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Djibouti vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Djibouti has a population of 1.17M (ranked 158/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Djibouti's land area is 8,950 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 147th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Djibouti United Kingdom
Population
1196428
69945462
Population rank 158/197 22/197
GDP
$4.09B
2024
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 165/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$3,496
2024
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 134/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,776
2024
$60,620
2024
Government debt
$1.36B
2024
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
31.2%
2025
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,163
2024
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank 138/185 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,788
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
8,950 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.61
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
25.7 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Djibouti and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Djibouti and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Djibouti

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Djibouti United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 - $130,671,946,244
1971 - $148,113,896,325
1972 - $169,965,034,965
1973 - $192,537,971,583
1974 - $206,131,369,799
1975 - $241,756,637,168
1976 - $232,614,555,256
1977 - $263,066,457,352
1978 - $335,883,029,722
1979 - $438,994,070,309
1980 - $564,947,710,899
1981 - $540,765,675,241
1982 - $515,048,916,841
1983 - $489,618,008,186
1984 - $461,487,097,632
1985 $340,989,528 $489,285,164,271
1986 - $601,452,653,181
1987 $373,371,738 $745,162,608,269
1988 $395,794,539 $910,122,732,124
1989 $409,220,087 $926,884,816,754
1990 $452,328,087 $1,093,169,389,205
1991 $462,421,999 $1,142,797,178,131
1992 $478,058,305 $1,179,659,529,660
1993 $466,048,469 $1,061,388,722,256
1994 $491,689,221 $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $497,723,961 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $494,004,648 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $502,675,542 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $514,267,869 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $536,080,148 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $551,230,862 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $572,417,441 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $591,122,040 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $622,044,666 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $666,072,102 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $708,633,195 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $768,873,684 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $847,918,929 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $999,105,339 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $1,049,110,685 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $1,128,611,700 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $1,239,144,502 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $1,353,632,942 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $2,044,440,443 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $2,220,637,966 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $2,424,391,785 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $2,604,955,229 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $2,762,581,334 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $2,913,464,658 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $3,088,851,450 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $3,144,136,197 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $3,392,796,953 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $3,562,814,909 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $3,917,150,481 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 $4,086,402,719 $3,643,834,188,783

Djibouti and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Djibouti

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Djibouti United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 - $2,348
1971 - $2,650
1972 - $3,030
1973 - $3,426
1974 - $3,666
1975 - $4,300
1976 - $4,138
1977 - $4,681
1978 - $5,977
1979 - $7,805
1980 - $10,032
1981 - $9,599
1982 - $9,146
1983 - $8,692
1984 - $8,179
1985 $847 $8,652
1986 $800 $10,611
1987 $822 $13,119
1988 $817 $15,987
1989 $782 $16,239
1990 $780 $19,095
1991 $733 $19,901
1992 $764 $20,487
1993 $759 $18,389
1994 $785 $19,709
1995 $786 $23,169
1996 $762 $24,406
1997 $748 $26,766
1998 $735 $28,275
1999 $740 $28,762
2000 $738 $28,281
2001 $742 $27,907
2002 $743 $30,078
2003 $765 $34,443
2004 $806 $40,367
2005 $844 $42,105
2006 $898 $44,512
2007 $970 $50,398
2008 $1,119 $47,396
2009 $1,151 $38,744
2010 $1,213 $39,599
2011 $1,306 $42,110
2012 $1,400 $42,490
2013 $2,076 $43,419
2014 $2,215 $47,427
2015 $2,376 $44,984
2016 $2,510 $40,988
2017 $2,619 $40,629
2018 $2,718 $43,315
2019 $2,837 $42,794
2020 $2,845 $40,405
2021 $3,026 $46,926
2022 $3,133 $46,063
2023 $3,398 $49,201
2024 $3,496 $52,637

