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Djibouti vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 147th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Namibia
Population
1196428
3141364
Population rank 158/197 134/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Djibouti and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Namibia
Year GDP
Djibouti Namibia
1980 - $2,421,990,338
1981 - $2,249,908,578
1982 - $2,118,710,248
1983 - $2,297,400,688
1984 - $1,951,260,038
1985 $340,989,528 $1,608,237,350
1986 - $1,809,048,527
1987 $373,371,738 $2,300,068,217
1988 $395,794,539 $2,495,094,746
1989 $409,220,087 $2,535,135,798
1990 $452,328,087 $2,789,921,854
1991 $462,421,999 $2,996,869,281
1992 $478,058,305 $3,429,521,699
1993 $466,048,469 $3,251,188,833
1994 $491,689,221 $3,666,503,530
1995 $497,723,961 $3,978,514,206
1996 $494,004,648 $3,989,163,197
1997 $502,675,542 $4,154,989,950
1998 $514,267,869 $3,873,109,866
1999 $536,080,148 $3,868,551,730
2000 $551,230,862 $3,922,232,165
2001 $572,417,441 $3,557,341,215
2002 $591,122,040 $3,349,169,826
2003 $622,044,666 $4,926,439,384
2004 $666,072,102 $6,609,205,995
2005 $708,633,195 $7,248,374,838
2006 $768,873,684 $8,001,779,551
2007 $847,918,929 $8,839,536,476
2008 $999,105,339 $8,607,431,497
2009 $1,049,110,685 $8,938,847,189
2010 $1,128,611,700 $11,431,412,421
2011 $1,239,144,502 $12,523,359,441
2012 $1,353,632,942 $13,042,053,592
2013 $2,044,440,443 $12,043,307,277
2014 $2,220,637,966 $12,435,430,970
2015 $2,424,391,785 $11,335,161,084
2016 $2,604,955,229 $10,722,018,732
2017 $2,762,581,334 $12,895,153,371
2018 $2,913,464,658 $13,682,019,076
2019 $3,088,851,450 $12,541,928,303
2020 $3,144,136,197 $10,583,748,542
2021 $3,392,796,953 $12,402,486,184
2022 $3,562,814,909 $12,569,449,123
2023 $3,917,150,481 $12,408,271,448
2024 $4,086,402,719 $13,372,354,269

Djibouti and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Namibia
1980 - $2,468
1981 - $2,267
1982 - $2,097
1983 - $2,214
1984 - $1,830
1985 $847 $1,466
1986 $800 $1,599
1987 $822 $1,969
1988 $817 $2,063
1989 $782 $1,967
1990 $780 $2,037
1991 $733 $2,117
1992 $764 $2,347
1993 $759 $2,155
1994 $785 $2,356
1995 $786 $2,483
1996 $762 $2,423
1997 $748 $2,460
1998 $735 $2,235
1999 $740 $2,178
2000 $738 $2,157
2001 $742 $1,916
2002 $743 $1,772
2003 $765 $2,569
2004 $806 $3,403
2005 $844 $3,686
2006 $898 $4,017
2007 $970 $4,379
2008 $1,119 $4,205
2009 $1,151 $4,303
2010 $1,213 $5,418
2011 $1,306 $5,835
2012 $1,400 $5,943
2013 $2,076 $5,347
2014 $2,215 $5,378
2015 $2,376 $4,774
2016 $2,510 $4,396
2017 $2,619 $5,144
2018 $2,718 $5,309
2019 $2,837 $4,732
2020 $2,845 $3,879
2021 $3,026 $4,413
2022 $3,133 $4,350
2023 $3,398 $4,188
2024 $3,496 $4,413

Djibouti vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Namibia
1950 40.7 41.9
1951 41 42.5
1952 41.2 43.1
1953 41.5 43.8
1954 41.8 44.4
1955 42 45
1956 42.3 45.7
1957 42.6 46.4
1958 42.8 47.1
1959 43.1 47.8
1960 43.4 48.5
1961 43.8 49.2
1962 44.1 50
1963 44.4 50.6
1964 44.8 51.3
1965 45.2 52
1966 45.6 52.3
1967 46.1 52.9
1968 46.6 53.6
1969 47.1 54.1
1970 47.5 54.7
1971 47.3 55.3
1972 48.5 55.8
1973 49.1 56.4
1974 49.5 56.9
1975 49.9 57.6
1976 50.3 58
1977 50.8 58.6
1978 51.2 59.1
1979 51.6 59.5
1980 52 56.6
1981 52.4 56.9
1982 52.9 57.3
1983 53.3 57.6
1984 53.7 58.1
1985 54.1 58.5
1986 54.5 58.7
1987 54.8 59.1
1988 55.1 59
1989 55.4 60.8
1990 55.5 61.4
1991 55.2 60.8
1992 54.4 60.2
1993 55.7 59.3
1994 55.6 58.4
1995 56.2 57.5
1996 56.3 56.6
1997 56.2 55.8
1998 56.4 54.8
1999 56.6 54
2000 56.7 52.9
2001 57.5 52
2002 57.8 52
2003 58 51.9
2004 58.1 52.2
2005 58.5 52.6
2006 59 53.2
2007 59.4 54
2008 59.8 54.7
2009 60.4 55.3
2010 60.7 56.1
2011 61.3 56.6
2012 61.7 57.7
2013 62.1 58.5
2014 62.4 59.3
2015 62.8 60
2016 63.3 60.8
2017 63.7 61.7
2018 64.1 62.6
2019 64.4 63.5
2020 64.2 64.1
2021 63.8 60.8
2022 65.5 64.2
2023 66 67.4
2024 66.2 67.5
2025 66.4 67.7

