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Djibouti vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 147th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Somalia
Population
1196428
20177806
Population rank 158/197 66/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 138/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Djibouti and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Somalia
Year GDP
Djibouti Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 - $602,515,548
1981 - $699,302,473
1982 - $774,578,932
1983 - $735,408,642
1984 - $787,434,542
1985 $340,989,528 $875,702,247
1986 - $916,590,786
1987 $373,371,738 $1,018,972,664
1988 $395,794,539 $1,051,596,967
1989 $409,220,087 $1,181,360,844
1990 $452,328,087 $1,031,282,081
1991 $462,421,999 $717,974,930
1992 $478,058,305 $709,297,579
1993 $466,048,469 $1,260,132,956
1994 $491,689,221 $1,481,205,098
1995 $497,723,961 $1,534,756,135
1996 $494,004,648 $1,792,234,297
1997 $502,675,542 $2,191,749,014
1998 $514,267,869 $2,962,047,564
1999 $536,080,148 $3,045,751,528
2000 $551,230,862 $3,412,797,450
2001 $572,417,441 $2,252,847,465
2002 $591,122,040 $2,192,684,135
2003 $622,044,666 $2,836,724,352
2004 $666,072,102 $3,859,592,813
2005 $708,633,195 $4,683,246,454
2006 $768,873,684 $5,026,743,282
2007 $847,918,929 $5,430,713,729
2008 $999,105,339 $5,913,620,293
2009 $1,049,110,685 $2,948,594,552
2010 $1,128,611,700 $2,687,807,004
2011 $1,239,144,502 $2,906,000,097
2012 $1,353,632,942 $4,364,670,160
2013 $2,044,440,443 $5,062,881,600
2014 $2,220,637,966 $5,728,399,720
2015 $2,424,391,785 $6,152,149,100
2016 $2,604,955,229 $6,613,743,070
2017 $2,762,581,334 $7,621,501,710
2018 $2,913,464,658 $7,873,440,830
2019 $3,088,851,450 $8,655,023,960
2020 $3,144,136,197 $8,628,393,720
2021 $3,392,796,953 $9,483,997,390
2022 $3,562,814,909 $10,202,767,270
2023 $3,917,150,481 $10,968,517,090
2024 $4,086,402,719 $12,108,515,110

Djibouti and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 - $101.5
1981 - $116.9
1982 - $129
1983 - $118.6
1984 - $122.5
1985 $847 $130.8
1986 $800 $131.4
1987 $822 $141
1988 $817 $145.3
1989 $782 $166
1990 $780 $145.6
1991 $733 $105.4
1992 $764 $109.2
1993 $759 $188.6
1994 $785 $210.8
1995 $786 $210.7
1996 $762 $237.2
1997 $748 $280.1
1998 $735 $363
1999 $740 $359
2000 $738 $386
2001 $742 $244.9
2002 $743 $229.6
2003 $765 $286.3
2004 $806 $375
2005 $844 $440
2006 $898 $458
2007 $970 $480
2008 $1,119 $507
2009 $1,151 $246.5
2010 $1,213 $219.2
2011 $1,306 $235.3
2012 $1,400 $350
2013 $2,076 $393
2014 $2,215 $429
2015 $2,376 $446
2016 $2,510 $461
2017 $2,619 $511
2018 $2,718 $510
2019 $2,837 $540
2020 $2,845 $518
2021 $3,026 $549
2022 $3,133 $573
2023 $3,398 $597
2024 $3,496 $637

Djibouti vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Somalia
1950 40.7 41.5
1951 41 41.7
1952 41.2 41.9
1953 41.5 42.1
1954 41.8 42.3
1955 42 42.5
1956 42.3 42.7
1957 42.6 42.9
1958 42.8 43.1
1959 43.1 43.3
1960 43.4 43.5
1961 43.8 43.7
1962 44.1 44
1963 44.4 44.2
1964 44.8 44.4
1965 45.2 44.6
1966 45.6 44.8
1967 46.1 45.1
1968 46.6 45.3
1969 47.1 45.5
1970 47.5 45.6
1971 47.3 45.8
1972 48.5 46
1973 49.1 46.2
1974 49.5 44.3
1975 49.9 44.5
1976 50.3 44.7
1977 50.8 47
1978 51.2 47
1979 51.6 47.4
1980 52 47.6
1981 52.4 47.8
1982 52.9 48
1983 53.3 48.2
1984 53.7 48.4
1985 54.1 48.3
1986 54.5 48.4
1987 54.8 49
1988 55.1 43.9
1989 55.4 46.6
1990 55.5 46.9
1991 55.2 25.4
1992 54.4 25
1993 55.7 50.6
1994 55.6 50.3
1995 56.2 50.6
1996 56.3 50.5
1997 56.2 50.3
1998 56.4 50.8
1999 56.6 50.6
2000 56.7 50.7
2001 57.5 50.8
2002 57.8 50.8
2003 58 50.7
2004 58.1 50.7
2005 58.5 50.9
2006 59 50.9
2007 59.4 50.9
2008 59.8 51.5
2009 60.4 52.1
2010 60.7 48.9
2011 61.3 32.5
2012 61.7 49.1
2013 62.1 54
2014 62.4 54.4
2015 62.8 55.1
2016 63.3 55.3
2017 63.7 52.2
2018 64.1 54.8
2019 64.4 57.2
2020 64.2 57.1
2021 63.8 55.7
2022 65.5 53.9
2023 66 58.8
2024 66.2 59
2025 66.4 59.1

