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Djibouti vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 147th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti Thailand
Population
1196428
71619867
Population rank 158/197 21/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 165/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Djibouti and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

Thailand
Year GDP
Djibouti Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 - $7,086,538,438
1971 - $7,375,000,024
1972 - $8,177,873,151
1973 - $10,838,587,358
1974 - $13,702,998,512
1975 - $14,882,770,594
1976 - $16,985,208,648
1977 - $19,779,312,261
1978 - $24,006,566,637
1979 - $27,371,650,825
1980 - $32,353,514,989
1981 - $34,846,039,194
1982 - $36,589,772,404
1983 - $40,042,798,388
1984 - $41,797,647,776
1985 $340,989,528 $38,900,711,333
1986 - $43,096,773,981
1987 $373,371,738 $50,535,446,555
1988 $395,794,539 $61,667,253,471
1989 $409,220,087 $72,250,748,100
1990 $452,328,087 $85,343,190,719
1991 $462,421,999 $98,234,714,971
1992 $478,058,305 $111,452,746,518
1993 $466,048,469 $128,889,262,951
1994 $491,689,221 $146,683,778,959
1995 $497,723,961 $169,278,916,593
1996 $494,004,648 $183,035,237,429
1997 $502,675,542 $150,180,456,566
1998 $514,267,869 $113,675,596,788
1999 $536,080,148 $126,669,211,779
2000 $551,230,862 $126,392,224,254
2001 $572,417,441 $120,296,476,180
2002 $591,122,040 $134,300,904,400
2003 $622,044,666 $152,280,615,246
2004 $666,072,102 $172,895,685,155
2005 $708,633,195 $189,318,408,469
2006 $768,873,684 $221,758,296,022
2007 $847,918,929 $262,942,621,455
2008 $999,105,339 $291,382,982,431
2009 $1,049,110,685 $281,710,630,187
2010 $1,128,611,700 $341,104,766,329
2011 $1,239,144,502 $370,818,739,624
2012 $1,353,632,942 $397,558,325,279
2013 $2,044,440,443 $420,333,654,593
2014 $2,220,637,966 $407,339,040,198
2015 $2,424,391,785 $401,296,238,228
2016 $2,604,955,229 $413,366,349,748
2017 $2,762,581,334 $456,356,813,537
2018 $2,913,464,658 $506,754,208,404
2019 $3,088,851,450 $543,976,691,794
2020 $3,144,136,197 $500,461,898,480
2021 $3,392,796,953 $506,194,668,790
2022 $3,562,814,909 $495,644,697,588
2023 $3,917,150,481 $515,906,283,941
2024 $4,086,402,719 $526,411,265,428

Djibouti and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 - $197.1
1971 - $199.7
1972 - $215.6
1973 - $278.3
1974 - $343
1975 - $364
1976 - $405
1977 - $462
1978 - $548
1979 - $612
1980 - $709
1981 - $748
1982 - $770
1983 - $827
1984 - $847
1985 $847 $774
1986 $800 $842
1987 $822 $970
1988 $817 $1,164
1989 $782 $1,342
1990 $780 $1,559
1991 $733 $1,766
1992 $764 $1,972
1993 $759 $2,245
1994 $785 $2,518
1995 $786 $2,864
1996 $762 $3,055
1997 $748 $2,473
1998 $735 $1,848
1999 $740 $2,033
2000 $738 $2,006
2001 $742 $1,890
2002 $743 $2,090
2003 $765 $2,348
2004 $806 $2,642
2005 $844 $2,868
2006 $898 $3,331
2007 $970 $3,919
2008 $1,119 $4,309
2009 $1,151 $4,135
2010 $1,213 $4,974
2011 $1,306 $5,374
2012 $1,400 $5,726
2013 $2,076 $6,018
2014 $2,215 $5,801
2015 $2,376 $5,689
2016 $2,510 $5,834
2017 $2,619 $6,413
2018 $2,718 $7,100
2019 $2,837 $7,606
2020 $2,845 $6,986
2021 $3,026 $7,057
2022 $3,133 $6,909
2023 $3,398 $7,195
2024 $3,496 $7,345

