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Djibouti vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 147th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Seychelles
Population
1196428
125181
Population rank 158/197 181/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Djibouti and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Seychelles
Year GDP
Djibouti Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 - $18,432,032
1971 - $21,965,951
1972 - $30,645,123
1973 - $36,896,280
1974 - $43,134,496
1975 - $47,803,146
1976 - $49,278,982
1977 - $64,526,401
1978 - $85,552,366
1979 - $127,261,099
1980 - $156,783,830
1981 - $163,750,728
1982 - $157,211,790
1983 - $156,098,237
1984 - $160,992,921
1985 $340,989,528 $179,691,483
1986 - $221,147,061
1987 $373,371,738 $265,212,957
1988 $395,794,539 $301,985,618
1989 $409,220,087 $324,333,367
1990 $452,328,087 $392,163,561
1991 $462,421,999 $398,307,170
1992 $478,058,305 $461,409,399
1993 $466,048,469 $504,230,621
1994 $491,689,221 $517,570,058
1995 $497,723,961 $540,733,048
1996 $494,004,648 $535,250,347
1997 $502,675,542 $598,966,982
1998 $514,267,869 $647,287,376
1999 $536,080,148 $662,838,615
2000 $551,230,862 $654,212,394
2001 $572,417,441 $662,064,156
2002 $591,122,040 $742,134,838
2003 $622,044,666 $750,847,230
2004 $666,072,102 $893,012,218
2005 $708,633,195 $977,899,382
2006 $768,873,684 $1,081,441,283
2007 $847,918,929 $1,077,308,814
2008 $999,105,339 $979,597,394
2009 $1,049,110,685 $850,901,620
2010 $1,128,611,700 $981,616,542
2011 $1,239,144,502 $1,058,918,707
2012 $1,353,632,942 $1,089,407,839
2013 $2,044,440,443 $1,333,160,407
2014 $2,220,637,966 $1,387,577,870
2015 $2,424,391,785 $1,432,403,352
2016 $2,604,955,229 $1,568,513,348
2017 $2,762,581,334 $1,675,370,641
2018 $2,913,464,658 $1,784,313,927
2019 $3,088,851,450 $1,868,690,097
2020 $3,144,136,197 $1,382,551,752
2021 $3,392,796,953 $1,487,173,795
2022 $3,562,814,909 $2,018,346,589
2023 $3,917,150,481 $2,187,379,755
2024 $4,086,402,719 $2,167,239,562

Djibouti and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 - $344
1971 - $402
1972 - $547
1973 - $649
1974 - $745
1975 - $806
1976 - $814
1977 - $1,044
1978 - $1,377
1979 - $2,030
1980 - $2,478
1981 - $2,557
1982 - $2,441
1983 - $2,426
1984 - $2,488
1985 $847 $2,754
1986 $800 $3,368
1987 $822 $3,872
1988 $817 $4,392
1989 $782 $4,689
1990 $780 $5,642
1991 $733 $5,655
1992 $764 $6,520
1993 $759 $6,979
1994 $785 $6,975
1995 $786 $7,181
1996 $762 $7,004
1997 $748 $7,747
1998 $735 $8,210
1999 $740 $8,243
2000 $738 $8,064
2001 $742 $8,153
2002 $743 $8,864
2003 $765 $9,070
2004 $806 $10,828
2005 $844 $11,802
2006 $898 $12,783
2007 $970 $12,669
2008 $1,119 $11,265
2009 $1,151 $9,747
2010 $1,213 $10,935
2011 $1,306 $12,110
2012 $1,400 $12,337
2013 $2,076 $14,821
2014 $2,215 $15,188
2015 $2,376 $15,333
2016 $2,510 $16,567
2017 $2,619 $17,480
2018 $2,718 $18,440
2019 $2,837 $19,142
2020 $2,845 $14,041
2021 $3,026 $14,983
2022 $3,133 $16,837
2023 $3,398 $18,263
2024 $3,496 $17,859

