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Djibouti vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 147th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Norway
Population
1196428
5642662
Population rank 158/197 119/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Djibouti and Norway: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Norway economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Norway
Year GDP
Djibouti Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 - $12,814,123,115
1971 - $14,583,114,840
1972 - $17,358,610,850
1973 - $22,534,253,703
1974 - $27,145,693,810
1975 - $32,877,805,200
1976 - $35,942,270,686
1977 - $41,508,030,431
1978 - $46,522,900,254
1979 - $53,132,244,624
1980 - $64,439,382,896
1981 - $63,596,654,761
1982 - $62,647,195,538
1983 - $61,627,240,831
1984 - $62,057,955,033
1985 $340,989,528 $65,416,879,914
1986 - $78,693,118,044
1987 $373,371,738 $94,229,907,236
1988 $395,794,539 $101,900,260,856
1989 $409,220,087 $102,633,934,391
1990 $452,328,087 $119,791,843,060
1991 $462,421,999 $121,872,464,483
1992 $478,058,305 $130,838,040,068
1993 $466,048,469 $120,579,213,713
1994 $491,689,221 $127,131,319,429
1995 $497,723,961 $152,029,612,325
1996 $494,004,648 $163,520,109,151
1997 $502,675,542 $161,356,631,888
1998 $514,267,869 $154,230,295,158
1999 $536,080,148 $162,383,706,021
2000 $551,230,862 $171,457,201,936
2001 $572,417,441 $174,239,354,071
2002 $591,122,040 $195,914,852,576
2003 $622,044,666 $229,385,469,337
2004 $666,072,102 $265,268,662,473
2005 $708,633,195 $309,978,579,744
2006 $768,873,684 $346,915,160,682
2007 $847,918,929 $402,643,260,488
2008 $999,105,339 $464,917,553,191
2009 $1,049,110,685 $387,976,400,617
2010 $1,128,611,700 $431,052,143,940
2011 $1,239,144,502 $501,360,549,669
2012 $1,353,632,942 $512,777,309,841
2013 $2,044,440,443 $526,014,468,085
2014 $2,220,637,966 $501,736,471,833
2015 $2,424,391,785 $388,159,512,246
2016 $2,604,955,229 $370,956,547,619
2017 $2,762,581,334 $401,745,275,035
2018 $2,913,464,658 $439,788,625,884
2019 $3,088,851,450 $408,742,840,909
2020 $3,144,136,197 $367,633,418,887
2021 $3,392,796,953 $503,367,986,030
2022 $3,562,814,909 $596,297,651,036
2023 $3,917,150,481 $482,949,731,777
2024 $4,086,402,719 $483,727,398,216

Djibouti and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 - $3,306
1971 - $3,736
1972 - $4,414
1973 - $5,690
1974 - $6,812
1975 - $8,204
1976 - $8,927
1977 - $10,266
1978 - $11,463
1979 - $13,047
1980 - $15,772
1981 - $15,513
1982 - $15,225
1983 - $14,928
1984 - $14,989
1985 $847 $15,754
1986 $800 $18,883
1987 $822 $22,506
1988 $817 $24,207
1989 $782 $24,281
1990 $780 $28,243
1991 $733 $28,597
1992 $764 $30,524
1993 $759 $27,964
1994 $785 $29,316
1995 $786 $34,876
1996 $762 $37,322
1997 $748 $36,629
1998 $735 $34,803
1999 $740 $36,393
2000 $738 $38,178
2001 $742 $38,602
2002 $743 $43,171
2003 $765 $50,250
2004 $806 $57,769
2005 $844 $67,047
2006 $898 $74,434
2007 $970 $85,502
2008 $1,119 $97,504
2009 $1,151 $80,348
2010 $1,213 $88,163
2011 $1,306 $101,222
2012 $1,400 $102,176
2013 $2,076 $103,554
2014 $2,215 $97,667
2015 $2,376 $74,810
2016 $2,510 $70,867
2017 $2,619 $76,132
2018 $2,718 $82,793
2019 $2,837 $76,431
2020 $2,845 $68,340
2021 $3,026 $93,073
2022 $3,133 $109,270
2023 $3,398 $87,497
2024 $3,496 $86,810

