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Djibouti vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 147th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Papua New Guinea
Population
1196428
10911445
Population rank 158/197 90/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Djibouti and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Djibouti Papua New Guinea
1960 - $230,496,037
1961 - $244,832,039
1962 - $261,184,042
1963 - $275,968,044
1964 - $305,312,049
1965 - $344,176,055
1966 - $390,992,063
1967 - $441,728,183
1968 - $485,184,190
1969 - $551,263,864
1970 - $645,568,215
1971 - $717,750,278
1972 - $858,761,926
1973 - $1,299,079,410
1974 - $1,467,417,672
1975 - $1,356,603,608
1976 - $1,511,843,235
1977 - $1,640,746,619
1978 - $1,947,878,831
1979 - $2,293,760,511
1980 - $2,545,808,456
1981 - $2,498,190,847
1982 - $2,368,719,683
1983 - $2,562,351,551
1984 - $2,552,662,617
1985 $340,989,528 $2,423,339,172
1986 - $2,647,995,602
1987 $373,371,738 $3,143,851,794
1988 $395,794,539 $3,656,177,881
1989 $409,220,087 $3,546,472,566
1990 $452,328,087 $3,219,729,083
1991 $462,421,999 $3,787,394,958
1992 $478,058,305 $4,377,980,510
1993 $466,048,469 $4,974,550,286
1994 $491,689,221 $5,502,786,070
1995 $497,723,961 $4,636,057,476
1996 $494,004,648 $5,155,311,077
1997 $502,675,542 $4,936,615,299
1998 $514,267,869 $3,789,443,015
1999 $536,080,148 $3,477,038,204
2000 $551,230,862 $3,521,339,699
2001 $572,417,441 $3,081,024,212
2002 $591,122,040 $2,999,511,040
2003 $622,044,666 $3,536,411,824
2004 $666,072,102 $3,927,157,867
2005 $708,633,195 $4,865,892,972
2006 $768,873,684 $8,354,911,041
2007 $847,918,929 $9,545,028,944
2008 $999,105,339 $11,670,892,801
2009 $1,049,110,685 $11,619,456,449
2010 $1,128,611,700 $14,250,786,675
2011 $1,239,144,502 $17,985,138,066
2012 $1,353,632,942 $21,295,168,666
2013 $2,044,440,443 $21,261,338,065
2014 $2,220,637,966 $23,210,823,987
2015 $2,424,391,785 $21,723,437,010
2016 $2,604,955,229 $20,758,876,953
2017 $2,762,581,334 $22,742,699,138
2018 $2,913,464,658 $24,109,780,708
2019 $3,088,851,450 $24,750,626,030
2020 $3,144,136,197 $23,848,447,850
2021 $3,392,796,953 $26,109,413,521
2022 $3,562,814,909 $31,653,185,953
2023 $3,917,150,481 $30,816,367,067
2024 $4,086,402,719 $32,538,480,024

Djibouti and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Papua New Guinea
1960 - $115.5
1961 - $119.7
1962 - $124.7
1963 - $128.9
1964 - $139.5
1965 - $153.9
1966 - $171.1
1967 - $189
1968 - $202.9
1969 - $225.3
1970 - $257.6
1971 - $279.7
1972 - $327
1973 - $483
1974 - $533
1975 - $482
1976 - $525
1977 - $558
1978 - $648
1979 - $748
1980 - $813
1981 - $781
1982 - $726
1983 - $769
1984 - $750
1985 $847 $697
1986 $800 $745
1987 $822 $865
1988 $817 $985
1989 $782 $934
1990 $780 $826
1991 $733 $942
1992 $764 $1,051
1993 $759 $1,151
1994 $785 $1,228
1995 $786 $998
1996 $762 $1,071
1997 $748 $990
1998 $735 $733
1999 $740 $650
2000 $738 $636
2001 $742 $538
2002 $743 $506
2003 $765 $577
2004 $806 $621
2005 $844 $744
2006 $898 $1,238
2007 $970 $1,371
2008 $1,119 $1,625
2009 $1,151 $1,569
2010 $1,213 $1,867
2011 $1,306 $2,288
2012 $1,400 $2,635
2013 $2,076 $2,561
2014 $2,215 $2,723
2015 $2,376 $2,485
2016 $2,510 $2,316
2017 $2,619 $2,478
2018 $2,718 $2,566
2019 $2,837 $2,576
2020 $2,845 $2,430
2021 $3,026 $2,608
2022 $3,133 $3,102
2023 $3,398 $2,966
2024 $3,496 $3,076

