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Djibouti vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 147th vs. 98th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Nicaragua
Population
1196428
7079664
Population rank 158/197 107/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Djibouti and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Djibouti Nicaragua
1960 - $227,223,322
1961 - $244,144,237
1962 - $269,283,804
1963 - $297,324,163
1964 - $347,119,918
1965 - $564,290,020
1966 - $607,140,010
1967 - $657,140,011
1968 - $692,859,985
1969 - $750,000,003
1970 - $778,569,939
1971 - $828,569,953
1972 - $878,570,045
1973 - $1,092,900,015
1974 - $1,521,400,012
1975 - $1,581,599,959
1976 - $1,836,899,999
1977 - $2,226,999,874
1978 - $2,127,699,979
1979 - $1,567,599,982
1980 - $2,144,300,006
1981 - $2,474,700,227
1982 - $2,454,499,872
1983 - $2,753,100,058
1984 - $3,117,599,872
1985 $340,989,528 $2,683,699,935
1986 - $2,885,799,994
1987 $373,371,738 $3,851,200,118
1988 $395,794,539 $2,630,900,096
1989 $409,220,087 $1,013,184,756
1990 $452,328,087 $1,009,455,484
1991 $462,421,999 $1,488,804,124
1992 $478,058,305 $1,792,800,000
1993 $466,048,469 $1,756,454,248
1994 $491,689,221 $3,863,185,119
1995 $497,723,961 $4,140,470,000
1996 $494,004,648 $4,308,351,903
1997 $502,675,542 $4,389,973,490
1998 $514,267,869 $4,635,347,386
1999 $536,080,148 $4,856,026,259
2000 $551,230,862 $5,109,587,050
2001 $572,417,441 $5,351,752,034
2002 $591,122,040 $5,223,727,303
2003 $622,044,666 $5,322,228,351
2004 $666,072,102 $5,792,932,838
2005 $708,633,195 $6,321,324,279
2006 $768,873,684 $6,763,672,381
2007 $847,918,929 $7,423,375,015
2008 $999,105,339 $8,496,967,597
2009 $1,049,110,685 $8,298,702,489
2010 $1,128,611,700 $8,758,602,233
2011 $1,239,144,502 $9,774,329,333
2012 $1,353,632,942 $10,532,017,232
2013 $2,044,440,443 $10,982,988,249
2014 $2,220,637,966 $11,880,438,824
2015 $2,424,391,785 $12,756,696,261
2016 $2,604,955,229 $13,286,093,388
2017 $2,762,581,334 $13,785,893,007
2018 $2,913,464,658 $13,025,221,974
2019 $3,088,851,450 $12,699,023,614
2020 $3,144,136,197 $12,726,422,432
2021 $3,392,796,953 $14,209,020,362
2022 $3,562,814,909 $15,634,572,502
2023 $3,917,150,481 $17,805,842,284
2024 $4,086,402,719 $19,693,982,968

Djibouti and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Nicaragua
1960 - $127.5
1961 - $132.9
1962 - $142.3
1963 - $152.5
1964 - $172.7
1965 - $272.3
1966 - $284
1967 - $297.9
1968 - $304
1969 - $319
1970 - $321
1971 - $331
1972 - $341
1973 - $413
1974 - $557
1975 - $561
1976 - $633
1977 - $744
1978 - $691
1979 - $495
1980 - $659
1981 - $740
1982 - $714
1983 - $780
1984 - $861
1985 $847 $724
1986 $800 $761
1987 $822 $992
1988 $817 $662
1989 $782 $249.2
1990 $780 $242.5
1991 $733 $350
1992 $764 $411
1993 $759 $394
1994 $785 $849
1995 $786 $892
1996 $762 $911
1997 $748 $913
1998 $735 $949
1999 $740 $980
2000 $738 $1,017
2001 $742 $1,052
2002 $743 $1,014
2003 $765 $1,021
2004 $806 $1,099
2005 $844 $1,183
2006 $898 $1,248
2007 $970 $1,350
2008 $1,119 $1,524
2009 $1,151 $1,467
2010 $1,213 $1,527
2011 $1,306 $1,680
2012 $1,400 $1,785
2013 $2,076 $1,835
2014 $2,215 $1,958
2015 $2,376 $2,074
2016 $2,510 $2,132
2017 $2,619 $2,183
2018 $2,718 $2,035
2019 $2,837 $1,959
2020 $2,845 $1,938
2021 $3,026 $2,138
2022 $3,133 $2,323
2023 $3,398 $2,609
2024 $3,496 $2,848