Djibouti vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Norway
1950 40.7 71.6
1951 41 72.5
1952 41.2 72.7
1953 41.5 73.1
1954 41.8 73.2
1955 42 73.4
1956 42.3 73.5
1957 42.6 73.4
1958 42.8 73.4
1959 43.1 73.6
1960 43.4 73.6
1961 43.8 73.6
1962 44.1 73.5
1963 44.4 73.1
1964 44.8 73.6
1965 45.2 73.7
1966 45.6 74
1967 46.1 74.1
1968 46.6 73.9
1969 47.1 73.7
1970 47.5 74.1
1971 47.3 74.2
1972 48.5 74.3
1973 49.1 74.4
1974 49.5 74.8
1975 49.9 74.8
1976 50.3 75
1977 50.8 75.4
1978 51.2 75.4
1979 51.6 75.4
1980 52 75.7
1981 52.4 75.9
1982 52.9 76
1983 53.3 76.1
1984 53.7 76.2
1985 54.1 75.9
1986 54.5 76.3
1987 54.8 76.1
1988 55.1 76.3
1989 55.4 76.5
1990 55.5 76.6
1991 55.2 77
1992 54.4 77.2
1993 55.7 77.2
1994 55.6 77.8
1995 56.2 77.8
1996 56.3 78.2
1997 56.2 78.2
1998 56.4 78.4
1999 56.6 78.4
2000 56.7 78.7
2001 57.5 78.9
2002 57.8 79
2003 58 79.5
2004 58.1 80
2005 58.5 80.2
2006 59 80.4
2007 59.4 80.5
2008 59.8 80.7
2009 60.4 80.9
2010 60.7 81
2011 61.3 81.2
2012 61.7 81.4
2013 62.1 81.7
2014 62.4 82.1
2015 62.8 82.3
2016 63.3 82.4
2017 63.7 82.6
2018 64.1 82.8
2019 64.4 83
2020 64.2 83.2
2021 63.8 83.2
2022 65.5 82.6
2023 66 83.3
2024 66.2 83.5
2025 66.4 83.6

Djibouti and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Norway
Year Population
Djibouti Norway
1960 86,024 3,581,239
1961 89,390 3,609,800
1962 93,283 3,638,918
1963 97,872 3,666,537
1964 103,198 3,694,339
1965 109,092 3,723,168
1966 115,269 3,753,012
1967 121,649 3,784,539
1968 128,250 3,816,486
1969 136,078 3,847,707
1970 145,175 3,875,763
1971 155,136 3,903,039
1972 166,256 3,933,004
1973 178,449 3,960,612
1974 192,613 3,985,258
1975 209,908 4,007,313
1976 230,737 4,026,152
1977 254,613 4,043,205
1978 280,031 4,058,671
1979 304,513 4,072,517
1980 325,815 4,085,620
1981 343,047 4,099,702
1982 356,880 4,114,787
1983 369,553 4,128,432
1984 384,053 4,140,099
1985 402,687 4,152,516
1986 426,341 4,167,354
1987 454,399 4,186,905
1988 484,523 4,209,488
1989 523,355 4,226,901
1990 579,538 4,241,473
1991 631,092 4,261,732
1992 626,010 4,286,401
1993 614,245 4,311,991
1994 626,710 4,336,613
1995 633,074 4,359,184
1996 648,348 4,381,336
1997 671,817 4,405,157
1998 699,352 4,431,464
1999 724,218 4,461,913
2000 747,318 4,490,967
2001 771,313 4,513,751
2002 795,574 4,538,159
2003 813,519 4,564,855
2004 826,124 4,591,910
2005 839,167 4,623,291
2006 855,764 4,660,677
2007 874,528 4,709,153
2008 892,734 4,768,212
2009 911,527 4,828,726
2010 930,251 4,889,252
2011 948,558 4,953,088
2012 966,747 5,018,573
2013 984,824 5,079,623
2014 1,002,717 5,137,232
2015 1,020,313 5,188,607
2016 1,037,653 5,234,519
2017 1,054,841 5,276,968
2018 1,071,882 5,311,916
2019 1,088,709 5,347,896
2020 1,105,188 5,379,475
2021 1,121,248 5,408,320
2022 1,137,096 5,457,127
2023 1,152,944 5,519,594
2024 1,168,722 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Norway

