,171
1991 631,092 18,342,464
1992 626,010 18,834,572
1993 614,245 19,322,664
1994 626,710 19,820,446
1995 633,074 20,330,599
1996 648,348 20,850,087
1997 671,817 21,375,218
1998 699,352 21,906,713
1999 724,218 22,435,531
2000 747,318 22,967,816
2001 771,313 23,526,538
2002 795,574 24,102,477
2003 813,519 24,679,602
2004 826,124 25,256,772
2005 839,167 25,836,071
2006 855,764 26,417,909
2007 874,528 26,998,389
2008 892,734 27,570,059
2009 911,527 28,124,778
2010 930,251 28,655,776
2011 948,558 29,162,039
2012 966,747 29,662,831
2013 984,824 30,174,265
2014 1,002,717 30,696,137
2015 1,020,313 31,232,798
2016 1,037,653 31,789,685
2017 1,054,841 32,355,644
2018 1,071,882 32,910,967
2019 1,088,709 33,440,596
2020 1,105,188 33,889,558
2021 1,121,248 34,282,399
2022 1,137,096 34,695,493
2023 1,152,944 35,126,298
2024 1,168,722 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Malaysia
1960 6.85 6.41
1961 6.85 6.37
1962 6.85 6.3
1963 6.86 6.19
1964 6.87 6.03
1965 6.86 5.84
1966 6.88 5.64
1967 6.87 5.43
1968 6.88 5.29
1969 6.88 5.16
1970 6.88 5.04
1971 6.88 4.92
1972 6.85 4.82
1973 6.82 4.73
1974 6.78 4.62
1975 6.74 4.5
1976 6.69 4.4
1977 6.64 4.28
1978 6.59 4.18
1979 6.52 4.09
1980 6.46 4.04
1981 6.4 4
1982 6.34 3.97
1983 6.3 3.93
1984 6.25 3.89
1985 6.19 3.8
1986 6.14 3.7
1987 6.09 3.57
1988 6.03 3.5
1989 5.97 3.31
1990 5.93 3.3
1991 5.86 3.34
1992 5.75 3.37
1993 5.64 3.36
1994 5.51 3.35
1995 5.33 3.32
1996 5.15 3.3
1997 4.97 3.23
1998 4.8 3.12
1999 4.69 3.07
2000 4.6 2.94
2001 4.52 2.81
2002 4.41 2.66
2003 4.3 2.6
2004 4.16 2.49
2005 4.04 2.39
2006 3.9 2.31
2007 3.76 2.25
2008 3.62 2.26
2009 3.52 2.22
2010 3.43 2.14
2011 3.34 2.15
2012 3.26 2.12
2013 3.19 2.07
2014 3.12 2.06
2015 3.04 2.01
2016 2.97 1.94
2017 2.92 1.89
2018 2.86 1.84
2019 2.8 1.78
2020 2.75 1.68
2021 2.7 1.56
2022 2.65 1.55
2023 2.61 1.55

Djibouti and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Malaysia
1960 17.7 17.5
1961 17.7 17.3
1962 17.8 17.1
1963 17.9 17
1964 17.9 16.9
1965 17.9 16.8
1966 17.9 16.9
1967 17.9 17
1968 17.9 17.1
1969 17.8 17.3
1970 17.8 17.4
1971 17.7 17.6
1972 17.6 17.9
1973 17.5 18.1
1974 17.4 18.3
1975 17.3 18.6
1976 17.3 18.8
1977 17.2 19
1978 17.2 19.3
1979 17.2 19.5
1980 17.2 19.7
1981 17.2 19.9
1982 17.3 20.1
1983 17.3 20.4
1984 17.4 20.5
1985 17.4 20.7
1986 17.5 20.9
1987 17.6 21
1988 17.7 21.1
1989 17.8 21.3
1990 17.9 21.5
1991 18 21.7
1992 18.1 21.9
1993 18.2 22.1
1994 18.3 22.3
1995 18.4 22.5
1996 18.6 22.7
1997 18.9 22.9
1998 19.3 23.1
1999 19.6 23.4
2000 19.9 23.5
2001 20.2 23.6
2002 20.4 23.7
2003 20.6 23.9
2004 20.6 24
2005 20.7 24.2
2006 20.9 24.5
2007 21.1 24.8
2008 21.3 25.1
2009 21.6 25.6
2010 21.8 26
2011 22 26.4
2012 22.3 26.8
2013 22.5 27.1
2014 22.8 27.5
2015 23.1 27.8
2016 23.4 28.1
2017 23.6 28.5
2018 23.9 28.8
2019 24.2 29.2
2020 24.5 29.6
2021 24.8 30.1
2022 25.1 30.6
2023 25.4 31.1
2024 25.7 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires n/a
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
88.7%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Malaysia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
95.8%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
98%
2024

Health

Djibouti Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
2.32
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Malaysia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
173,898 mi
2022

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