Djibouti vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Nicaragua
1950 40.7 40.6
1951 41 40.8
1952 41.2 41.9
1953 41.5 42.4
1954 41.8 43.1
1955 42 43.7
1956 42.3 44.3
1957 42.6 44.9
1958 42.8 45.5
1959 43.1 46.1
1960 43.4 46.4
1961 43.8 47.3
1962 44.1 48
1963 44.4 48.8
1964 44.8 49.6
1965 45.2 50.6
1966 45.6 51.6
1967 46.1 52.3
1968 46.6 52.9
1969 47.1 53.4
1970 47.5 53.8
1971 47.3 54.2
1972 48.5 48
1973 49.1 55
1974 49.5 55.4
1975 49.9 55.8
1976 50.3 56.1
1977 50.8 56.1
1978 51.2 53.5
1979 51.6 50.8
1980 52 58
1981 52.4 58.3
1982 52.9 58.7
1983 53.3 56.9
1984 53.7 56.1
1985 54.1 56.4
1986 54.5 57.6
1987 54.8 57.3
1988 55.1 59.8
1989 55.4 61.9
1990 55.5 62.5
1991 55.2 63.3
1992 54.4 63.7
1993 55.7 64.1
1994 55.6 64.5
1995 56.2 64.9
1996 56.3 65.2
1997 56.2 65.5
1998 56.4 64.1
1999 56.6 65.9
2000 56.7 66.4
2001 57.5 67
2002 57.8 68
2003 58 68.7
2004 58.1 69.5
2005 58.5 70.4
2006 59 71
2007 59.4 71.2
2008 59.8 71.4
2009 60.4 71.5
2010 60.7 71.8
2011 61.3 72
2012 61.7 72.4
2013 62.1 72.6
2014 62.4 72.8
2015 62.8 72.9
2016 63.3 73.2
2017 63.7 73.4
2018 64.1 73.9
2019 64.4 73.8
2020 64.2 70.8
2021 63.8 70.5
2022 65.5 74.5
2023 66 74.9
2024 66.2 75.1
2025 66.4 75.3

