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Djibouti vs Niger statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 147th vs. 20th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Niger
Population
1196428
28638403
Population rank 158/197 53/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$19.5B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 132/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$723
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 187/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$2,015
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$9.22B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
43.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$341
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 176/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$1,379
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
489,076 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
6.06
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
16.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
61.7 years
2025

Djibouti and Niger: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Niger economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Niger
Year GDP
Djibouti Niger
1960 - $449,526,873
1961 - $485,785,231
1962 - $531,736,599
1963 - $586,294,879
1964 - $582,816,396
1965 - $673,383,511
1966 - $702,296,079
1967 - $665,586,872
1968 - $641,214,226
1969 - $625,867,985
1970 - $649,916,621
1971 - $693,573,704
1972 - $742,779,661
1973 - $946,385,105
1974 - $1,026,137,111
1975 - $1,048,690,933
1976 - $1,064,517,601
1977 - $1,291,458,041
1978 - $1,774,365,590
1979 - $2,109,277,666
1980 - $2,508,524,721
1981 - $2,170,893,414
1982 - $2,017,612,216
1983 - $1,803,099,561
1984 - $1,461,243,326
1985 $340,989,528 $1,440,581,652
1986 - $1,904,096,998
1987 $373,371,738 $2,233,006,105
1988 $395,794,539 $2,280,356,193
1989 $409,220,087 $2,179,567,114
1990 $452,328,087 $3,512,356,508
1991 $462,421,999 $3,285,796,875
1992 $478,058,305 $3,386,232,579
1993 $466,048,469 $3,052,673,849
1994 $491,689,221 $1,938,058,175
1995 $497,723,961 $2,302,537,562
1996 $494,004,648 $2,405,686,940
1997 $502,675,542 $2,290,318,910
1998 $514,267,869 $2,643,363,519
1999 $536,080,148 $2,537,789,821
2000 $551,230,862 $2,241,753,193
2001 $572,417,441 $2,448,714,704
2002 $591,122,040 $2,782,192,879
2003 $622,044,666 $3,394,084,732
2004 $666,072,102 $3,760,443,738
2005 $708,633,195 $4,383,315,965
2006 $768,873,684 $4,756,361,252
2007 $847,918,929 $5,731,485,052
2008 $999,105,339 $7,297,600,226
2009 $1,049,110,685 $7,352,131,310
2010 $1,128,611,700 $7,851,192,502
2011 $1,239,144,502 $8,772,950,778
2012 $1,353,632,942 $9,426,912,648
2013 $2,044,440,443 $10,224,897,438
2014 $2,220,637,966 $10,862,943,544
2015 $2,424,391,785 $9,683,867,926
2016 $2,604,955,229 $10,398,861,982
2017 $2,762,581,334 $11,185,104,252
2018 $2,913,464,658 $12,837,307,497
2019 $3,088,851,450 $12,889,555,561
2020 $3,144,136,197 $13,744,653,103
2021 $3,392,796,953 $14,915,002,436
2022 $3,562,814,909 $15,433,852,714
2023 $3,917,150,481 $16,698,786,973
2024 $4,086,402,719 $19,537,639,288

Djibouti and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Niger
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Niger
1960 - $128.3
1961 - $134.6
1962 - $143.2
1963 - $153.3
1964 - $148.1
1965 - $166.3
1966 - $168.6
1967 - $155.4
1968 - $145.6
1969 - $138.3
1970 - $139.8
1971 - $145.2
1972 - $151.4
1973 - $187.9
1974 - $198.3
1975 - $197.2
1976 - $194.8
1977 - $229.8
1978 - $307
1979 - $354
1980 - $409
1981 - $343
1982 - $310
1983 - $268.8
1984 - $211.5
1985 $847 $202.4
1986 $800 $259.6
1987 $822 $295.3
1988 $817 $292.6
1989 $782 $271.3
1990 $780 $424
1991 $733 $384
1992 $764 $384
1993 $759 $335
1994 $785 $206.2
1995 $786 $237
1996 $762 $239.5
1997 $748 $220.6
1998 $735 $246.1
1999 $740 $228.3
2000 $738 $194.8
2001 $742 $205.4
2002 $743 $225.3
2003 $765 $265.2
2004 $806 $283.5
2005 $844 $319
2006 $898 $333
2007 $970 $387
2008 $1,119 $475
2009 $1,151 $461
2010 $1,213 $474
2011 $1,306 $511
2012 $1,400 $529
2013 $2,076 $552
2014 $2,215 $565
2015 $2,376 $486
2016 $2,510 $503
2017 $2,619 $522
2018 $2,718 $579
2019 $2,837 $562
2020 $2,845 $580
2021 $3,026 $609
2022 $3,133 $610
2023 $3,398 $638
2024 $3,496 $723

