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Djibouti vs Mauritius statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 1.26M in Mauritius (ranked 156/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 771 sq mi for Mauritius (ranked 147th vs. 170th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Mauritius
Population
1196428
1256649
Population rank 158/197 157/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$15B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 143/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 79/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$31,051
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
93.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$10,846
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 54/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$7,323
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
771 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
38.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Djibouti and Mauritius: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Mauritius economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Mauritius
Year GDP
Djibouti Mauritius
1960 - $162,089,564
1961 - $191,757,729
1962 - $197,738,208
1963 - $253,839,558
1964 - $218,914,569
1965 - $230,024,161
1966 - $227,534,083
1967 - $238,439,291
1968 - $206,576,631
1969 - $221,553,613
1970 - $224,125,805
1971 - $251,437,338
1972 - $318,664,900
1973 - $404,285,775
1974 - $669,894,030
1975 - $673,311,287
1976 - $713,510,052
1977 - $834,722,972
1978 - $1,029,040,323
1979 - $1,227,446,632
1980 - $1,147,027,924
1981 - $1,157,769,444
1982 - $1,092,923,636
1983 - $1,104,956,573
1984 - $1,054,564,759
1985 $340,989,528 $1,090,611,325
1986 - $1,482,601,552
1987 $373,371,738 $1,906,174,438
1988 $395,794,539 $2,163,252,449
1989 $409,220,087 $2,211,312,823
1990 $452,328,087 $2,689,212,760
1991 $462,421,999 $2,895,354,736
1992 $478,058,305 $3,267,677,814
1993 $466,048,469 $3,307,302,126
1994 $491,689,221 $3,606,050,873
1995 $497,723,961 $4,094,741,652
1996 $494,004,648 $4,481,489,762
1997 $502,675,542 $4,243,755,308
1998 $514,267,869 $4,225,813,976
1999 $536,080,148 $4,402,193,195
2000 $551,230,862 $4,726,108,622
2001 $572,417,441 $4,675,755,867
2002 $591,122,040 $4,906,494,249
2003 $622,044,666 $5,894,873,920
2004 $666,072,102 $6,667,418,752
2005 $708,633,195 $6,576,108,447
2006 $768,873,684 $7,028,810,681
2007 $847,918,929 $8,150,150,209
2008 $999,105,339 $9,990,356,674
2009 $1,049,110,685 $9,128,843,109
2010 $1,128,611,700 $10,003,670,690
2011 $1,239,144,502 $11,518,413,430
2012 $1,353,632,942 $11,668,696,397
2013 $2,044,440,443 $12,292,974,141
2014 $2,220,637,966 $13,074,129,952
2015 $2,424,391,785 $12,007,291,046
2016 $2,604,955,229 $12,594,155,464
2017 $2,762,581,334 $13,713,506,131
2018 $2,913,464,658 $14,735,695,931
2019 $3,088,851,450 $14,436,346,980
2020 $3,144,136,197 $11,408,106,446
2021 $3,392,796,953 $11,484,348,858
2022 $3,562,814,909 $12,907,767,790
2023 $3,917,150,481 $14,101,195,733
2024 $4,086,402,719 $14,952,555,415

Djibouti and Mauritius economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Mauritius
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Mauritius
1960 - $238.3
1961 - $281.7
1962 - $282.3
1963 - $353
1964 - $297.3
1965 - $305
1966 - $296
1967 - $304
1968 - $258.7
1969 - $272.7
1970 - $271.3
1971 - $299.6
1972 - $374
1973 - $467
1974 - $763
1975 - $755
1976 - $787
1977 - $906
1978 - $1,102
1979 - $1,292
1980 - $1,187
1981 - $1,181
1982 - $1,101
1983 - $1,103
1984 - $1,042
1985 $847 $1,069
1986 $800 $1,442
1987 $822 $1,840
1988 $817 $2,074
1989 $782 $2,103
1990 $780 $2,540
1991 $733 $2,705
1992 $764 $3,013
1993 $759 $3,014
1994 $785 $3,240
1995 $786 $3,648
1996 $762 $3,952
1997 $748 $3,696
1998 $735 $3,642
1999 $740 $3,746
2000 $738 $3,982
2001 $742 $3,909
2002 $743 $4,073
2003 $765 $4,858
2004 $806 $5,461
2005 $844 $5,354
2006 $898 $5,696
2007 $970 $6,575
2008 $1,119 $8,030
2009 $1,151 $7,318
2010 $1,213 $8,000
2011 $1,306 $9,197
2012 $1,400 $9,291
2013 $2,076 $9,765
2014 $2,215 $10,366
2015 $2,376 $9,508
2016 $2,510 $9,966
2017 $2,619 $10,842
2018 $2,718 $11,643
2019 $2,837 $11,403
2020 $2,845 $9,011
2021 $3,026 $9,069
2022 $3,133 $10,224
2023 $3,398 $11,182
2024 $3,496 $11,872