Djibouti vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Seychelles
1950 40.7 57.8
1951 41 58
1952 41.2 58.4
1953 41.5 58.7
1954 41.8 59
1955 42 59.4
1956 42.3 59.8
1957 42.6 60.2
1958 42.8 60.4
1959 43.1 60.4
1960 43.4 60.5
1961 43.8 60.6
1962 44.1 60.7
1963 44.4 60.9
1964 44.8 61.2
1965 45.2 61.4
1966 45.6 61.7
1967 46.1 62.1
1968 46.6 62.6
1969 47.1 63.3
1970 47.5 64
1971 47.3 64.6
1972 48.5 65.3
1973 49.1 65.9
1974 49.5 66.4
1975 49.9 66.8
1976 50.3 67.2
1977 50.8 67.6
1978 51.2 67.9
1979 51.6 68.2
1980 52 68.5
1981 52.4 68.7
1982 52.9 69
1983 53.3 69.3
1984 53.7 69.5
1985 54.1 69.6
1986 54.5 69.8
1987 54.8 69.9
1988 55.1 70
1989 55.4 70.1
1990 55.5 70.2
1991 55.2 70.3
1992 54.4 70.3
1993 55.7 70.4
1994 55.6 70.5
1995 56.2 70.6
1996 56.3 70.8
1997 56.2 70.8
1998 56.4 71.1
1999 56.6 71.2
2000 56.7 71.3
2001 57.5 71.4
2002 57.8 71.5
2003 58 71.7
2004 58.1 71.7
2005 58.5 71.9
2006 59 72
2007 59.4 72.2
2008 59.8 72.3
2009 60.4 72.4
2010 60.7 72.5
2011 61.3 72.5
2012 61.7 72.5
2013 62.1 72.4
2014 62.4 72.4
2015 62.8 72.3
2016 63.3 72.2
2017 63.7 72.2
2018 64.1 72.2
2019 64.4 72.1
2020 64.2 74.1
2021 63.8 71.2
2022 65.5 71.2
2023 66 72.9
2024 66.2 73
2025 66.4 73.1

Djibouti and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Seychelles
Year Population
Djibouti Seychelles
1960 86,024 41,700
1961 89,390 42,889
1962 93,283 44,042
1963 97,872 45,176
1964 103,198 46,322
1965 109,092 47,500
1966 115,269 48,699
1967 121,649 49,911
1968 128,250 51,134
1969 136,078 52,365
1970 145,175 53,600
1971 155,136 54,695
1972 166,256 56,029
1973 178,449 56,892
1974 192,613 57,937
1975 209,908 59,292
1976 230,737 60,504
1977 254,613 61,786
1978 280,031 62,150
1979 304,513 62,686
1980 325,815 63,261
1981 343,047 64,035
1982 356,880 64,413
1983 369,553 64,335
1984 384,053 64,717
1985 402,687 65,244
1986 426,341 65,652
1987 454,399 68,499
1988 484,523 68,755
1989 523,355 69,167
1990 579,538 69,507
1991 631,092 70,439
1992 626,010 70,763
1993 614,245 72,253
1994 626,710 74,205
1995 633,074 75,304
1996 648,348 76,417
1997 671,817 77,319
1998 699,352 78,846
1999 724,218 80,410
2000 747,318 81,131
2001 771,313 81,202
2002 795,574 83,723
2003 813,519 82,781
2004 826,124 82,475
2005 839,167 82,858
2006 855,764 84,600
2007 874,528 85,033
2008 892,734 86,956
2009 911,527 87,298
2010 930,251 89,770
2011 948,558 87,441
2012 966,747 88,303
2013 984,824 89,949
2014 1,002,717 91,359
2015 1,020,313 93,419
2016 1,037,653 94,677
2017 1,054,841 95,843
2018 1,071,882 96,762
2019 1,088,709 97,625
2020 1,105,188 98,462
2021 1,121,248 99,258
2022 1,137,096 119,878
2023 1,152,944 119,773
2024 1,168,722 121,354

