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Djibouti vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 147th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Maldives
Population
1196428
531152
Population rank 158/197 168/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Djibouti and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Maldives
Year GDP
Djibouti Maldives
1970 - $19,328,038
1971 - $21,566,404
1972 - $25,177,138
1973 - $30,862,042
1974 - $39,120,171
1975 - $24,540,878
1976 - $22,399,467
1977 - $20,853,789
1978 - $24,369,109
1979 - $38,523,364
1980 - $42,463,576
1981 - $44,781,457
1982 - $47,911,340
1983 - $57,829,787
1984 - $109,503,546
1985 $340,989,528 $127,190,758
1986 - $141,882,254
1987 $373,371,738 $141,223,029
1988 $395,794,539 $168,514,513
1989 $409,220,087 $189,514,434
1990 $452,328,087 $215,043,970
1991 $462,421,999 $244,396,762
1992 $478,058,305 $284,875,809
1993 $466,048,469 $322,417,837
1994 $491,689,221 $356,014,932
1995 $497,723,961 $398,988,955
1996 $494,004,648 $450,382,328
1997 $502,675,542 $508,223,602
1998 $514,267,869 $540,096,398
1999 $536,080,148 $589,239,754
2000 $551,230,862 $624,337,145
2001 $572,417,441 $870,031,677
2002 $591,122,040 $897,031,250
2003 $622,044,666 $1,052,121,055
2004 $666,072,102 $1,226,829,563
2005 $708,633,195 $1,163,362,438
2006 $768,873,684 $1,575,200,391
2007 $847,918,929 $1,868,383,461
2008 $999,105,339 $2,271,646,188
2009 $1,049,110,685 $2,345,294,875
2010 $1,128,611,700 $2,588,176,055
2011 $1,239,144,502 $2,774,350,240
2012 $1,353,632,942 $2,886,163,997
2013 $2,044,440,443 $3,295,009,238
2014 $2,220,637,966 $3,697,353,039
2015 $2,424,391,785 $4,129,505,319
2016 $2,604,955,229 $4,409,942,624
2017 $2,762,581,334 $4,816,426,257
2018 $2,913,464,658 $5,404,344,163
2019 $3,088,851,450 $5,726,094,799
2020 $3,144,136,197 $3,712,604,583
2021 $3,392,796,953 $5,252,457,370
2022 $3,562,814,909 $6,177,118,114
2023 $3,917,150,481 $6,590,894,302
2024 $4,086,402,719 $6,975,146,349

Djibouti and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Maldives
1970 - $156.9
1971 - $169.8
1972 - $192.2
1973 - $228.7
1974 - $281.5
1975 - $171.4
1976 - $151.8
1977 - $137.3
1978 - $156.1
1979 - $240.2
1980 - $257.6
1981 - $264.1
1982 - $274.8
1983 - $323
1984 - $594
1985 $847 $669
1986 $800 $720
1987 $822 $692
1988 $817 $799
1989 $782 $870
1990 $780 $957
1991 $733 $1,054
1992 $764 $1,194
1993 $759 $1,317
1994 $785 $1,419
1995 $786 $1,555
1996 $762 $1,717
1997 $748 $1,898
1998 $735 $1,980
1999 $740 $2,124
2000 $738 $2,214
2001 $742 $3,034
2002 $743 $3,076
2003 $765 $3,549
2004 $806 $4,070
2005 $844 $3,797
2006 $898 $5,019
2007 $970 $5,758
2008 $1,119 $6,757
2009 $1,151 $6,734
2010 $1,213 $7,174
2011 $1,306 $7,425
2012 $1,400 $7,461
2013 $2,076 $8,236
2014 $2,215 $8,939
2015 $2,376 $9,645
2016 $2,510 $9,948
2017 $2,619 $10,510
2018 $2,718 $11,423
2019 $2,837 $11,740
2020 $2,845 $7,394
2021 $3,026 $10,176
2022 $3,133 $11,786
2023 $3,398 $12,530
2024 $3,496 $13,216