Djibouti vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti Thailand
1950 40.7 45.2
1951 41 45.9
1952 41.2 46.5
1953 41.5 47.1
1954 41.8 47.6
1955 42 48.1
1956 42.3 48.6
1957 42.6 49.1
1958 42.8 49.5
1959 43.1 50.1
1960 43.4 50.6
1961 43.8 51.1
1962 44.1 51.4
1963 44.4 52
1964 44.8 52.5
1965 45.2 53.1
1966 45.6 53.7
1967 46.1 54.3
1968 46.6 55
1969 47.1 55.7
1970 47.5 56.5
1971 47.3 57.1
1972 48.5 57.7
1973 49.1 58.3
1974 49.5 59
1975 49.9 59.7
1976 50.3 60.4
1977 50.8 60.9
1978 51.2 61.3
1979 51.6 61.7
1980 52 62.2
1981 52.4 62.9
1982 52.9 63.6
1983 53.3 64.5
1984 53.7 65.5
1985 54.1 66.5
1986 54.5 67.3
1987 54.8 67.8
1988 55.1 68.2
1989 55.4 68.6
1990 55.5 68.9
1991 55.2 69.1
1992 54.4 69.4
1993 55.7 69.6
1994 55.6 69.7
1995 56.2 69.8
1996 56.3 69.9
1997 56.2 70.4
1998 56.4 70.7
1999 56.6 71
2000 56.7 71.2
2001 57.5 71.5
2002 57.8 71.8
2003 58 72.1
2004 58.1 72.1
2005 58.5 72.9
2006 59 73.3
2007 59.4 73.8
2008 59.8 74.2
2009 60.4 74.7
2010 60.7 75
2011 61.3 75.3
2012 61.7 75.6
2013 62.1 76
2014 62.4 76.3
2015 62.8 76.6
2016 63.3 76.8
2017 63.7 77
2018 64.1 77.2
2019 64.4 77.2
2020 64.2 77.3
2021 63.8 77.6
2022 65.5 75.3
2023 66 76.4
2024 66.2 76.6
2025 66.4 76.8

Djibouti and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

Thailand
Year Population
Djibouti Thailand
1960 86,024 26,851,747
1961 89,390 27,650,334
1962 93,283 28,481,040
1963 97,872 29,342,322
1964 103,198 30,232,141
1965 109,092 31,149,337
1966 115,269 32,086,071
1967 121,649 33,037,801
1968 128,250 34,002,560
1969 136,078 34,973,782
1970 145,175 35,954,408
1971 155,136 36,937,387
1972 166,256 37,933,929
1973 178,449 38,947,787
1974 192,613 39,952,891
1975 209,908 40,940,005
1976 230,737 41,896,504
1977 254,613 42,843,974
1978 280,031 43,788,976
1979 304,513 44,718,434
1980 325,815 45,650,022
1981 343,047 46,575,855
1982 356,880 47,494,577
1983 369,553 48,423,309
1984 384,053 49,351,708
1985 402,687 50,270,753
1986 426,341 51,177,834
1987 454,399 52,074,105
1988 484,523 52,969,595
1989 523,355 53,848,956
1990 579,538 54,738,329
1991 631,092 55,637,434
1992 626,010 56,528,834
1993 614,245 57,408,198
1994 626,710 58,260,854
1995 633,074 59,098,232
1996 648,348 59,920,064
1997 671,817 60,724,584
1998 699,352 61,522,630
1999 724,218 62,299,043
2000 747,318 63,007,815
2001 771,313 63,651,141
2002 795,574 64,266,437
2003 813,519 64,868,166
2004 826,124 65,452,047
2005 839,167 66,017,420
2006 855,764 66,567,687
2007 874,528 67,102,394
2008 892,734 67,619,830
2009 911,527 68,121,080
2010 930,251 68,579,447
2011 948,558 69,007,208
2012 966,747 69,436,098
2013 984,824 69,845,114
2014 1,002,717 70,216,367
2015 1,020,313 70,540,795
2016 1,037,653 70,859,841
2017 1,054,841 71,160,187
2018 1,071,882 71,376,079
2019 1,088,709 71,522,271
2020 1,105,188 71,641,484
2021 1,121,248 71,727,332
2022 1,137,096 71,735,329
2023 1,152,944 71,702,435
2024 1,168,722 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Djibouti and Thailand

