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Djibouti vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 147th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Mali
Population
1196428
25787988
Population rank 158/197 58/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

Djibouti and Mali: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Mali economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Mali
Year GDP
Djibouti Mali
1967 - $275,494,478
1968 - $343,771,973
1969 - $339,913,867
1970 - $359,772,315
1971 - $395,218,629
1972 - $486,617,280
1973 - $563,683,703
1974 - $538,747,340
1975 - $830,710,615
1976 - $939,228,017
1977 - $1,049,838,548
1978 - $1,222,702,573
1979 - $1,595,422,956
1980 - $1,759,691,186
1981 - $1,538,972,424
1982 - $1,333,754,225
1983 - $1,297,765,326
1984 - $1,232,932,104
1985 $340,989,528 $1,392,196,048
1986 - $1,852,163,453
1987 $373,371,738 $2,090,629,987
1988 $395,794,539 $2,169,040,603
1989 $409,220,087 $2,181,821,909
1990 $452,328,087 $2,681,912,149
1991 $462,421,999 $2,724,131,458
1992 $478,058,305 $2,830,673,378
1993 $466,048,469 $2,818,281,085
1994 $491,689,221 $2,081,846,498
1995 $497,723,961 $2,706,425,157
1996 $494,004,648 $2,780,422,049
1997 $502,675,542 $2,697,105,823
1998 $514,267,869 $2,920,358,711
1999 $536,080,148 $3,440,724,710
2000 $551,230,862 $2,961,484,954
2001 $572,417,441 $3,468,337,942
2002 $591,122,040 $3,908,121,307
2003 $622,044,666 $4,714,071,980
2004 $666,072,102 $7,113,132,070
2005 $708,633,195 $8,009,875,052
2006 $768,873,684 $8,858,863,053
2007 $847,918,929 $10,289,243,720
2008 $999,105,339 $12,262,134,441
2009 $1,049,110,685 $12,592,138,109
2010 $1,128,611,700 $13,196,527,458
2011 $1,239,144,502 $15,506,843,902
2012 $1,353,632,942 $14,891,957,623
2013 $2,044,440,443 $15,769,357,573
2014 $2,220,637,966 $16,943,434,591
2015 $2,424,391,785 $15,583,181,170
2016 $2,604,955,229 $16,743,796,800
2017 $2,762,581,334 $18,308,362,040
2018 $2,913,464,658 $20,368,015,381
2019 $3,088,851,450 $20,477,421,885
2020 $3,144,136,197 $20,698,560,939
2021 $3,392,796,953 $22,999,245,263
2022 $3,562,814,909 $22,374,051,350
2023 $3,917,150,481 $24,621,545,565
2024 $4,086,402,719 $26,588,067,731

Djibouti and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Mali
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Mali
1967 - $46
1968 - $56.5
1969 - $55
1970 - $57.3
1971 - $62
1972 - $75.1
1973 - $85.4
1974 - $80.2
1975 - $121.5
1976 - $134.9
1977 - $148.1
1978 - $169.1
1979 - $216.3
1980 - $233.7
1981 - $200.1
1982 - $169.7
1983 - $161.5
1984 - $150.2
1985 $847 $166.2
1986 $800 $217.1
1987 $822 $240.8
1988 $817 $245.5
1989 $782 $242.4
1990 $780 $292.2
1991 $733 $290.9
1992 $764 $296.3
1993 $759 $288.9
1994 $785 $208.9
1995 $786 $265.7
1996 $762 $267.2
1997 $748 $253.3
1998 $735 $267.4
1999 $740 $306
2000 $738 $256.2
2001 $742 $291.2
2002 $743 $318
2003 $765 $372
2004 $806 $543
2005 $844 $592
2006 $898 $633
2007 $970 $712
2008 $1,119 $821
2009 $1,151 $816
2010 $1,213 $828
2011 $1,306 $942
2012 $1,400 $878
2013 $2,076 $903
2014 $2,215 $940
2015 $2,376 $838
2016 $2,510 $872
2017 $2,619 $924
2018 $2,718 $996
2019 $2,837 $972
2020 $2,845 $953
2021 $3,026 $1,027
2022 $3,133 $970
2023 $3,398 $1,036
2024 $3,496 $1,086