Djibouti vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Maldives
1950 40.7 36.5
1951 41 37.1
1952 41.2 37
1953 41.5 36.9
1954 41.8 36.9
1955 42 37
1956 42.3 37.1
1957 42.6 37.3
1958 42.8 37.6
1959 43.1 37.9
1960 43.4 38.2
1961 43.8 38.6
1962 44.1 39.1
1963 44.4 39.6
1964 44.8 40.2
1965 45.2 40.8
1966 45.6 41.4
1967 46.1 42.1
1968 46.6 42.9
1969 47.1 43.7
1970 47.5 44.5
1971 47.3 45.5
1972 48.5 46.4
1973 49.1 47.5
1974 49.5 48.5
1975 49.9 49.6
1976 50.3 50.8
1977 50.8 51.8
1978 51.2 50.4
1979 51.6 53.9
1980 52 54.8
1981 52.4 55.7
1982 52.9 56.6
1983 53.3 57.5
1984 53.7 58.3
1985 54.1 59.2
1986 54.5 60
1987 54.8 60.8
1988 55.1 61.6
1989 55.4 62.4
1990 55.5 63.1
1991 55.2 63.9
1992 54.4 64.7
1993 55.7 65.4
1994 55.6 66.2
1995 56.2 67
1996 56.3 67.7
1997 56.2 68.5
1998 56.4 69.3
1999 56.6 70.2
2000 56.7 70.9
2001 57.5 71.7
2002 57.8 72.4
2003 58 73.3
2004 58.1 73
2005 58.5 74.8
2006 59 75.3
2007 59.4 75.7
2008 59.8 76
2009 60.4 76.4
2010 60.7 76.8
2011 61.3 77.1
2012 61.7 77.5
2013 62.1 77.8
2014 62.4 78.2
2015 62.8 78.6
2016 63.3 78.9
2017 63.7 79.2
2018 64.1 79.4
2019 64.4 79.7
2020 64.2 78.7
2021 63.8 78.1
2022 65.5 80.8
2023 66 81
2024 66.2 81.3
2025 66.4 81.5

Djibouti and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Maldives
Year Population
Djibouti Maldives
1960 86,024 91,189
1961 89,390 93,450
1962 93,283 95,802
1963 97,872 98,222
1964 103,198 100,662
1965 109,092 104,102
1966 115,269 108,507
1967 121,649 112,528
1968 128,250 116,075
1969 136,078 119,564
1970 145,175 123,219
1971 155,136 127,035
1972 166,256 130,968
1973 178,449 134,952
1974 192,613 138,978
1975 209,908 143,158
1976 230,737 147,525
1977 254,613 151,930
1978 280,031 156,159
1979 304,513 160,360
1980 325,815 164,835
1981 343,047 169,532
1982 356,880 174,333
1983 369,553 179,128
1984 384,053 184,198
1985 402,687 190,169
1986 426,341 196,935
1987 454,399 203,944
1988 484,523 210,885
1989 523,355 217,738
1990 579,538 224,762
1991 631,092 231,802
1992 626,010 238,543
1993 614,245 244,884
1994 626,710 250,822
1995 633,074 256,649
1996 648,348 262,347
1997 671,817 267,707
1998 699,352 272,723
1999 724,218 277,412
2000 747,318 282,019
2001 771,313 286,767
2002 795,574 291,616
2003 813,519 296,491
2004 826,124 301,413
2005 839,167 306,429
2006 855,764 313,851
2007 874,528 324,479
2008 892,734 336,170
2009 911,527 348,275
2010 930,251 360,792
2011 948,558 373,674
2012 966,747 386,818
2013 984,824 400,070
2014 1,002,717 413,617
2015 1,020,313 428,154
2016 1,037,653 443,308
2017 1,054,841 458,287
2018 1,071,882 473,099
2019 1,088,709 487,731
2020 1,105,188 502,118
2021 1,121,248 516,154
2022 1,137,096 524,106
2023 1,152,944 525,994
2024 1,168,722 527,799

