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Djibouti vs Sudan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 50.4M in Sudan (ranked 30/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 721,239 sq mi for Sudan (ranked 147th vs. 15th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Sudan
Population
1196428
52963918
Population rank 158/197 29/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$49.9B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 93/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$989
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 178/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$2,127
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$136B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
252%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$2,691
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 107/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$1,875
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
721,239 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
4.32
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
19.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Djibouti and Sudan: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Sudan economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Sudan
Year GDP
Djibouti Sudan
1960 - $1,126,364,162
1961 - $1,222,860,429
1962 - $1,328,259,625
1963 - $1,351,234,926
1964 - $1,388,282,600
1965 - $1,446,869,619
1966 - $1,484,491,676
1967 - $1,607,409,539
1968 - $1,677,771,401
1969 - $1,847,501,441
1970 - $2,100,229,759
1971 - $2,288,340,041
1972 - $2,483,055,722
1973 - $3,077,254,460
1974 - $3,958,931,660
1975 - $4,823,090,192
1976 - $6,013,210,816
1977 - $7,499,005,639
1978 - $8,128,719,315
1979 - $8,418,407,787
1980 - $8,951,800,000
1981 - $10,753,888,154
1982 - $8,732,542,274
1983 - $8,230,153,846
1984 - $10,447,615,385
1985 $340,989,528 $8,075,259,600
1986 - $10,092,200,000
1987 $373,371,738 $12,093,333,333
1988 $395,794,539 $14,372,555,556
1989 $409,220,087 $21,408,111,111
1990 $452,328,087 $33,641,222,222
1991 $462,421,999 $44,171,194,366
1992 $478,058,305 $7,031,933,492
1993 $466,048,469 $8,881,005,436
1994 $491,689,221 $12,793,794,737
1995 $497,723,961 $13,830,363,900
1996 $494,004,648 $9,018,300,725
1997 $502,675,542 $11,681,175,864
1998 $514,267,869 $11,250,221,537
1999 $536,080,148 $10,682,028,340
2000 $551,230,862 $12,257,299,147
2001 $572,417,441 $15,716,361,792
2002 $591,122,040 $18,137,128,388
2003 $622,044,666 $21,355,298,460
2004 $666,072,102 $26,646,007,251
2005 $708,633,195 $35,182,711,988
2006 $768,873,684 $45,263,831,634
2007 $847,918,929 $59,440,139,775
2008 $999,105,339 $64,833,083,257
2009 $1,049,110,685 $51,621,044,077
2010 $1,128,611,700 $58,962,978,034
2011 $1,239,144,502 $55,018,567,211
2012 $1,353,632,942 $37,632,919,967
2013 $2,044,440,443 $43,024,018,082
2014 $2,220,637,966 $49,516,748,618
2015 $2,424,391,785 $51,726,758,677
2016 $2,604,955,229 $42,630,376,000
2017 $2,762,581,334 $41,283,617,976
2018 $2,913,464,658 $32,333,780,383
2019 $3,088,851,450 $32,338,079,165
2020 $3,144,136,197 $27,034,593,750
2021 $3,392,796,953 $34,229,513,775
2022 $3,562,814,909 $51,666,875,363
2023 $3,917,150,481 $39,898,289,821
2024 $4,086,402,719 $49,909,807,030

Djibouti and Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Sudan
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Sudan
1960 - $134.7
1961 - $141.6
1962 - $148.9
1963 - $146.6
1964 - $145.7
1965 - $146.8
1966 - $145.6
1967 - $152.4
1968 - $153.7
1969 - $163.5
1970 - $179.6
1971 - $189
1972 - $198.2
1973 - $235.8
1974 - $291.5
1975 - $343
1976 - $413
1977 - $497
1978 - $518
1979 - $515
1980 - $525
1981 - $605
1982 - $472
1983 - $431
1984 - $534
1985 $847 $406
1986 $800 $497
1987 $822 $584
1988 $817 $680
1989 $782 $992
1990 $780 $1,528
1991 $733 $1,966
1992 $764 $307
1993 $759 $379
1994 $785 $532
1995 $786 $561
1996 $762 $357
1997 $748 $453
1998 $735 $425
1999 $740 $394
2000 $738 $441
2001 $742 $551
2002 $743 $621
2003 $765 $714
2004 $806 $872
2005 $844 $1,125
2006 $898 $1,415
2007 $970 $1,814
2008 $1,119 $1,928
2009 $1,151 $1,493
2010 $1,213 $1,665
2011 $1,306 $1,522
2012 $1,400 $1,019
2013 $2,076 $1,139
2014 $2,215 $1,275
2015 $2,376 $1,292
2016 $2,510 $1,033
2017 $2,619 $967
2018 $2,718 $731
2019 $2,837 $710
2020 $2,845 $578
2021 $3,026 $712
2022 $3,133 $1,046
2023 $3,398 $797
2024 $3,496 $989