Djibouti vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Niger
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Niger
1950 40.7 35.9
1951 41 35.9
1952 41.2 35.9
1953 41.5 35.9
1954 41.8 36
1955 42 36
1956 42.3 36
1957 42.6 36.1
1958 42.8 36.1
1959 43.1 36.1
1960 43.4 36.2
1961 43.8 36.3
1962 44.1 36.3
1963 44.4 36.4
1964 44.8 36.5
1965 45.2 36.4
1966 45.6 36.3
1967 46.1 36.2
1968 46.6 36.1
1969 47.1 36
1970 47.5 35.9
1971 47.3 35.3
1972 48.5 35.8
1973 49.1 35.9
1974 49.5 36.2
1975 49.9 36.6
1976 50.3 37.1
1977 50.8 37.7
1978 51.2 38.3
1979 51.6 38.9
1980 52 39.3
1981 52.4 39.6
1982 52.9 39.8
1983 53.3 40
1984 53.7 40
1985 54.1 40.1
1986 54.5 40.3
1987 54.8 40.5
1988 55.1 40.8
1989 55.4 41.2
1990 55.5 41.7
1991 55.2 42.3
1992 54.4 43.1
1993 55.7 43.8
1994 55.6 44.6
1995 56.2 45.5
1996 56.3 46.3
1997 56.2 47.1
1998 56.4 47.8
1999 56.6 48.5
2000 56.7 49.2
2001 57.5 49.9
2002 57.8 50.6
2003 58 51.5
2004 58.1 52.4
2005 58.5 53.3
2006 59 54.2
2007 59.4 55.1
2008 59.8 55.9
2009 60.4 56.5
2010 60.7 57.1
2011 61.3 57.6
2012 61.7 58
2013 62.1 58.4
2014 62.4 58.7
2015 62.8 58.8
2016 63.3 59.2
2017 63.7 59.5
2018 64.1 59.8
2019 64.4 60
2020 64.2 59.9
2021 63.8 59.5
2022 65.5 60.4
2023 66 61.2
2024 66.2 61.4
2025 66.4 61.7

Djibouti and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Niger
Year Population
Djibouti Niger
1960 86,024 3,505,050
1961 89,390 3,608,162
1962 93,283 3,714,520
1963 97,872 3,823,873
1964 103,198 3,935,814
1965 109,092 4,049,695
1966 115,269 4,165,544
1967 121,649 4,283,590
1968 128,250 4,403,637
1969 136,078 4,525,725
1970 145,175 4,650,275
1971 155,136 4,776,225
1972 166,256 4,904,845
1973 178,449 5,037,865
1974 192,613 5,174,953
1975 209,908 5,317,019
1976 230,737 5,464,962
1977 254,613 5,619,716
1978 280,031 5,782,932
1979 304,513 5,955,556
1980 325,815 6,135,971
1981 343,047 6,322,006
1982 356,880 6,512,732
1983 369,553 6,708,644
1984 384,053 6,909,971
1985 402,687 7,118,457
1986 426,341 7,335,811
1987 454,399 7,561,150
1988 484,523 7,793,748
1989 523,355 8,034,780
1990 579,538 8,286,059
1991 631,092 8,546,900
1992 626,010 8,817,633
1993 614,245 9,100,789
1994 626,710 9,398,258
1995 633,074 9,714,529
1996 648,348 10,044,852
1997 671,817 10,383,969
1998 699,352 10,741,413
1999 724,218 11,117,411
2000 747,318 11,509,630
2001 771,313 11,920,647
2002 795,574 12,349,144
2003 813,519 12,796,984
2004 826,124 13,265,836
2005 839,167 13,756,192
2006 855,764 14,268,581
2007 874,528 14,803,610
2008 892,734 15,361,915
2009 911,527 15,943,675
2010 930,251 16,548,835
2011 948,558 17,176,283
2012 966,747 17,836,769
2013 984,824 18,519,898
2014 1,002,717 19,215,909
2015 1,020,313 19,939,498
2016 1,037,653 20,685,753
2017 1,054,841 21,435,446
2018 1,071,882 22,188,069
2019 1,088,709 22,947,757
2020 1,105,188 23,717,613
2021 1,121,248 24,502,140
2022 1,137,096 25,311,973
2023 1,152,944 26,159,867
2024 1,168,722 27,032,412