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Maldives

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Maldives
1960 6.85 6.71
1961 6.85 6.79
1962 6.85 6.89
1963 6.86 6.94
1964 6.87 7
1965 6.86 7.07
1966 6.88 7.15
1967 6.87 7.23
1968 6.88 7.28
1969 6.88 7.33
1970 6.88 7.39
1971 6.88 7.38
1972 6.85 7.37
1973 6.82 7.4
1974 6.78 7.38
1975 6.74 7.32
1976 6.69 7.29
1977 6.64 7.27
1978 6.59 7.23
1979 6.52 7.23
1980 6.46 7.23
1981 6.4 7.19
1982 6.34 7.15
1983 6.3 7.09
1984 6.25 7.03
1985 6.19 6.94
1986 6.14 6.85
1987 6.09 6.73
1988 6.03 6.58
1989 5.97 6.39
1990 5.93 6.13
1991 5.86 5.8
1992 5.75 5.44
1993 5.64 5.06
1994 5.51 4.69
1995 5.33 4.29
1996 5.15 3.86
1997 4.97 3.48
1998 4.8 3.17
1999 4.69 2.9
2000 4.6 2.69
2001 4.52 2.53
2002 4.41 2.42
2003 4.3 2.34
2004 4.16 2.26
2005 4.04 2.2
2006 3.9 2.2
2007 3.76 2.29
2008 3.62 2.37
2009 3.52 2.39
2010 3.43 2.35
2011 3.34 2.31
2012 3.26 2.25
2013 3.19 2.17
2014 3.12 2.09
2015 3.04 2
2016 2.97 1.9
2017 2.92 1.8
2018 2.86 1.71
2019 2.8 1.64
2020 2.75 1.61
2021 2.7 1.6
2022 2.65 1.58
2023 2.61 1.58

Djibouti and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Maldives
1960 17.7 20.6
1961 17.7 20.6
1962 17.8 20.6
1963 17.9 20.6
1964 17.9 20.5
1965 17.9 19.9
1966 17.9 18.9
1967 17.9 18.2
1968 17.9 17.8
1969 17.8 17.6
1970 17.8 17.4
1971 17.7 17.3
1972 17.6 17.2
1973 17.5 17.2
1974 17.4 17.2
1975 17.3 17.1
1976 17.3 17
1977 17.2 17
1978 17.2 17
1979 17.2 16.9
1980 17.2 16.8
1981 17.2 16.8
1982 17.3 16.9
1983 17.3 16.9
1984 17.4 17
1985 17.4 17
1986 17.5 16.9
1987 17.6 16.7
1988 17.7 16.6
1989 17.8 16.5
1990 17.9 16.4
1991 18 16.4
1992 18.1 16.4
1993 18.2 16.5
1994 18.3 16.7
1995 18.4 16.9
1996 18.6 17.3
1997 18.9 17.6
1998 19.3 18
1999 19.6 18.4
2000 19.9 18.9
2001 20.2 19.3
2002 20.4 19.8
2003 20.6 20.3
2004 20.6 20.9
2005 20.7 21.5
2006 20.9 22.1
2007 21.1 22.7
2008 21.3 23.2
2009 21.6 23.8
2010 21.8 24.4
2011 22 25.1
2012 22.3 25.8
2013 22.5 26.5
2014 22.8 27.1
2015 23.1 27.6
2016 23.4 28
2017 23.6 28.5
2018 23.9 29
2019 24.2 29.5
2020 24.5 30.1
2021 24.8 30.7
2022 25.1 31.4
2023 25.4 32.1
2024 25.7 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
n/a
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
79.5%
2017

Energy

Djibouti Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
1.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Maldives
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
42.4%
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
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
97.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Djibouti Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Maldives
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
57.8 mi
2018

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