Fertility rate
Djibouti

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti Thailand
1960 6.85 6.33
1961 6.85 6.32
1962 6.85 6.33
1963 6.86 6.34
1964 6.87 6.31
1965 6.86 6.26
1966 6.88 6.18
1967 6.87 6.08
1968 6.88 5.93
1969 6.88 5.7
1970 6.88 5.45
1971 6.88 5.25
1972 6.85 5.08
1973 6.82 4.85
1974 6.78 4.6
1975 6.74 4.36
1976 6.69 4.12
1977 6.64 3.87
1978 6.59 3.62
1979 6.52 3.45
1980 6.46 3.29
1981 6.4 3.13
1982 6.34 2.94
1983 6.3 2.76
1984 6.25 2.58
1985 6.19 2.45
1986 6.14 2.36
1987 6.09 2.26
1988 6.03 2.17
1989 5.97 2.14
1990 5.93 2.07
1991 5.86 2.04
1992 5.75 2.01
1993 5.64 1.97
1994 5.51 1.93
1995 5.33 1.89
1996 5.15 1.87
1997 4.97 1.85
1998 4.8 1.82
1999 4.69 1.77
2000 4.6 1.73
2001 4.52 1.71
2002 4.41 1.69
2003 4.3 1.67
2004 4.16 1.67
2005 4.04 1.64
2006 3.9 1.63
2007 3.76 1.62
2008 3.62 1.59
2009 3.52 1.57
2010 3.43 1.56
2011 3.34 1.57
2012 3.26 1.56
2013 3.19 1.53
2014 3.12 1.48
2015 3.04 1.45
2016 2.97 1.4
2017 2.92 1.36
2018 2.86 1.32
2019 2.8 1.29
2020 2.75 1.26
2021 2.7 1.23
2022 2.65 1.22
2023 2.61 1.21

Djibouti and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Djibouti Thailand
1960 17.7 18
1961 17.7 17.9
1962 17.8 17.7
1963 17.9 17.6
1964 17.9 17.5
1965 17.9 17.4
1966 17.9 17.3
1967 17.9 17.3
1968 17.9 17.3
1969 17.8 17.4
1970 17.8 17.5
1971 17.7 17.6
1972 17.6 17.8
1973 17.5 18
1974 17.4 18.2
1975 17.3 18.4
1976 17.3 18.7
1977 17.2 18.9
1978 17.2 19.2
1979 17.2 19.5
1980 17.2 19.9
1981 17.2 20.2
1982 17.3 20.6
1983 17.3 21
1984 17.4 21.5
1985 17.4 21.9
1986 17.5 22.4
1987 17.6 22.8
1988 17.7 23.3
1989 17.8 23.7
1990 17.9 24.3
1991 18 24.8
1992 18.1 25.4
1993 18.2 26
1994 18.3 26.6
1995 18.4 27.2
1996 18.6 27.7
1997 18.9 28.3
1998 19.3 28.9
1999 19.6 29.5
2000 19.9 30
2001 20.2 30.5
2002 20.4 30.9
2003 20.6 31.3
2004 20.6 31.7
2005 20.7 32.2
2006 20.9 32.6
2007 21.1 33.1
2008 21.3 33.6
2009 21.6 34
2010 21.8 34.5
2011 22 35
2012 22.3 35.4
2013 22.5 35.9
2014 22.8 36.3
2015 23.1 36.8
2016 23.4 37.3
2017 23.6 37.7
2018 23.9 38.2
2019 24.2 38.7
2020 24.5 39.2
2021 24.8 39.7
2022 25.1 40.2
2023 25.4 40.7
2024 25.7 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Djibouti Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
5.95%
2020
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
91.8%
2024

Energy

Djibouti Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti Thailand
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
54.3%
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
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
91.1%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Djibouti Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti Thailand
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
436,817 mi
2020

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