Djibouti and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Somalia
Year Population
Djibouti Somalia
1960 86,024 2,876,331
1961 89,390 2,952,054
1962 93,283 3,030,091
1963 97,872 3,110,361
1964 103,198 3,192,796
1965 109,092 3,277,874
1966 115,269 3,365,106
1967 121,649 3,454,537
1968 128,250 3,546,590
1969 136,078 3,641,015
1970 145,175 3,738,448
1971 155,136 3,837,691
1972 166,256 3,939,436
1973 178,449 4,045,592
1974 192,613 4,151,842
1975 209,908 4,257,535
1976 230,737 4,365,812
1977 254,613 4,484,050
1978 280,031 4,814,892
1979 304,513 5,449,117
1980 325,815 5,936,154
1981 343,047 5,982,849
1982 356,880 6,003,840
1983 369,553 6,198,430
1984 384,053 6,428,389
1985 402,687 6,693,289
1986 426,341 6,974,788
1987 454,399 7,228,302
1988 484,523 7,235,360
1989 523,355 7,114,817
1990 579,538 7,082,811
1991 631,092 6,813,760
1992 626,010 6,495,107
1993 614,245 6,681,399
1994 626,710 7,026,797
1995 633,074 7,285,007
1996 648,348 7,554,474
1997 671,817 7,824,525
1998 699,352 8,155,417
1999 724,218 8,492,059
2000 747,318 8,838,713
2001 771,313 9,198,493
2002 795,574 9,550,063
2003 813,519 9,909,157
2004 826,124 10,280,998
2005 839,167 10,644,228
2006 855,764 10,975,502
2007 874,528 11,322,582
2008 892,734 11,663,084
2009 911,527 11,961,201
2010 930,251 12,261,756
2011 948,558 12,348,830
2012 966,747 12,461,160
2013 984,824 12,869,594
2014 1,002,717 13,339,491
2015 1,020,313 13,806,963
2016 1,037,653 14,348,740
2017 1,054,841 14,916,629
2018 1,071,882 15,452,487
2019 1,088,709 16,030,971
2020 1,105,188 16,651,191
2021 1,121,248 17,271,431
2022 1,137,096 17,801,897
2023 1,152,944 18,358,615
2024 1,168,722 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Somalia

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Somalia
1960 6.85 7.25
1961 6.85 7.25
1962 6.85 7.26
1963 6.86 7.26
1964 6.87 7.26
1965 6.86 7.26
1966 6.88 7.26
1967 6.87 7.25
1968 6.88 7.23
1969 6.88 7.21
1970 6.88 7.18
1971 6.88 7.15
1972 6.85 7.12
1973 6.82 7.09
1974 6.78 7.06
1975 6.74 7.03
1976 6.69 7.02
1977 6.64 7
1978 6.59 7.13
1979 6.52 7.16
1980 6.46 7.18
1981 6.4 7.23
1982 6.34 7.25
1983 6.3 7.28
1984 6.25 7.3
1985 6.19 7.33
1986 6.14 7.35
1987 6.09 7.37
1988 6.03 7.4
1989 5.97 7.42
1990 5.93 7.44
1991 5.86 7.47
1992 5.75 7.5
1993 5.64 7.53
1994 5.51 7.54
1995 5.33 7.58
1996 5.15 7.62
1997 4.97 7.66
1998 4.8 7.66
1999 4.69 7.66
2000 4.6 7.65
2001 4.52 7.64
2002 4.41 7.63
2003 4.3 7.6
2004 4.16 7.57
2005 4.04 7.53
2006 3.9 7.49
2007 3.76 7.46
2008 3.62 7.42
2009 3.52 7.38
2010 3.43 7.32
2011 3.34 7.27
2012 3.26 7.21
2013 3.19 7.14
2014 3.12 7.06
2015 3.04 6.98
2016 2.97 6.88
2017 2.92 6.77
2018 2.86 6.66
2019 2.8 6.56
2020 2.75 6.45
2021 2.7 6.35
2022 2.65 6.26
2023 2.61 6.13

Djibouti and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Somalia
1960 17.7 18.1
1961 17.7 17.9
1962 17.8 17.8
1963 17.9 17.7
1964 17.9 17.6
1965 17.9 17.5
1966 17.9 17.5
1967 17.9 17.5
1968 17.9 17.5
1969 17.8 17.5
1970 17.8 17.5
1971 17.7 17.6
1972 17.6 17.6
1973 17.5 17.6
1974 17.4 17.7
1975 17.3 17.7
1976 17.3 17.7
1977 17.2 17.7
1978 17.2 17.7
1979 17.2 17.6
1980 17.2 17.6
1981 17.2 17.5
1982 17.3 17.4
1983 17.3 17.4
1984 17.4 17.3
1985 17.4 17.2
1986 17.5 17.1
1987 17.6 17
1988 17.7 16.8
1989 17.8 16.7
1990 17.9 16.5
1991 18 16.5
1992 18.1 16.7
1993 18.2 16.8
1994 18.3 16.7
1995 18.4 16.6
1996 18.6 16.5
1997 18.9 16.4
1998 19.3 16.4
1999 19.6 16.3
2000 19.9 16.3
2001 20.2 16.2
2002 20.4 16.2
2003 20.6 16.1
2004 20.6 16
2005 20.7 15.9
2006 20.9 15.7
2007 21.1 15.6
2008 21.3 15.6
2009 21.6 15.6
2010 21.8 15.7
2011 22 15.8
2012 22.3 16
2013 22.5 16
2014 22.8 16
2015 23.1 16.1
2016 23.4 16.1
2017 23.6 16.2
2018 23.9 16.2
2019 24.2 16.3
2020 24.5 16.3
2021 24.8 16.4
2022 25.1 16.5
2023 25.4 16.5
2024 25.7 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
38.7%
2014

Energy

Djibouti Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
95.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Djibouti Somalia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
54.1%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Djibouti Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
35
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Somalia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
9,321 mi
2018

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