Djibouti vs. Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Sudan
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Sudan
1950 40.7 45.8
1951 41 46.2
1952 41.2 46.5
1953 41.5 46.9
1954 41.8 47.3
1955 42 47.7
1956 42.3 48.1
1957 42.6 48.5
1958 42.8 48.9
1959 43.1 49.2
1960 43.4 49.6
1961 43.8 50
1962 44.1 50.4
1963 44.4 50.8
1964 44.8 50.9
1965 45.2 51
1966 45.6 51.3
1967 46.1 51.5
1968 46.6 51.8
1969 47.1 52
1970 47.5 52.3
1971 47.3 52.5
1972 48.5 52.8
1973 49.1 53
1974 49.5 53.2
1975 49.9 53.3
1976 50.3 53.3
1977 50.8 53.5
1978 51.2 53.3
1979 51.6 53.4
1980 52 54.1
1981 52.4 54.4
1982 52.9 54.4
1983 53.3 49.6
1984 53.7 49.8
1985 54.1 50
1986 54.5 54.6
1987 54.8 54.7
1988 55.1 55
1989 55.4 54.9
1990 55.5 55.5
1991 55.2 55.6
1992 54.4 56
1993 55.7 56.1
1994 55.6 57
1995 56.2 57.4
1996 56.3 57.6
1997 56.2 58.1
1998 56.4 58.3
1999 56.6 58.6
2000 56.7 58.9
2001 57.5 59.3
2002 57.8 59.3
2003 58 58.3
2004 58.1 56.8
2005 58.5 57.2
2006 59 60.4
2007 59.4 61.4
2008 59.8 61.3
2009 60.4 62.7
2010 60.7 63
2011 61.3 63.2
2012 61.7 63.4
2013 62.1 63.4
2014 62.4 64
2015 62.8 64.4
2016 63.3 64.7
2017 63.7 65.1
2018 64.1 65.5
2019 64.4 65.8
2020 64.2 65.1
2021 63.8 64.5
2022 65.5 65.7
2023 66 66.3
2024 66.2 66.5
2025 66.4 66.7

Djibouti and Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Sudan
Year Population
Djibouti Sudan
1960 86,024 8,364,489
1961 89,390 8,634,941
1962 93,283 8,919,028
1963 97,872 9,218,077
1964 103,198 9,531,109
1965 109,092 9,858,030
1966 115,269 10,197,578
1967 121,649 10,550,597
1968 128,250 10,917,999
1969 136,078 11,298,936
1970 145,175 11,695,771
1971 155,136 12,105,539
1972 166,256 12,527,856
1973 178,449 13,049,315
1974 192,613 13,580,723
1975 209,908 14,064,798
1976 230,737 14,569,716
1977 254,613 15,086,614
1978 280,031 15,695,003
1979 304,513 16,355,352
1980 325,815 17,058,905
1981 343,047 17,780,572
1982 356,880 18,486,645
1983 369,553 19,109,770
1984 384,053 19,546,528
1985 402,687 19,905,872
1986 426,341 20,288,238
1987 454,399 20,704,904
1988 484,523 21,138,431
1989 523,355 21,578,022
1990 579,538 22,021,481
1991 631,092 22,470,676
1992 626,010 22,927,355
1993 614,245 23,445,592
1994 626,710 24,043,948
1995 633,074 24,672,143
1996 648,348 25,231,528
1997 671,817 25,799,821
1998 699,352 26,458,999
1999 724,218 27,130,613
2000 747,318 27,816,745
2001 771,313 28,516,770
2002 795,574 29,228,727
2003 813,519 29,896,035
2004 826,124 30,556,637
2005 839,167 31,262,444
2006 855,764 31,992,435
2007 874,528 32,764,135
2008 892,734 33,623,980
2009 911,527 34,569,113
2010 930,251 35,414,399
2011 948,558 36,140,806
2012 966,747 36,923,178
2013 984,824 37,785,849
2014 1,002,717 38,823,318
2015 1,020,313 40,024,431
2016 1,037,653 41,259,892
2017 1,054,841 42,714,306
2018 1,071,882 44,230,596
2019 1,088,709 45,548,175
2020 1,105,188 46,789,231
2021 1,121,248 48,066,924
2022 1,137,096 49,383,346
2023 1,152,944 50,042,791
2024 1,168,722 50,448,963