Djibouti vs. Mauritius life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Mauritius
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Mauritius
1950 40.7 51.9
1951 41 52.5
1952 41.2 52.1
1953 41.5 51.5
1954 41.8 52.2
1955 42 53.8
1956 42.3 55.1
1957 42.6 55.7
1958 42.8 56.4
1959 43.1 57.4
1960 43.4 58.4
1961 43.8 59.5
1962 44.1 60.5
1963 44.4 61.1
1964 44.8 61.5
1965 45.2 62.1
1966 45.6 62.1
1967 46.1 61.7
1968 46.6 62.1
1969 47.1 62.7
1970 47.5 63.7
1971 47.3 63.8
1972 48.5 63.8
1973 49.1 64.3
1974 49.5 64.2
1975 49.9 64.4
1976 50.3 64
1977 50.8 64.8
1978 51.2 65.3
1979 51.6 66
1980 52 66.5
1981 52.4 67.2
1982 52.9 67.9
1983 53.3 68.4
1984 53.7 68.6
1985 54.1 68.7
1986 54.5 68.9
1987 54.8 69.2
1988 55.1 69.4
1989 55.4 69.5
1990 55.5 69.8
1991 55.2 70.1
1992 54.4 70.2
1993 55.7 70.4
1994 55.6 70.4
1995 56.2 70.6
1996 56.3 70.5
1997 56.2 70.7
1998 56.4 70.9
1999 56.6 71.4
2000 56.7 71.8
2001 57.5 72
2002 57.8 72.1
2003 58 72.3
2004 58.1 72.5
2005 58.5 72.6
2006 59 72.8
2007 59.4 72.9
2008 59.8 73.1
2009 60.4 73.3
2010 60.7 73.6
2011 61.3 74.1
2012 61.7 74.3
2013 62.1 74.4
2014 62.4 74.6
2015 62.8 74.7
2016 63.3 74.9
2017 63.7 75
2018 64.1 74.5
2019 64.4 74.2
2020 64.2 74.7
2021 63.8 72.9
2022 65.5 73.5
2023 66 74.9
2024 66.2 75.1
2025 66.4 75.3

Djibouti and Mauritius population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Mauritius
Year Population
Djibouti Mauritius
1960 86,024 680,331
1961 89,390 680,757
1962 93,283 700,349
1963 97,872 718,861
1964 103,198 736,381
1965 109,092 753,000
1966 115,269 768,813
1967 121,649 783,917
1968 128,250 798,413
1969 136,078 812,405
1970 145,175 826,000
1971 155,136 839,230
1972 166,256 852,053
1973 178,449 864,819
1974 192,613 878,042
1975 209,908 892,000
1976 230,737 906,507
1977 254,613 921,379
1978 280,031 933,499
1979 304,513 949,888
1980 325,815 966,039
1981 343,047 980,462
1982 356,880 992,521
1983 369,553 1,001,691
1984 384,053 1,012,221
1985 402,687 1,020,528
1986 426,341 1,028,360
1987 454,399 1,036,082
1988 484,523 1,043,239
1989 523,355 1,051,260
1990 579,538 1,058,775
1991 631,092 1,070,266
1992 626,010 1,084,441
1993 614,245 1,097,374
1994 626,710 1,112,846
1995 633,074 1,122,457
1996 648,348 1,133,996
1997 671,817 1,148,284
1998 699,352 1,160,421
1999 724,218 1,175,267
2000 747,318 1,186,873
2001 771,313 1,196,287
2002 795,574 1,204,621
2003 813,519 1,213,370
2004 826,124 1,221,003
2005 839,167 1,228,254
2006 855,764 1,233,996
2007 874,528 1,239,630
2008 892,734 1,244,121
2009 911,527 1,247,429
2010 930,251 1,250,400
2011 948,558 1,252,404
2012 966,747 1,255,882
2013 984,824 1,258,927
2014 1,002,717 1,261,208
2015 1,020,313 1,262,879
2016 1,037,653 1,263,747
2017 1,054,841 1,264,887
2018 1,071,882 1,265,577
2019 1,088,709 1,265,985
2020 1,105,188 1,266,014
2021 1,121,248 1,266,334
2022 1,137,096 1,262,523
2023 1,152,944 1,261,041
2024 1,168,722 1,259,509