Djibouti vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Mali
1950 40.7 28.7
1951 41 28.9
1952 41.2 29.1
1953 41.5 29.4
1954 41.8 29.5
1955 42 29.7
1956 42.3 29.9
1957 42.6 30.1
1958 42.8 30.2
1959 43.1 30.3
1960 43.4 30.5
1961 43.8 30.6
1962 44.1 30.8
1963 44.4 31
1964 44.8 31.2
1965 45.2 31.5
1966 45.6 31.8
1967 46.1 32.2
1968 46.6 32.6
1969 47.1 32.9
1970 47.5 33.4
1971 47.3 33.8
1972 48.5 34.5
1973 49.1 35.1
1974 49.5 35.7
1975 49.9 36.5
1976 50.3 37.2
1977 50.8 38
1978 51.2 38.8
1979 51.6 39.5
1980 52 40.3
1981 52.4 41
1982 52.9 41.8
1983 53.3 42.7
1984 53.7 43.4
1985 54.1 43.9
1986 54.5 44.6
1987 54.8 45.2
1988 55.1 45.7
1989 55.4 46.2
1990 55.5 46.5
1991 55.2 46.9
1992 54.4 47.2
1993 55.7 47.6
1994 55.6 47.9
1995 56.2 48.3
1996 56.3 48.5
1997 56.2 49.1
1998 56.4 49.6
1999 56.6 50.1
2000 56.7 50.6
2001 57.5 51.3
2002 57.8 52
2003 58 52.6
2004 58.1 53.3
2005 58.5 53.8
2006 59 54.3
2007 59.4 54.8
2008 59.8 55.2
2009 60.4 55.6
2010 60.7 56
2011 61.3 56.4
2012 61.7 56.7
2013 62.1 57.1
2014 62.4 57.5
2015 62.8 57.9
2016 63.3 58.3
2017 63.7 58.6
2018 64.1 58.9
2019 64.4 59.2
2020 64.2 58.9
2021 63.8 59.1
2022 65.5 60
2023 66 60.4
2024 66.2 60.7
2025 66.4 60.9

Djibouti and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Mali
Year Population
Djibouti Mali
1960 86,024 5,402,550
1961 89,390 5,482,283
1962 93,283 5,563,917
1963 97,872 5,646,605
1964 103,198 5,730,125
1965 109,092 5,815,487
1966 115,269 5,902,204
1967 121,649 5,990,906
1968 128,250 6,082,979
1969 136,078 6,177,704
1970 145,175 6,276,472
1971 155,136 6,377,944
1972 166,256 6,483,726
1973 178,449 6,597,106
1974 192,613 6,715,436
1975 209,908 6,837,261
1976 230,737 6,960,979
1977 254,613 7,090,979
1978 280,031 7,229,651
1979 304,513 7,375,266
1980 325,815 7,530,515
1981 343,047 7,692,766
1982 356,880 7,860,194
1983 369,553 8,034,400
1984 384,053 8,208,599
1985 402,687 8,374,663
1986 426,341 8,531,277
1987 454,399 8,681,164
1988 484,523 8,833,996
1989 523,355 8,999,938
1990 579,538 9,178,830
1991 631,092 9,362,888
1992 626,010 9,553,540
1993 614,245 9,754,786
1994 626,710 9,967,031
1995 633,074 10,185,365
1996 648,348 10,407,278
1997 671,817 10,646,495
1998 699,352 10,919,573
1999 724,218 11,227,415
2000 747,318 11,559,290
2001 771,313 11,912,158
2002 795,574 12,288,050
2003 813,519 12,684,955
2004 826,124 13,102,409
2005 839,167 13,538,647
2006 855,764 13,990,139
2007 874,528 14,457,775
2008 892,734 14,940,782
2009 911,527 15,435,539
2010 930,251 15,945,198
2011 948,558 16,469,049
2012 966,747 16,957,033
2013 984,824 17,459,615
2014 1,002,717 18,020,267
2015 1,020,313 18,593,022
2016 1,037,653 19,191,289
2017 1,054,841 19,813,011
2018 1,071,882 20,442,030
2019 1,088,709 21,068,405
2020 1,105,188 21,713,836
2021 1,121,248 22,388,630
2022 1,137,096 23,072,640
2023 1,152,944 23,769,127
2024 1,168,722 24,478,595