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Norway
1960 6.85 2.85
1961 6.85 2.94
1962 6.85 2.91
1963 6.86 2.93
1964 6.87 2.98
1965 6.86 2.94
1966 6.88 2.9
1967 6.87 2.81
1968 6.88 2.75
1969 6.88 2.7
1970 6.88 2.5
1971 6.88 2.49
1972 6.85 2.38
1973 6.82 2.23
1974 6.78 2.13
1975 6.74 1.98
1976 6.69 1.86
1977 6.64 1.75
1978 6.59 1.77
1979 6.52 1.75
1980 6.46 1.72
1981 6.4 1.7
1982 6.34 1.71
1983 6.3 1.66
1984 6.25 1.66
1985 6.19 1.68
1986 6.14 1.71
1987 6.09 1.74
1988 6.03 1.84
1989 5.97 1.89
1990 5.93 1.93
1991 5.86 1.92
1992 5.75 1.88
1993 5.64 1.86
1994 5.51 1.87
1995 5.33 1.87
1996 5.15 1.89
1997 4.97 1.86
1998 4.8 1.81
1999 4.69 1.85
2000 4.6 1.85
2001 4.52 1.78
2002 4.41 1.75
2003 4.3 1.8
2004 4.16 1.83
2005 4.04 1.84
2006 3.9 1.9
2007 3.76 1.9
2008 3.62 1.96
2009 3.52 1.98
2010 3.43 1.95
2011 3.34 1.88
2012 3.26 1.85
2013 3.19 1.78
2014 3.12 1.75
2015 3.04 1.72
2016 2.97 1.71
2017 2.92 1.62
2018 2.86 1.56
2019 2.8 1.53
2020 2.75 1.48
2021 2.7 1.55
2022 2.65 1.41
2023 2.61 1.4

Djibouti and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Norway
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Norway
1960 17.7 34.3
1961 17.7 34.4
1962 17.8 34.4
1963 17.9 34.3
1964 17.9 34.2
1965 17.9 34.1
1966 17.9 33.9
1967 17.9 33.7
1968 17.9 33.5
1969 17.8 33.2
1970 17.8 32.9
1971 17.7 32.7
1972 17.6 32.5
1973 17.5 32.4
1974 17.4 32.4
1975 17.3 32.5
1976 17.3 32.6
1977 17.2 32.7
1978 17.2 32.9
1979 17.2 33.1
1980 17.2 33.3
1981 17.2 33.6
1982 17.3 33.9
1983 17.3 34.1
1984 17.4 34.4
1985 17.4 34.6
1986 17.5 34.8
1987 17.6 34.9
1988 17.7 35.1
1989 17.8 35.2
1990 17.9 35.4
1991 18 35.5
1992 18.1 35.7
1993 18.2 35.8
1994 18.3 35.9
1995 18.4 36.1
1996 18.6 36.2
1997 18.9 36.4
1998 19.3 36.5
1999 19.6 36.7
2000 19.9 36.9
2001 20.2 37.1
2002 20.4 37.3
2003 20.6 37.5
2004 20.6 37.7
2005 20.7 37.9
2006 20.9 38.1
2007 21.1 38.3
2008 21.3 38.4
2009 21.6 38.5
2010 21.8 38.6
2011 22 38.7
2012 22.3 38.8
2013 22.5 38.9
2014 22.8 39
2015 23.1 39.2
2016 23.4 39.3
2017 23.6 39.4
2018 23.9 39.6
2019 24.2 39.8
2020 24.5 40
2021 24.8 40.3
2022 25.1 40.4
2023 25.4 40.5
2024 25.7 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
1.86%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
98.6%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Norway
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
95%
2013
English speaking
1%
2025
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Djibouti Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Norway
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
n/a

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