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Djibouti vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 147th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Nauru
Population
1196428
12088
Population rank 158/197 195/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 165/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Djibouti and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Nauru
Year GDP
Djibouti Nauru
1970 - $17,570,366
1971 - $19,009,433
1972 - $21,734,269
1973 - $26,529,817
1974 - $35,994,511
1975 - $40,106,776
1976 - $40,287,427
1977 - $40,444,702
1978 - $41,754,147
1979 - $44,431,330
1980 - $46,947,124
1981 - $51,689,637
1982 - $52,877,742
1983 - $48,439,093
1984 - $47,363,231
1985 $340,989,528 $41,548,741
1986 - $39,939,391
1987 $373,371,738 $40,118,410
1988 $395,794,539 $45,931,134
1989 $409,220,087 $53,736,786
1990 $452,328,087 $55,572,376
1991 $462,421,999 $52,533,789
1992 $478,058,305 $51,133,123
1993 $466,048,469 $43,542,088
1994 $491,689,221 $39,742,511
1995 $497,723,961 $39,969,706
1996 $494,004,648 $37,458,801
1997 $502,675,542 $37,331,507
1998 $514,267,869 $29,664,451
1999 $536,080,148 $27,328,613
2000 $551,230,862 $26,930,980
2001 $572,417,441 $22,613,288
2002 $591,122,040 $21,017,424
2003 $622,044,666 $24,778,160
2004 $666,072,102 $30,587,566
2005 $708,633,195 $30,282,840
2006 $768,873,684 $29,183,627
2007 $847,918,929 $23,068,623
2008 $999,105,339 $37,184,925
2009 $1,049,110,685 $44,024,970
2010 $1,128,611,700 $47,442,299
2011 $1,239,144,502 $65,444,174
2012 $1,353,632,942 $100,794,925
2013 $2,044,440,443 $94,385,015
2014 $2,220,637,966 $98,752,257
2015 $2,424,391,785 $84,383,389
2016 $2,604,955,229 $97,276,023
2017 $2,762,581,334 $108,862,279
2018 $2,913,464,658 $130,937,590
2019 $3,088,851,450 $124,871,111
2020 $3,144,136,197 $124,530,027
2021 $3,392,796,953 $175,513,985
2022 $3,562,814,909 $152,190,819
2023 $3,917,150,481 $151,455,968
2024 $4,086,402,719 $160,350,640

Djibouti and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Nauru
1970 - $2,619
1971 - $2,811
1972 - $3,191
1973 - $3,864
1974 - $5,199
1975 - $5,740
1976 - $5,703
1977 - $5,646
1978 - $5,721
1979 - $5,950
1980 - $6,138
1981 - $6,594
1982 - $6,577
1983 - $5,896
1984 - $5,654
1985 $847 $4,859
1986 $800 $4,569
1987 $822 $4,485
1988 $817 $5,012
1989 $782 $5,723
1990 $780 $5,776
1991 $733 $5,333
1992 $764 $5,103
1993 $759 $4,310
1994 $785 $3,921
1995 $786 $3,932
1996 $762 $3,679
1997 $748 $3,661
1998 $735 $2,909
1999 $740 $2,683
2000 $738 $2,649
2001 $742 $2,232
2002 $743 $2,085
2003 $765 $2,463
2004 $806 $3,041
2005 $844 $3,014
2006 $898 $2,908
2007 $970 $2,302
2008 $1,119 $3,715
2009 $1,151 $4,395
2010 $1,213 $4,724
2011 $1,306 $6,481
2012 $1,400 $9,817
2013 $2,076 $8,975
2014 $2,215 $9,193
2015 $2,376 $7,703
2016 $2,510 $8,724
2017 $2,619 $9,613
2018 $2,718 $11,409
2019 $2,837 $10,777
2020 $2,845 $10,696
2021 $3,026 $14,990
2022 $3,133 $12,896
2023 $3,398 $12,754
2024 $3,496 $13,422