Djibouti vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Papua New Guinea
1950 40.7 39.4
1951 41 35.5
1952 41.2 40.7
1953 41.5 41.3
1954 41.8 42
1955 42 42.6
1956 42.3 43.3
1957 42.6 43.9
1958 42.8 44.6
1959 43.1 45.1
1960 43.4 45.8
1961 43.8 46.4
1962 44.1 46.7
1963 44.4 47.7
1964 44.8 48.3
1965 45.2 48.9
1966 45.6 49.6
1967 46.1 50.2
1968 46.6 50.9
1969 47.1 51.5
1970 47.5 52.1
1971 47.3 52.6
1972 48.5 53.3
1973 49.1 53.9
1974 49.5 54.4
1975 49.9 55
1976 50.3 55.5
1977 50.8 56
1978 51.2 56.5
1979 51.6 57
1980 52 57.4
1981 52.4 57.8
1982 52.9 58.1
1983 53.3 58.3
1984 53.7 58.6
1985 54.1 58.8
1986 54.5 59
1987 54.8 59.2
1988 55.1 59.4
1989 55.4 59.6
1990 55.5 59.8
1991 55.2 59.9
1992 54.4 60.3
1993 55.7 60.5
1994 55.6 60.7
1995 56.2 60.9
1996 56.3 61.1
1997 56.2 61.3
1998 56.4 60.4
1999 56.6 61.5
2000 56.7 61.6
2001 57.5 61.6
2002 57.8 61.6
2003 58 61.7
2004 58.1 61.8
2005 58.5 61.9
2006 59 62
2007 59.4 62.2
2008 59.8 62.5
2009 60.4 62.8
2010 60.7 63.1
2011 61.3 63.4
2012 61.7 63.6
2013 62.1 63.9
2014 62.4 64.2
2015 62.8 64.5
2016 63.3 64.7
2017 63.7 64.9
2018 64.1 65.1
2019 64.4 65.3
2020 64.2 65.1
2021 63.8 64.4
2022 65.5 65.3
2023 66 66.1
2024 66.2 66.3
2025 66.4 66.4