Djibouti and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Namibia
Year Population
Djibouti Namibia
1960 86,024 591,465
1961 89,390 603,067
1962 93,283 615,759
1963 97,872 629,589
1964 103,198 644,530
1965 109,092 660,558
1966 115,269 677,655
1967 121,649 696,045
1968 128,250 715,542
1969 136,078 736,120
1970 145,175 757,868
1971 155,136 780,584
1972 166,256 804,399
1973 178,449 828,928
1974 192,613 854,320
1975 209,908 881,032
1976 230,737 906,566
1977 254,613 931,104
1978 280,031 947,269
1979 304,513 962,825
1980 325,815 981,434
1981 343,047 992,500
1982 356,880 1,010,308
1983 369,553 1,037,511
1984 384,053 1,065,989
1985 402,687 1,096,890
1986 426,341 1,131,081
1987 454,399 1,167,889
1988 484,523 1,209,696
1989 523,355 1,288,947
1990 579,538 1,369,303
1991 631,092 1,415,684
1992 626,010 1,461,322
1993 614,245 1,508,697
1994 626,710 1,556,304
1995 633,074 1,602,170
1996 648,348 1,646,103
1997 671,817 1,689,264
1998 699,352 1,732,745
1999 724,218 1,776,368
2000 747,318 1,818,647
2001 771,313 1,857,048
2002 795,574 1,889,970
2003 813,519 1,917,464
2004 826,124 1,942,082
2005 839,167 1,966,582
2006 855,764 1,991,888
2007 874,528 2,018,600
2008 892,734 2,047,056
2009 911,527 2,077,394
2010 930,251 2,109,811
2011 948,558 2,146,325
2012 966,747 2,194,654
2013 984,824 2,252,508
2014 1,002,717 2,312,139
2015 1,020,313 2,374,300
2016 1,037,653 2,439,213
2017 1,054,841 2,506,853
2018 1,071,882 2,577,327
2019 1,088,709 2,650,494
2020 1,105,188 2,728,762
2021 1,121,248 2,810,548
2022 1,137,096 2,889,662
2023 1,152,944 2,963,095
2024 1,168,722 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Namibia

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Namibia
1960 6.85 6.24
1961 6.85 6.29
1962 6.85 6.35
1963 6.86 6.41
1964 6.87 6.43
1965 6.86 6.45
1966 6.88 6.47
1967 6.87 6.49
1968 6.88 6.5
1969 6.88 6.51
1970 6.88 6.52
1971 6.88 6.52
1972 6.85 6.53
1973 6.82 6.54
1974 6.78 6.55
1975 6.74 6.53
1976 6.69 6.49
1977 6.64 6.44
1978 6.59 6.38
1979 6.52 6.31
1980 6.46 6.24
1981 6.4 6.16
1982 6.34 6.08
1983 6.3 6
1984 6.25 5.94
1985 6.19 5.88
1986 6.14 5.79
1987 6.09 5.7
1988 6.03 5.61
1989 5.97 5.52
1990 5.93 5.4
1991 5.86 5.29
1992 5.75 5.11
1993 5.64 4.91
1994 5.51 4.68
1995 5.33 4.42
1996 5.15 4.2
1997 4.97 4.17
1998 4.8 4.18
1999 4.69 4.14
2000 4.6 3.99
2001 4.52 3.83
2002 4.41 3.69
2003 4.3 3.58
2004 4.16 3.55
2005 4.04 3.57
2006 3.9 3.6
2007 3.76 3.61
2008 3.62 3.62
2009 3.52 3.63
2010 3.43 3.66
2011 3.34 3.66
2012 3.26 3.68
2013 3.19 3.65
2014 3.12 3.64
2015 3.04 3.6
2016 2.97 3.57
2017 2.92 3.51
2018 2.86 3.46
2019 2.8 3.4
2020 2.75 3.35
2021 2.7 3.3
2022 2.65 3.25
2023 2.61 3.21

Djibouti and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Namibia
1960 17.7 18.9
1961 17.7 18.7
1962 17.8 18.6
1963 17.9 18.5
1964 17.9 18.4
1965 17.9 18.4
1966 17.9 18.3
1967 17.9 18.3
1968 17.9 18.2
1969 17.8 18.1
1970 17.8 18.1
1971 17.7 18
1972 17.6 17.9
1973 17.5 17.8
1974 17.4 17.7
1975 17.3 17.6
1976 17.3 17.5
1977 17.2 17.3
1978 17.2 17
1979 17.2 16.8
1980 17.2 16.6
1981 17.2 16.4
1982 17.3 16.3
1983 17.3 16.4
1984 17.4 16.5
1985 17.4 16.7
1986 17.5 16.9
1987 17.6 17
1988 17.7 17.3
1989 17.8 17.8
1990 17.9 18.3
1991 18 18.4
1992 18.1 18.4
1993 18.2 18.5
1994 18.3 18.5
1995 18.4 18.6
1996 18.6 18.7
1997 18.9 18.8
1998 19.3 18.9
1999 19.6 18.9
2000 19.9 19
2001 20.2 19.1
2002 20.4 19.2
2003 20.6 19.3
2004 20.6 19.4
2005 20.7 19.6
2006 20.9 19.7
2007 21.1 19.9
2008 21.3 20
2009 21.6 20.3
2010 21.8 20.5
2011 22 20.7
2012 22.3 20.9
2013 22.5 21.1
2014 22.8 21.3
2015 23.1 21.4
2016 23.4 21.5
2017 23.6 21.6
2018 23.9 21.7
2019 24.2 21.8
2020 24.5 21.8
2021 24.8 21.8
2022 25.1 21.8
2023 25.4 21.9
2024 25.7 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
72.9%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Djibouti Namibia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
87.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Djibouti Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Namibia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
n/a

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