Djibouti vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Nauru
1950 40.7 56.6
1951 41 56.8
1952 41.2 57
1953 41.5 57.2
1954 41.8 57.4
1955 42 57.5
1956 42.3 57.6
1957 42.6 57.7
1958 42.8 57.8
1959 43.1 57.9
1960 43.4 57.9
1961 43.8 58
1962 44.1 58
1963 44.4 58.1
1964 44.8 58.2
1965 45.2 58.3
1966 45.6 58.4
1967 46.1 58.6
1968 46.6 58.6
1969 47.1 58.4
1970 47.5 58.4
1971 47.3 58.4
1972 48.5 58.4
1973 49.1 58.4
1974 49.5 58.3
1975 49.9 58.3
1976 50.3 58.2
1977 50.8 58.1
1978 51.2 58.3
1979 51.6 58.4
1980 52 58.5
1981 52.4 58.6
1982 52.9 58.6
1983 53.3 58.7
1984 53.7 58.7
1985 54.1 58.6
1986 54.5 58.6
1987 54.8 58.6
1988 55.1 58.7
1989 55.4 58.9
1990 55.5 59.1
1991 55.2 59.3
1992 54.4 59.5
1993 55.7 59.8
1994 55.6 60
1995 56.2 60.1
1996 56.3 60.1
1997 56.2 60
1998 56.4 59.9
1999 56.6 59.7
2000 56.7 59.6
2001 57.5 59.5
2002 57.8 59.4
2003 58 59.4
2004 58.1 59.3
2005 58.5 59.4
2006 59 59.4
2007 59.4 59.5
2008 59.8 59.7
2009 60.4 59.9
2010 60.7 60.1
2011 61.3 60.3
2012 61.7 60.5
2013 62.1 60.7
2014 62.4 60.8
2015 62.8 60.9
2016 63.3 61
2017 63.7 61.1
2018 64.1 61.2
2019 64.4 61.4
2020 64.2 61.5
2021 63.8 61.3
2022 65.5 61.9
2023 66 62.1
2024 66.2 62.3
2025 66.4 62.4

Djibouti and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Nauru
Year Population
Djibouti Nauru
1960 86,024 4,607
1961 89,390 4,774
1962 93,283 4,979
1963 97,872 5,226
1964 103,198 5,515
1965 109,092 5,832
1966 115,269 6,043
1967 121,649 6,135
1968 128,250 6,328
1969 136,078 6,581
1970 145,175 6,710
1971 155,136 6,762
1972 166,256 6,812
1973 178,449 6,866
1974 192,613 6,923
1975 209,908 6,987
1976 230,737 7,064
1977 254,613 7,163
1978 280,031 7,298
1979 304,513 7,468
1980 325,815 7,649
1981 343,047 7,839
1982 356,880 8,040
1983 369,553 8,216
1984 384,053 8,377
1985 402,687 8,551
1986 426,341 8,742
1987 454,399 8,946
1988 484,523 9,165
1989 523,355 9,390
1990 579,538 9,622
1991 631,092 9,850
1992 626,010 10,021
1993 614,245 10,102
1994 626,710 10,137
1995 633,074 10,165
1996 648,348 10,183
1997 671,817 10,197
1998 699,352 10,198
1999 724,218 10,187
2000 747,318 10,168
2001 771,313 10,130
2002 795,574 10,082
2003 813,519 10,059
2004 826,124 10,060
2005 839,167 10,049
2006 855,764 10,034
2007 874,528 10,020
2008 892,734 10,009
2009 911,527 10,016
2010 930,251 10,043
2011 948,558 10,098
2012 966,747 10,267
2013 984,824 10,517
2014 1,002,717 10,742
2015 1,020,313 10,954
2016 1,037,653 11,150
2017 1,054,841 11,324
2018 1,071,882 11,477
2019 1,088,709 11,587
2020 1,105,188 11,643
2021 1,121,248 11,709
2022 1,137,096 11,801
2023 1,152,944 11,875
2024 1,168,722 11,947

