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Djibouti vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 147th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Syria
Population
1196428
26304877
Population rank 158/197 57/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 165/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 134/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 138/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$731
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73 years
2025

Djibouti and Syria: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Syria economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Syria
Year GDP
Djibouti Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 - $2,140,384,010
1971 - $2,589,851,325
1972 - $3,059,681,698
1973 - $3,239,487,516
1974 - $5,159,557,148
1975 - $6,826,980,444
1976 - $7,633,528,867
1977 - $7,696,011,396
1978 - $9,275,200,458
1979 - $9,929,681,529
1980 - $13,062,420,382
1981 - $15,518,201,335
1982 - $16,298,929,011
1983 - $17,589,277,143
1984 - $17,503,078,174
1985 $340,989,528 $16,403,539,893
1986 - $13,293,205,278
1987 $373,371,738 $11,356,215,543
1988 $395,794,539 $10,577,041,645
1989 $409,220,087 $9,853,395,762
1990 $452,328,087 $12,308,624,418
1991 $462,421,999 $12,981,833,333
1992 $478,058,305 $13,253,565,861
1993 $466,048,469 $13,695,962,055
1994 $491,689,221 $10,122,020,000
1995 $497,723,961 $11,396,706,587
1996 $494,004,648 $13,789,560,878
1997 $502,675,542 $14,505,233,463
1998 $514,267,869 $15,200,846,154
1999 $536,080,148 $15,873,875,969
2000 $551,230,862 $18,937,052,543
2001 $572,417,441 $20,237,024,725
2002 $591,122,040 $20,669,357,462
2003 $622,044,666 $21,828,144,686
2004 $666,072,102 $25,086,950,495
2005 $708,633,195 $28,858,965,517
2006 $768,873,684 $33,751,788,856
2007 $847,918,929 $40,465,318,382
2008 $999,105,339 $52,557,913,569
2009 $1,049,110,685 $54,111,735,629
2010 $1,128,611,700 $61,390,830,875
2011 $1,239,144,502 $67,539,428,159
2012 $1,353,632,942 $43,190,318,033
2013 $2,044,440,443 $21,361,254,635
2014 $2,220,637,966 $21,502,061,466
2015 $2,424,391,785 $16,466,863,117
2016 $2,604,955,229 $12,597,854,877
2017 $2,762,581,334 $16,369,843,352
2018 $2,913,464,658 $21,497,782,868
2019 $3,088,851,450 $22,583,045,060
2020 $3,144,136,197 $12,047,752,036
2021 $3,392,796,953 $14,353,205,678
2022 $3,562,814,909 $23,622,827,080
2023 $3,917,150,481 $19,993,439,950
2024 $4,086,402,719 -

Djibouti and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Syria
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 - $335
1971 - $393
1972 - $448
1973 - $459
1974 - $707
1975 - $904
1976 - $976
1977 - $951
1978 - $1,108
1979 - $1,146
1980 - $1,458
1981 - $1,676
1982 - $1,703
1983 - $1,776
1984 - $1,706
1985 $847 $1,544
1986 $800 $1,208
1987 $822 $997
1988 $817 $898
1989 $782 $809
1990 $780 $978
1991 $733 $1,000
1992 $764 $990
1993 $759 $993
1994 $785 $712
1995 $786 $780
1996 $762 $918
1997 $748 $941
1998 $735 $961
1999 $740 $978
2000 $738 $1,138
2001 $742 $1,187
2002 $743 $1,183
2003 $765 $1,220
2004 $806 $1,368
2005 $844 $1,534
2006 $898 $1,719
2007 $970 $1,938
2008 $1,119 $2,429
2009 $1,151 $2,462
2010 $1,213 $2,731
2011 $1,306 $2,952
2012 $1,400 $1,898
2013 $2,076 $986
2014 $2,215 $1,061
2015 $2,376 $848
2016 $2,510 $656
2017 $2,619 $852
2018 $2,718 $1,098
2019 $2,837 $1,110
2020 $2,845 $572
2021 $3,026 $664
2022 $3,133 $1,052
2023 $3,398 $847
2024 $3,496 -