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Niger

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Niger
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Niger
1960 6.85 7.53
1961 6.85 7.51
1962 6.85 7.5
1963 6.86 7.49
1964 6.87 7.48
1965 6.86 7.47
1966 6.88 7.48
1967 6.87 7.49
1968 6.88 7.5
1969 6.88 7.51
1970 6.88 7.51
1971 6.88 7.52
1972 6.85 7.52
1973 6.82 7.53
1974 6.78 7.54
1975 6.74 7.54
1976 6.69 7.56
1977 6.64 7.6
1978 6.59 7.66
1979 6.52 7.72
1980 6.46 7.78
1981 6.4 7.82
1982 6.34 7.86
1983 6.3 7.9
1984 6.25 7.92
1985 6.19 7.93
1986 6.14 7.9
1987 6.09 7.87
1988 6.03 7.84
1989 5.97 7.82
1990 5.93 7.81
1991 5.86 7.8
1992 5.75 7.8
1993 5.64 7.79
1994 5.51 7.79
1995 5.33 7.78
1996 5.15 7.78
1997 4.97 7.8
1998 4.8 7.84
1999 4.69 7.84
2000 4.6 7.83
2001 4.52 7.81
2002 4.41 7.8
2003 4.3 7.79
2004 4.16 7.78
2005 4.04 7.77
2006 3.9 7.74
2007 3.76 7.73
2008 3.62 7.7
2009 3.52 7.68
2010 3.43 7.64
2011 3.34 7.59
2012 3.26 7.53
2013 3.19 7.45
2014 3.12 7.34
2015 3.04 7.22
2016 2.97 7.04
2017 2.92 6.87
2018 2.86 6.71
2019 2.8 6.54
2020 2.75 6.37
2021 2.7 6.2
2022 2.65 6.14
2023 2.61 6.06

Djibouti and Niger demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Niger
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Niger
1960 17.7 15.5
1961 17.7 15.5
1962 17.8 15.5
1963 17.9 15.5
1964 17.9 15.6
1965 17.9 15.6
1966 17.9 15.6
1967 17.9 15.7
1968 17.9 15.7
1969 17.8 15.8
1970 17.8 15.9
1971 17.7 15.9
1972 17.6 16
1973 17.5 16.1
1974 17.4 16.1
1975 17.3 16.2
1976 17.3 16.3
1977 17.2 16.3
1978 17.2 16.4
1979 17.2 16.4
1980 17.2 16.4
1981 17.2 16.4
1982 17.3 16.4
1983 17.3 16.4
1984 17.4 16.4
1985 17.4 16.4
1986 17.5 16.4
1987 17.6 16.4
1988 17.7 16.5
1989 17.8 16.5
1990 17.9 16.5
1991 18 16.6
1992 18.1 16.6
1993 18.2 16.6
1994 18.3 16.6
1995 18.4 16.6
1996 18.6 16.6
1997 18.9 16.5
1998 19.3 16.5
1999 19.6 16.4
2000 19.9 16.3
2001 20.2 16.2
2002 20.4 16.1
2003 20.6 16
2004 20.6 15.9
2005 20.7 15.8
2006 20.9 15.7
2007 21.1 15.5
2008 21.3 15.5
2009 21.6 15.4
2010 21.8 15.3
2011 22 15.3
2012 22.3 15.3
2013 22.5 15.3
2014 22.8 15.3
2015 23.1 15.4
2016 23.4 15.5
2017 23.6 15.6
2018 23.9 15.7
2019 24.2 15.8
2020 24.5 15.9
2021 24.8 16
2022 25.1 16.2
2023 25.4 16.3
2024 25.7 16.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Niger
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$17.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
13.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
0.4%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
45.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.8%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$567M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
85,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
9.38%
2019
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
14.8%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Niger
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
162 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$11.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
2.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.11 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
79.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
5.41%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
62.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
6.38%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
20.1%
2023

Society

Djibouti Niger
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-4,041
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
17.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
4.39
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
25.5
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
64
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
35.6%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
23.2%
2023

Health

Djibouti Niger
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$26.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$10.7
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
61.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
18.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
350
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
114.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
6.21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
4.1%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
7.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Niger
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
18,092 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
179,918 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
4,025 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
11,774 mi
2010

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