Djibouti and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Djibouti Papua New Guinea
1960 86,024 1,995,110
1961 89,390 2,046,127
1962 93,283 2,093,919
1963 97,872 2,141,376
1964 103,198 2,188,325
1965 109,092 2,235,820
1966 115,269 2,285,774
1967 121,649 2,337,532
1968 128,250 2,390,803
1969 136,078 2,446,927
1970 145,175 2,505,628
1971 155,136 2,566,421
1972 166,256 2,628,432
1973 178,449 2,690,629
1974 192,613 2,752,671
1975 209,908 2,814,820
1976 230,737 2,877,327
1977 254,613 2,940,327
1978 280,031 3,003,714
1979 304,513 3,067,341
1980 325,815 3,131,512
1981 343,047 3,197,019
1982 356,880 3,264,291
1983 369,553 3,333,633
1984 384,053 3,405,198
1985 402,687 3,478,936
1986 426,341 3,554,793
1987 454,399 3,632,543
1988 484,523 3,711,880
1989 523,355 3,796,078
1990 579,538 3,896,481
1991 631,092 4,021,837
1992 626,010 4,166,699
1993 614,245 4,320,872
1994 626,710 4,480,208
1995 633,074 4,644,278
1996 648,348 4,813,361
1997 671,817 4,987,883
1998 699,352 5,166,390
1999 724,218 5,349,333
2000 747,318 5,537,064
2001 771,313 5,728,435
2002 795,574 5,924,003
2003 813,519 6,123,997
2004 826,124 6,328,041
2005 839,167 6,535,905
2006 855,764 6,747,720
2007 874,528 6,963,345
2008 892,734 7,183,002
2009 911,527 7,406,438
2010 930,251 7,633,523
2011 948,558 7,859,346
2012 966,747 8,081,390
2013 984,824 8,302,698
2014 1,002,717 8,523,441
2015 1,020,313 8,743,246
2016 1,037,653 8,961,718
2017 1,054,841 9,178,714
2018 1,071,882 9,394,513
2019 1,088,709 9,609,010
2020 1,105,188 9,815,746
2021 1,121,248 10,012,896
2022 1,137,096 10,203,169
2023 1,152,944 10,389,635
2024 1,168,722 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Papua New Guinea
1960 6.85 6.02
1961 6.85 6.07
1962 6.85 6.14
1963 6.86 6.15
1964 6.87 6.19
1965 6.86 6.2
1966 6.88 6.23
1967 6.87 6.24
1968 6.88 6.25
1969 6.88 6.26
1970 6.88 6.25
1971 6.88 6.23
1972 6.85 6.2
1973 6.82 6.16
1974 6.78 6.11
1975 6.74 6.07
1976 6.69 6.02
1977 6.64 5.96
1978 6.59 5.88
1979 6.52 5.79
1980 6.46 5.71
1981 6.4 5.65
1982 6.34 5.59
1983 6.3 5.56
1984 6.25 5.51
1985 6.19 5.47
1986 6.14 5.42
1987 6.09 5.36
1988 6.03 5.3
1989 5.97 5.24
1990 5.93 5.18
1991 5.86 5.11
1992 5.75 5.03
1993 5.64 4.96
1994 5.51 4.87
1995 5.33 4.78
1996 5.15 4.73
1997 4.97 4.68
1998 4.8 4.63
1999 4.69 4.59
2000 4.6 4.53
2001 4.52 4.47
2002 4.41 4.42
2003 4.3 4.36
2004 4.16 4.28
2005 4.04 4.22
2006 3.9 4.15
2007 3.76 4.08
2008 3.62 4.01
2009 3.52 3.94
2010 3.43 3.88
2011 3.34 3.82
2012 3.26 3.75
2013 3.19 3.68
2014 3.12 3.63
2015 3.04 3.56
2016 2.97 3.5
2017 2.92 3.43
2018 2.86 3.38
2019 2.8 3.32
2020 2.75 3.27
2021 2.7 3.22
2022 2.65 3.17
2023 2.61 3.1

Djibouti and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Papua New Guinea
1960 17.7 18.5
1961 17.7 18.4
1962 17.8 18.3
1963 17.9 18.1
1964 17.9 18
1965 17.9 17.9
1966 17.9 17.8
1967 17.9 17.6
1968 17.9 17.5
1969 17.8 17.4
1970 17.8 17.3
1971 17.7 17.2
1972 17.6 17.1
1973 17.5 17.2
1974 17.4 17.2
1975 17.3 17.3
1976 17.3 17.4
1977 17.2 17.5
1978 17.2 17.7
1979 17.2 17.8
1980 17.2 18
1981 17.2 18.1
1982 17.3 18.2
1983 17.3 18.3
1984 17.4 18.3
1985 17.4 18.4
1986 17.5 18.5
1987 17.6 18.5
1988 17.7 18.6
1989 17.8 18.6
1990 17.9 18.7
1991 18 18.8
1992 18.1 18.9
1993 18.2 19
1994 18.3 19.1
1995 18.4 19.2
1996 18.6 19.4
1997 18.9 19.5
1998 19.3 19.6
1999 19.6 19.7
2000 19.9 19.8
2001 20.2 19.9
2002 20.4 19.9
2003 20.6 20
2004 20.6 20.2
2005 20.7 20.3
2006 20.9 20.4
2007 21.1 20.6
2008 21.3 20.7
2009 21.6 20.9
2010 21.8 21
2011 22 21.2
2012 22.3 21.3
2013 22.5 21.5
2014 22.8 21.7
2015 23.1 21.9
2016 23.4 22
2017 23.6 22.2
2018 23.9 22.4
2019 24.2 22.6
2020 24.5 22.8
2021 24.8 23
2022 25.1 23.2
2023 25.4 23.4
2024 25.7 23.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
0.04%
2018
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
n/a

Energy

Djibouti Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
54.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Djibouti Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
87.1%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Djibouti Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
5,809 mi
2011

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