Djibouti vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Syria
1950 40.7 42.5
1951 41 43.4
1952 41.2 44.3
1953 41.5 45.3
1954 41.8 46.4
1955 42 47.4
1956 42.3 48.5
1957 42.6 49.6
1958 42.8 50.7
1959 43.1 51.7
1960 43.4 52.7
1961 43.8 53.7
1962 44.1 54.6
1963 44.4 55.4
1964 44.8 56.2
1965 45.2 56.9
1966 45.6 57.6
1967 46.1 58
1968 46.6 59.1
1969 47.1 59.8
1970 47.5 60.6
1971 47.3 61.3
1972 48.5 62
1973 49.1 60.8
1974 49.5 63.4
1975 49.9 64.2
1976 50.3 64.8
1977 50.8 65.4
1978 51.2 65.9
1979 51.6 66.2
1980 52 66.5
1981 52.4 64.6
1982 52.9 60.8
1983 53.3 67.4
1984 53.7 67.7
1985 54.1 68
1986 54.5 68.4
1987 54.8 68.8
1988 55.1 69.2
1989 55.4 69.5
1990 55.5 69.8
1991 55.2 70.1
1992 54.4 70.2
1993 55.7 70.3
1994 55.6 70.3
1995 56.2 70.2
1996 56.3 70.2
1997 56.2 70.2
1998 56.4 70.2
1999 56.6 70.5
2000 56.7 70.9
2001 57.5 71.3
2002 57.8 71.7
2003 58 72.2
2004 58.1 72.5
2005 58.5 72.8
2006 59 73
2007 59.4 73.3
2008 59.8 73.4
2009 60.4 73.5
2010 60.7 73.5
2011 61.3 72.3
2012 61.7 66.2
2013 62.1 65.1
2014 62.4 65.5
2015 62.8 63.3
2016 63.3 65.2
2017 63.7 65.7
2018 64.1 67.4
2019 64.4 71
2020 64.2 71.9
2021 63.8 72.4
2022 65.5 72.8
2023 66 72.1
2024 66.2 72.6
2025 66.4 73

Djibouti and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Syria
Year Population
Djibouti Syria
1960 86,024 4,673,500
1961 89,390 4,815,466
1962 93,283 4,959,340
1963 97,872 5,110,467
1964 103,198 5,269,087
1965 109,092 5,435,267
1966 115,269 5,609,047
1967 121,649 5,790,198
1968 128,250 5,978,742
1969 136,078 6,175,166
1970 145,175 6,380,609
1971 155,136 6,598,094
1972 166,256 6,826,024
1973 178,449 7,060,321
1974 192,613 7,302,160
1975 209,908 7,554,364
1976 230,737 7,817,320
1977 254,613 8,090,501
1978 280,031 8,372,759
1979 304,513 8,661,909
1980 325,815 8,957,663
1981 343,047 9,260,189
1982 356,880 9,572,511
1983 369,553 9,904,809
1984 384,053 10,258,398
1985 402,687 10,625,672
1986 426,341 11,002,844
1987 454,399 11,388,923
1988 484,523 11,782,264
1989 523,355 12,179,060
1990 579,538 12,579,208
1991 631,092 12,980,821
1992 626,010 13,385,571
1993 614,245 13,795,686
1994 626,710 14,208,583
1995 633,074 14,616,801
1996 648,348 15,018,104
1997 671,817 15,417,542
1998 699,352 15,820,413
1999 724,218 16,228,061
2000 747,318 16,637,888
2001 771,313 17,051,338
2002 795,574 17,468,332
2003 813,519 17,889,296
2004 826,124 18,336,875
2005 839,167 18,814,091
2006 855,764 19,637,022
2007 874,528 20,884,125
2008 892,734 21,636,564
2009 911,527 21,976,969
2010 930,251 22,482,421
2011 948,558 22,878,098
2012 966,747 22,759,763
2013 984,824 21,666,917
2014 1,002,717 20,273,659
2015 1,020,313 19,424,618
2016 1,037,653 19,193,834
2017 1,054,841 19,224,668
2018 1,071,882 19,577,845
2019 1,088,709 20,353,534
2020 1,105,188 21,049,429
2021 1,121,248 21,628,839
2022 1,137,096 22,462,173
2023 1,152,944 23,594,623
2024 1,168,722 24,672,760