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Mauritius

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Mauritius
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Mauritius
1960 6.85 5.9
1961 6.85 5.98
1962 6.85 5.88
1963 6.86 6.18
1964 6.87 5.96
1965 6.86 5.51
1966 6.88 5.46
1967 6.87 4.63
1968 6.88 4.6
1969 6.88 3.97
1970 6.88 3.82
1971 6.88 3.51
1972 6.85 3.41
1973 6.82 3.07
1974 6.78 3.45
1975 6.74 3.2
1976 6.69 3.13
1977 6.64 3.07
1978 6.59 3.01
1979 6.52 2.91
1980 6.46 2.8
1981 6.4 2.67
1982 6.34 2.53
1983 6.3 2.4
1984 6.25 2.16
1985 6.19 2.02
1986 6.14 1.99
1987 6.09 2.05
1988 6.03 2.14
1989 5.97 2.23
1990 5.93 2.32
1991 5.86 2.3
1992 5.75 2.37
1993 5.64 2.21
1994 5.51 2.25
1995 5.33 2.14
1996 5.15 2.12
1997 4.97 2.04
1998 4.8 1.97
1999 4.69 2.05
2000 4.6 1.99
2001 4.52 1.91
2002 4.41 1.94
2003 4.3 1.87
2004 4.16 1.92
2005 4.04 1.88
2006 3.9 1.77
2007 3.76 1.74
2008 3.62 1.67
2009 3.52 1.59
2010 3.43 1.57
2011 3.34 1.55
2012 3.26 1.54
2013 3.19 1.44
2014 3.12 1.43
2015 3.04 1.36
2016 2.97 1.4
2017 2.92 1.44
2018 2.86 1.41
2019 2.8 1.4
2020 2.75 1.44
2021 2.7 1.41
2022 2.65 1.32
2023 2.61 1.39

Djibouti and Mauritius demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Mauritius
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Mauritius
1960 17.7 17.4
1961 17.7 17.5
1962 17.8 17.6
1963 17.9 17.6
1964 17.9 17.6
1965 17.9 17.7
1966 17.9 17.8
1967 17.9 17.9
1968 17.9 18.1
1969 17.8 18.3
1970 17.8 18.5
1971 17.7 18.8
1972 17.6 19.1
1973 17.5 19.5
1974 17.4 19.8
1975 17.3 20.2
1976 17.3 20.6
1977 17.2 21
1978 17.2 21.3
1979 17.2 21.6
1980 17.2 21.9
1981 17.2 22.1
1982 17.3 22.4
1983 17.3 22.8
1984 17.4 23.2
1985 17.4 23.5
1986 17.5 23.9
1987 17.6 24.3
1988 17.7 24.7
1989 17.8 25.2
1990 17.9 25.6
1991 18 26
1992 18.1 26.3
1993 18.2 26.6
1994 18.3 26.9
1995 18.4 27.3
1996 18.6 27.6
1997 18.9 28
1998 19.3 28.4
1999 19.6 28.7
2000 19.9 29
2001 20.2 29.4
2002 20.4 29.7
2003 20.6 30
2004 20.6 30.3
2005 20.7 30.7
2006 20.9 31.1
2007 21.1 31.6
2008 21.3 32
2009 21.6 32.5
2010 21.8 32.9
2011 22 33.4
2012 22.3 33.8
2013 22.5 34.2
2014 22.8 34.6
2015 23.1 35
2016 23.4 35.4
2017 23.6 35.8
2018 23.9 36.2
2019 24.2 36.5
2020 24.5 36.8
2021 24.8 37.1
2022 25.1 37.5
2023 25.4 38
2024 25.7 38.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Mauritius
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$16.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
31.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
4.09%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
0.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-3.75%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
5.57%
2023
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
64.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
75
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
29.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2.9%
2017
Listed domestic companies n/a
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$9.12B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$8.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$287M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
316,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
12.9%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
89.6%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Mauritius
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
1,155 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$25
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
4.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
3.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
88.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.48%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,441 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
21.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Mauritius
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-2,787
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
40.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
61.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
51
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
40
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
2.23
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
12.2
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
141
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
94.3%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
16%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
79.5%
2023

Health

Djibouti Mauritius
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$591
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$260.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
0.62%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
1.2
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
15.2
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
19.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
20.1%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
6.86 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Mauritius
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
612 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
332 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
150.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
1,509 mi
2015

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