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Mali

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Mali
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Mali
1960 6.85 7.02
1961 6.85 7.03
1962 6.85 7.04
1963 6.86 7.05
1964 6.87 7.06
1965 6.86 7.08
1966 6.88 7.11
1967 6.87 7.14
1968 6.88 7.16
1969 6.88 7.18
1970 6.88 7.18
1971 6.88 7.2
1972 6.85 7.22
1973 6.82 7.22
1974 6.78 7.23
1975 6.74 7.25
1976 6.69 7.27
1977 6.64 7.3
1978 6.59 7.32
1979 6.52 7.35
1980 6.46 7.37
1981 6.4 7.37
1982 6.34 7.32
1983 6.3 7.28
1984 6.25 7.26
1985 6.19 7.26
1986 6.14 7.31
1987 6.09 7.31
1988 6.03 7.32
1989 5.97 7.33
1990 5.93 7.31
1991 5.86 7.28
1992 5.75 7.24
1993 5.64 7.18
1994 5.51 7.12
1995 5.33 7.05
1996 5.15 7.01
1997 4.97 6.97
1998 4.8 6.94
1999 4.69 6.91
2000 4.6 6.89
2001 4.52 6.85
2002 4.41 6.82
2003 4.3 6.78
2004 4.16 6.74
2005 4.04 6.71
2006 3.9 6.68
2007 3.76 6.65
2008 3.62 6.62
2009 3.52 6.59
2010 3.43 6.58
2011 3.34 6.55
2012 3.26 6.52
2013 3.19 6.49
2014 3.12 6.44
2015 3.04 6.39
2016 2.97 6.32
2017 2.92 6.25
2018 2.86 6.12
2019 2.8 5.89
2020 2.75 5.85
2021 2.7 5.78
2022 2.65 5.69
2023 2.61 5.61

Djibouti and Mali demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Mali
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Mali
1960 17.7 19.8
1961 17.7 19.8
1962 17.8 19.8
1963 17.9 19.8
1964 17.9 19.8
1965 17.9 19.8
1966 17.9 19.7
1967 17.9 19.6
1968 17.9 19.6
1969 17.8 19.5
1970 17.8 19.4
1971 17.7 19.3
1972 17.6 19.2
1973 17.5 19.1
1974 17.4 19
1975 17.3 18.9
1976 17.3 18.7
1977 17.2 18.6
1978 17.2 18.4
1979 17.2 18.3
1980 17.2 18.1
1981 17.2 17.9
1982 17.3 17.8
1983 17.3 17.6
1984 17.4 17.5
1985 17.4 17.3
1986 17.5 17.1
1987 17.6 16.9
1988 17.7 16.8
1989 17.8 16.6
1990 17.9 16.5
1991 18 16.4
1992 18.1 16.4
1993 18.2 16.3
1994 18.3 16.3
1995 18.4 16.3
1996 18.6 16.3
1997 18.9 16.3
1998 19.3 16.4
1999 19.6 16.4
2000 19.9 16.5
2001 20.2 16.5
2002 20.4 16.6
2003 20.6 16.6
2004 20.6 16.6
2005 20.7 16.6
2006 20.9 16.6
2007 21.1 16.6
2008 21.3 16.5
2009 21.6 16.4
2010 21.8 16.4
2011 22 16.3
2012 22.3 16.1
2013 22.5 16
2014 22.8 16
2015 23.1 16
2016 23.4 16
2017 23.6 16
2018 23.9 16
2019 24.2 16.1
2020 24.5 16.2
2021 24.8 16.3
2022 25.1 16.5
2023 25.4 16.6
2024 25.7 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
54.7%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
71.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

Djibouti Mali
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
31%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

Djibouti Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Mali
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
86,437 mi
2018

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