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Sudan

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Sudan
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Sudan
1960 6.85 6.66
1961 6.85 6.66
1962 6.85 6.7
1963 6.86 6.76
1964 6.87 6.8
1965 6.86 6.84
1966 6.88 6.88
1967 6.87 6.91
1968 6.88 6.95
1969 6.88 6.97
1970 6.88 6.99
1971 6.88 7.02
1972 6.85 6.98
1973 6.82 6.94
1974 6.78 6.91
1975 6.74 6.87
1976 6.69 6.82
1977 6.64 6.78
1978 6.59 6.72
1979 6.52 6.65
1980 6.46 6.59
1981 6.4 6.53
1982 6.34 6.47
1983 6.3 6.41
1984 6.25 6.34
1985 6.19 6.28
1986 6.14 6.23
1987 6.09 6.18
1988 6.03 6.13
1989 5.97 6.11
1990 5.93 6.07
1991 5.86 6.05
1992 5.75 6.02
1993 5.64 5.97
1994 5.51 5.91
1995 5.33 5.86
1996 5.15 5.79
1997 4.97 5.72
1998 4.8 5.65
1999 4.69 5.62
2000 4.6 5.6
2001 4.52 5.56
2002 4.41 5.53
2003 4.3 5.49
2004 4.16 5.46
2005 4.04 5.4
2006 3.9 5.33
2007 3.76 5.27
2008 3.62 5.21
2009 3.52 5.17
2010 3.43 5.14
2011 3.34 5.09
2012 3.26 5.03
2013 3.19 4.97
2014 3.12 4.91
2015 3.04 4.9
2016 2.97 4.83
2017 2.92 4.76
2018 2.86 4.68
2019 2.8 4.62
2020 2.75 4.54
2021 2.7 4.46
2022 2.65 4.38
2023 2.61 4.32

Djibouti and Sudan demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Sudan
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Sudan
1960 17.7 16.7
1961 17.7 16.7
1962 17.8 16.7
1963 17.9 16.6
1964 17.9 16.5
1965 17.9 16.5
1966 17.9 16.4
1967 17.9 16.4
1968 17.9 16.3
1969 17.8 16.3
1970 17.8 16.2
1971 17.7 16.2
1972 17.6 16.1
1973 17.5 16
1974 17.4 15.9
1975 17.3 16
1976 17.3 16
1977 17.2 16.1
1978 17.2 16.2
1979 17.2 16.4
1980 17.2 16.5
1981 17.2 16.6
1982 17.3 16.7
1983 17.3 16.7
1984 17.4 16.8
1985 17.4 16.8
1986 17.5 16.8
1987 17.6 16.9
1988 17.7 16.9
1989 17.8 16.8
1990 17.9 16.8
1991 18 16.8
1992 18.1 16.8
1993 18.2 16.8
1994 18.3 16.8
1995 18.4 16.8
1996 18.6 16.8
1997 18.9 16.8
1998 19.3 16.8
1999 19.6 16.9
2000 19.9 16.9
2001 20.2 17
2002 20.4 17
2003 20.6 17.1
2004 20.6 17.1
2005 20.7 17.1
2006 20.9 17.2
2007 21.1 17.3
2008 21.3 17.3
2009 21.6 17.4
2010 21.8 17.5
2011 22 17.4
2012 22.3 17.5
2013 22.5 17.5
2014 22.8 17.7
2015 23.1 17.9
2016 23.4 18.1
2017 23.6 18.3
2018 23.9 18.6
2019 24.2 18.7
2020 24.5 18.9
2021 24.8 19
2022 25.1 19.2
2023 25.4 19.3
2024 25.7 19.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Sudan
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$36.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
6.17%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
2.02%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
0.92%
2021
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
144,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-2.68%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
7.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
23%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
35.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
27.8%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.2%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$178M
2017
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$900M
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
836,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
20.9%
2018
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
15.3%
2014

Energy

Djibouti Sudan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.15
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
21.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
0.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
30.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
61%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
4.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
18.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
278.8 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
58%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
71.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
66%
2023

Society

Djibouti Sudan
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.62%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
-544,257
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
36.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
27.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
5.1
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
26.8
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
60.7%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
93.7%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
26.4%
2020

Health

Djibouti Sudan
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$31.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$16.2
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
17.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.26
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
256
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
50.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
33
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Sudan
% of world land
0.02%
2025
1.25%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
14,296 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
435,002 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
68,892 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
19,263 mi
2019

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