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Syria

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Syria
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Syria
1960 6.85 7.51
1961 6.85 7.5
1962 6.85 7.51
1963 6.86 7.51
1964 6.87 7.53
1965 6.86 7.53
1966 6.88 7.55
1967 6.87 7.56
1968 6.88 7.57
1969 6.88 7.59
1970 6.88 7.62
1971 6.88 7.6
1972 6.85 7.57
1973 6.82 7.55
1974 6.78 7.52
1975 6.74 7.49
1976 6.69 7.45
1977 6.64 7.42
1978 6.59 7.35
1979 6.52 7.25
1980 6.46 7.12
1981 6.4 6.97
1982 6.34 6.81
1983 6.3 6.69
1984 6.25 6.59
1985 6.19 6.48
1986 6.14 6.37
1987 6.09 6.2
1988 6.03 6
1989 5.97 5.78
1990 5.93 5.56
1991 5.86 5.34
1992 5.75 5.14
1993 5.64 4.99
1994 5.51 4.86
1995 5.33 4.7
1996 5.15 4.54
1997 4.97 4.37
1998 4.8 4.25
1999 4.69 4.14
2000 4.6 4.07
2001 4.52 3.98
2002 4.41 3.87
2003 4.3 3.76
2004 4.16 3.68
2005 4.04 3.61
2006 3.9 3.56
2007 3.76 3.54
2008 3.62 3.48
2009 3.52 3.42
2010 3.43 3.36
2011 3.34 3.29
2012 3.26 3.22
2013 3.19 3.17
2014 3.12 3.12
2015 3.04 3.07
2016 2.97 3.01
2017 2.92 2.97
2018 2.86 2.93
2019 2.8 2.88
2020 2.75 2.84
2021 2.7 2.8
2022 2.65 2.75
2023 2.61 2.71

Djibouti and Syria demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Syria
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Syria
1960 17.7 17.6
1961 17.7 17.3
1962 17.8 17.1
1963 17.9 16.9
1964 17.9 16.7
1965 17.9 16.5
1966 17.9 16.4
1967 17.9 16.2
1968 17.9 16.1
1969 17.8 16
1970 17.8 15.9
1971 17.7 15.8
1972 17.6 15.8
1973 17.5 15.7
1974 17.4 15.7
1975 17.3 15.7
1976 17.3 15.6
1977 17.2 15.6
1978 17.2 15.6
1979 17.2 15.6
1980 17.2 15.6
1981 17.2 15.6
1982 17.3 15.7
1983 17.3 15.8
1984 17.4 15.8
1985 17.4 15.9
1986 17.5 16
1987 17.6 16.1
1988 17.7 16.2
1989 17.8 16.4
1990 17.9 16.5
1991 18 16.7
1992 18.1 16.9
1993 18.2 17.1
1994 18.3 17.3
1995 18.4 17.5
1996 18.6 17.7
1997 18.9 17.9
1998 19.3 18.1
1999 19.6 18.3
2000 19.9 18.5
2001 20.2 18.8
2002 20.4 19
2003 20.6 19.2
2004 20.6 19.5
2005 20.7 19.7
2006 20.9 20.3
2007 21.1 21
2008 21.3 21.3
2009 21.6 21.5
2010 21.8 21.7
2011 22 21.9
2012 22.3 21.8
2013 22.5 21.2
2014 22.8 20.1
2015 23.1 19.5
2016 23.4 19.5
2017 23.6 19.6
2018 23.9 20.1
2019 24.2 20.9
2020 24.5 21.6
2021 24.8 22.2
2022 25.1 22.7
2023 25.4 23.3
2024 25.7 23.9

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Finance

Djibouti Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
32.2%
2010
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
23.3%
2011

Energy

Djibouti Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

Djibouti Syria
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
94.4%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
65%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

Djibouti Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
1.19
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
42
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Syria
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
n/a

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