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Nauru

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Nauru
1960 6.85 5.34
1961 6.85 5.38
1962 6.85 5.42
1963 6.86 5.44
1964 6.87 5.47
1965 6.86 5.48
1966 6.88 5.41
1967 6.87 5.29
1968 6.88 5.14
1969 6.88 4.94
1970 6.88 4.74
1971 6.88 4.54
1972 6.85 4.36
1973 6.82 4.19
1974 6.78 4.07
1975 6.74 3.97
1976 6.69 3.9
1977 6.64 3.86
1978 6.59 3.84
1979 6.52 3.85
1980 6.46 3.88
1981 6.4 3.94
1982 6.34 3.99
1983 6.3 4.06
1984 6.25 4.11
1985 6.19 4.14
1986 6.14 4.15
1987 6.09 4.14
1988 6.03 4.11
1989 5.97 4.07
1990 5.93 4.02
1991 5.86 3.99
1992 5.75 3.95
1993 5.64 3.89
1994 5.51 3.84
1995 5.33 3.81
1996 5.15 3.78
1997 4.97 3.74
1998 4.8 3.68
1999 4.69 3.64
2000 4.6 3.54
2001 4.52 3.46
2002 4.41 3.4
2003 4.3 3.39
2004 4.16 3.38
2005 4.04 3.38
2006 3.9 3.4
2007 3.76 3.5
2008 3.62 3.67
2009 3.52 3.85
2010 3.43 4.02
2011 3.34 4.12
2012 3.26 4.12
2013 3.19 4.1
2014 3.12 4.09
2015 3.04 4.08
2016 2.97 4.03
2017 2.92 3.88
2018 2.86 3.68
2019 2.8 3.53
2020 2.75 3.47
2021 2.7 3.43
2022 2.65 3.38
2023 2.61 3.33

Djibouti and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Nauru
1960 17.7 23.8
1961 17.7 24
1962 17.8 23.9
1963 17.9 23.7
1964 17.9 23.4
1965 17.9 23.1
1966 17.9 22.9
1967 17.9 22.9
1968 17.9 21.2
1969 17.8 18.9
1970 17.8 18.7
1971 17.7 19.1
1972 17.6 19.4
1973 17.5 19.8
1974 17.4 20.4
1975 17.3 21
1976 17.3 21.5
1977 17.2 22.1
1978 17.2 22.9
1979 17.2 23.6
1980 17.2 24.2
1981 17.2 24.7
1982 17.3 25.1
1983 17.3 25.2
1984 17.4 24.5
1985 17.4 23.7
1986 17.5 22.8
1987 17.6 22.1
1988 17.7 21.4
1989 17.8 20.8
1990 17.9 20.2
1991 18 19.7
1992 18.1 19.4
1993 18.2 19.3
1994 18.3 19.3
1995 18.4 19.3
1996 18.6 19.4
1997 18.9 19.5
1998 19.3 19.6
1999 19.6 19.8
2000 19.9 20.1
2001 20.2 20.4
2002 20.4 20.6
2003 20.6 20.8
2004 20.6 21
2005 20.7 21.2
2006 20.9 21.3
2007 21.1 21.5
2008 21.3 21.7
2009 21.6 21.8
2010 21.8 21.8
2011 22 21.8
2012 22.3 21.7
2013 22.5 21.6
2014 22.8 21.5
2015 23.1 21.4
2016 23.4 21.5
2017 23.6 21.6
2018 23.9 21.8
2019 24.2 21.9
2020 24.5 21.8
2021 24.8 21.7
2022 25.1 21.6
2023 25.4 21.5
2024 25.7 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
n/a
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
n/a

Energy

Djibouti Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Nauru
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
6
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
62
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
96.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Djibouti Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Nauru
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
18.6 mi
2002

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