Djibouti and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Nicaragua
Year Population
Djibouti Nicaragua
1960 86,024 1,782,370
1961 89,390 1,836,451
1962 93,283 1,892,320
1963 97,872 1,950,159
1964 103,198 2,010,176
1965 109,092 2,072,681
1966 115,269 2,137,820
1967 121,649 2,205,567
1968 128,250 2,275,836
1969 136,078 2,348,398
1970 145,175 2,423,065
1971 155,136 2,499,825
1972 166,256 2,573,578
1973 178,449 2,649,278
1974 192,613 2,732,075
1975 209,908 2,816,943
1976 230,737 2,903,851
1977 254,613 2,992,534
1978 280,031 3,080,314
1979 304,513 3,164,525
1980 325,815 3,252,403
1981 343,047 3,345,674
1982 356,880 3,438,745
1983 369,553 3,530,282
1984 384,053 3,619,104
1985 402,687 3,706,479
1986 426,341 3,794,157
1987 454,399 3,882,164
1988 484,523 3,972,320
1989 523,355 4,066,476
1990 579,538 4,162,559
1991 631,092 4,259,637
1992 626,010 4,357,026
1993 614,245 4,453,732
1994 626,710 4,549,316
1995 633,074 4,642,931
1996 648,348 4,729,974
1997 671,817 4,809,573
1998 699,352 4,883,655
1999 724,218 4,954,018
2000 747,318 5,022,633
2001 771,313 5,087,825
2002 795,574 5,149,909
2003 813,519 5,210,963
2004 826,124 5,272,912
2005 839,167 5,342,105
2006 855,764 5,418,855
2007 874,528 5,497,243
2008 892,734 5,576,593
2009 911,527 5,656,601
2010 930,251 5,737,450
2011 948,558 5,819,051
2012 966,747 5,901,287
2013 984,824 5,983,845
2014 1,002,717 6,066,492
2015 1,020,313 6,149,417
2016 1,037,653 6,232,666
2017 1,054,841 6,316,231
2018 1,071,882 6,400,080
2019 1,088,709 6,483,657
2020 1,105,188 6,565,267
2021 1,121,248 6,644,741
2022 1,137,096 6,730,654
2023 1,152,944 6,823,613
2024 1,168,722 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Nicaragua
1960 6.85 7.16
1961 6.85 7.11
1962 6.85 7.1
1963 6.86 7.08
1964 6.87 7.06
1965 6.86 7.03
1966 6.88 6.99
1967 6.87 6.94
1968 6.88 6.89
1969 6.88 6.83
1970 6.88 6.77
1971 6.88 6.71
1972 6.85 6.65
1973 6.82 6.59
1974 6.78 6.52
1975 6.74 6.45
1976 6.69 6.37
1977 6.64 6.28
1978 6.59 6.16
1979 6.52 6.07
1980 6.46 5.96
1981 6.4 5.84
1982 6.34 5.74
1983 6.3 5.61
1984 6.25 5.49
1985 6.19 5.36
1986 6.14 5.22
1987 6.09 5.07
1988 6.03 4.93
1989 5.97 4.76
1990 5.93 4.6
1991 5.86 4.43
1992 5.75 4.27
1993 5.64 4.1
1994 5.51 3.94
1995 5.33 3.78
1996 5.15 3.62
1997 4.97 3.47
1998 4.8 3.34
1999 4.69 3.22
2000 4.6 3.12
2001 4.52 3
2002 4.41 2.89
2003 4.3 2.83
2004 4.16 2.78
2005 4.04 2.77
2006 3.9 2.73
2007 3.76 2.7
2008 3.62 2.66
2009 3.52 2.63
2010 3.43 2.6
2011 3.34 2.56
2012 3.26 2.53
2013 3.19 2.49
2014 3.12 2.46
2015 3.04 2.43
2016 2.97 2.41
2017 2.92 2.38
2018 2.86 2.35
2019 2.8 2.32
2020 2.75 2.3
2021 2.7 2.27
2022 2.65 2.24
2023 2.61 2.22

Djibouti and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Nicaragua
1960 17.7 16.2
1961 17.7 16.1
1962 17.8 16
1963 17.9 15.9
1964 17.9 15.9
1965 17.9 15.9
1966 17.9 16
1967 17.9 16
1968 17.9 16
1969 17.8 16.1
1970 17.8 16.1
1971 17.7 16.1
1972 17.6 16.2
1973 17.5 16.2
1974 17.4 16.2
1975 17.3 16.2
1976 17.3 16.2
1977 17.2 16.2
1978 17.2 16.2
1979 17.2 16.2
1980 17.2 16.2
1981 17.2 16.2
1982 17.3 16.2
1983 17.3 16.3
1984 17.4 16.3
1985 17.4 16.3
1986 17.5 16.3
1987 17.6 16.4
1988 17.7 16.4
1989 17.8 16.5
1990 17.9 16.7
1991 18 16.8
1992 18.1 17
1993 18.2 17.2
1994 18.3 17.4
1995 18.4 17.6
1996 18.6 17.9
1997 18.9 18.1
1998 19.3 18.4
1999 19.6 18.8
2000 19.9 19.1
2001 20.2 19.4
2002 20.4 19.7
2003 20.6 20.1
2004 20.6 20.4
2005 20.7 20.8
2006 20.9 21.1
2007 21.1 21.4
2008 21.3 21.7
2009 21.6 22
2010 21.8 22.2
2011 22 22.5
2012 22.3 22.8
2013 22.5 23.1
2014 22.8 23.4
2015 23.1 23.7
2016 23.4 24
2017 23.6 24.3
2018 23.9 24.7
2019 24.2 25
2020 24.5 25.3
2021 24.8 25.6
2022 25.1 25.9
2023 25.4 26.3
2024 25.7 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
54
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
15.2%
1999
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
23.5%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Djibouti Nicaragua
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
60.2%
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
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
14
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
82.6%
2015
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
58.2%
2023

Health

Djibouti Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
58
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Nicaragua
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
14,849 mi
2014

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