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Seychelles
1960 6.85 5.31
1961 6.85 5.42
1962 6.85 5.51
1963 6.86 5.61
1964 6.87 5.69
1965 6.86 5.72
1966 6.88 6.13
1967 6.87 5.9
1968 6.88 5.61
1969 6.88 5.48
1970 6.88 5.31
1971 6.88 5.69
1972 6.85 5.16
1973 6.82 4.78
1974 6.78 5.1
1975 6.74 4.75
1976 6.69 4.09
1977 6.64 3.75
1978 6.59 3.92
1979 6.52 3.66
1980 6.46 3.79
1981 6.4 3.67
1982 6.34 3.13
1983 6.3 3.22
1984 6.25 3.24
1985 6.19 3.09
1986 6.14 3.07
1987 6.09 2.92
1988 6.03 2.79
1989 5.97 2.67
1990 5.93 2.61
1991 5.86 2.69
1992 5.75 2.53
1993 5.64 2.58
1994 5.51 2.6
1995 5.33 2.36
1996 5.15 2.31
1997 4.97 2.1
1998 4.8 2.04
1999 4.69 2.04
2000 4.6 2.08
2001 4.52 1.98
2002 4.41 2.04
2003 4.3 2.06
2004 4.16 2.01
2005 4.04 2.2
2006 3.9 2.11
2007 3.76 2.24
2008 3.62 2.33
2009 3.52 2.38
2010 3.43 2.16
2011 3.34 2.33
2012 3.26 2.37
2013 3.19 2.26
2014 3.12 2.25
2015 3.04 2.31
2016 2.97 2.39
2017 2.92 2.41
2018 2.86 2.41
2019 2.8 2.36
2020 2.75 2.29
2021 2.7 2.46
2022 2.65 2.01
2023 2.61 2.02

Djibouti and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Seychelles
1960 17.7 21.9
1961 17.7 21.6
1962 17.8 21.3
1963 17.9 21
1964 17.9 20.6
1965 17.9 20.2
1966 17.9 19.8
1967 17.9 19.4
1968 17.9 19
1969 17.8 18.7
1970 17.8 18.5
1971 17.7 18.4
1972 17.6 18.5
1973 17.5 18.6
1974 17.4 18.7
1975 17.3 18.9
1976 17.3 19
1977 17.2 19.3
1978 17.2 19.6
1979 17.2 19.9
1980 17.2 20.4
1981 17.2 20.7
1982 17.3 21.1
1983 17.3 21.4
1984 17.4 21.7
1985 17.4 22
1986 17.5 22.3
1987 17.6 22.5
1988 17.7 22.9
1989 17.8 23.3
1990 17.9 23.6
1991 18 24
1992 18.1 24.5
1993 18.2 24.8
1994 18.3 25.2
1995 18.4 25.4
1996 18.6 25.7
1997 18.9 26.1
1998 19.3 26.4
1999 19.6 26.8
2000 19.9 27.3
2001 20.2 27.7
2002 20.4 28.1
2003 20.6 28.5
2004 20.6 28.9
2005 20.7 29.3
2006 20.9 29.6
2007 21.1 30
2008 21.3 30.4
2009 21.6 30.8
2010 21.8 31.2
2011 22 31.4
2012 22.3 31.5
2013 22.5 31.6
2014 22.8 31.8
2015 23.1 32.1
2016 23.4 32.3
2017 23.6 32.6
2018 23.9 32.9
2019 24.2 33.2
2020 24.5 33.6
2021 24.8 34
2022 25.1 34.4
2023 25.4 34.7
2024 25.7 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
n/a

Energy

Djibouti Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Seychelles
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
96.2%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Djibouti Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
3.82
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Seychelles
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
327 mi
2015

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