Djibouti vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Djibouti

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Djibouti United Kingdom
1950 40.7 68.6
1951 41 68.2
1952 41.2 69.5
1953 41.5 69.8
1954 41.8 70.2
1955 42 70.1
1956 42.3 70.4
1957 42.6 70.5
1958 42.8 70.7
1959 43.1 70.8
1960 43.4 71
1961 43.8 70.8
1962 44.1 70.9
1963 44.4 70.8
1964 44.8 71.5
1965 45.2 71.5
1966 45.6 71.4
1967 46.1 72.1
1968 46.6 71.7
1969 47.1 71.7
1970 47.5 71.9
1971 47.3 72.2
1972 48.5 72
1973 49.1 72.2
1974 49.5 72.4
1975 49.9 72.7
1976 50.3 72.6
1977 50.8 73.1
1978 51.2 73
1979 51.6 73.2
1980 52 73.6
1981 52.4 73.9
1982 52.9 74
1983 53.3 74.3
1984 53.7 74.7
1985 54.1 74.5
1986 54.5 74.8
1987 54.8 75.1
1988 55.1 75.3
1989 55.4 75.4
1990 55.5 75.7
1991 55.2 75.9
1992 54.4 76.3
1993 55.7 76.2
1994 55.6 76.7
1995 56.2 76.6
1996 56.3 76.9
1997 56.2 77.1
1998 56.4 77.3
1999 56.6 77.4
2000 56.7 77.8
2001 57.5 78.1
2002 57.8 78.2
2003 58 78.3
2004 58.1 78.9
2005 58.5 79.1
2006 59 79.3
2007 59.4 79.5
2008 59.8 79.7
2009 60.4 80.2
2010 60.7 80.4
2011 61.3 80.8
2012 61.7 80.9
2013 62.1 80.9
2014 62.4 81.2
2015 62.8 80.9
2016 63.3 81.1
2017 63.7 81.2
2018 64.1 81.1
2019 64.4 81.4
2020 64.2 80.4
2021 63.8 80.7
2022 65.5 81.1
2023 66 81.3
2024 66.2 81.4
2025 66.4 81.6

Djibouti and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Djibouti

United Kingdom
Year Population
Djibouti United Kingdom
1960 86,024 52,400,000
1961 89,390 52,800,000
1962 93,283 53,250,000
1963 97,872 53,650,000
1964 103,198 54,000,000
1965 109,092 54,348,050
1966 115,269 54,648,500
1967 121,649 54,943,600
1968 128,250 55,211,700
1969 136,078 55,441,750
1970 145,175 55,663,250
1971 155,136 55,896,223
1972 166,256 56,086,065
1973 178,449 56,194,527
1974 192,613 56,229,974
1975 209,908 56,225,800
1976 230,737 56,211,968
1977 254,613 56,193,492
1978 280,031 56,196,504
1979 304,513 56,246,951
1980 325,815 56,314,216
1981 343,047 56,333,829
1982 356,880 56,313,641
1983 369,553 56,332,848
1984 384,053 56,422,072
1985 402,687 56,550,268
1986 426,341 56,681,396
1987 454,399 56,802,050
1988 484,523 56,928,327
1989 523,355 57,076,711
1990 579,538 57,247,586
1991 631,092 57,424,897
1992 626,010 57,580,402
1993 614,245 57,718,614
1994 626,710 57,865,745
1995 633,074 58,019,030
1996 648,348 58,166,950
1997 671,817 58,316,954
1998 699,352 58,487,141
1999 724,218 58,682,466
2000 747,318 58,892,514
2001 771,313 59,119,673
2002 795,574 59,370,479
2003 813,519 59,647,577
2004 826,124 59,987,905
2005 839,167 60,401,206
2006 855,764 60,846,820
2007 874,528 61,322,463
2008 892,734 61,806,995
2009 911,527 62,276,270
2010 930,251 62,766,365
2011 948,558 63,258,810
2012 966,747 63,711,000
2013 984,824 64,139,000
2014 1,002,717 64,620,000
2015 1,020,313 65,088,000
2016 1,037,653 65,607,000
2017 1,054,841 65,966,000
2018 1,071,882 66,289,000
2019 1,088,709 66,631,000
2020 1,105,188 66,744,000
2021 1,121,248 66,984,000
2022 1,137,096 67,604,000
2023 1,152,944 68,492,000
2024 1,168,722 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Djibouti and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Djibouti

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Djibouti United Kingdom
1960 6.85 2.69
1961 6.85 2.78
1962 6.85 2.86
1963 6.86 2.88
1964 6.87 2.93
1965 6.86 2.86
1966 6.88 2.78
1967 6.87 2.68
1968 6.88 2.6
1969 6.88 2.51
1970 6.88 2.44
1971 6.88 2.41
1972 6.85 2.2
1973 6.82 2.04
1974 6.78 1.92
1975 6.74 1.81
1976 6.69 1.74
1977 6.64 1.69
1978 6.59 1.75
1979 6.52 1.86
1980 6.46 1.9
1981 6.4 1.82
1982 6.34 1.78
1983 6.3 1.77
1984 6.25 1.77
1985 6.19 1.79
1986 6.14 1.78
1987 6.09 1.81
1988 6.03 1.82
1989 5.97 1.79
1990 5.93 1.83
1991 5.86 1.82
1992 5.75 1.79
1993 5.64 1.76
1994 5.51 1.74
1995 5.33 1.71
1996 5.15 1.73
1997 4.97 1.72
1998 4.8 1.71
1999 4.69 1.68
2000 4.6 1.64
2001 4.52 1.63
2002 4.41 1.63
2003 4.3 1.7
2004 4.16 1.75
2005 4.04 1.76
2006 3.9 1.82
2007 3.76 1.86
2008 3.62 1.91
2009 3.52 1.89
2010 3.43 1.92
2011 3.34 1.91
2012 3.26 1.92
2013 3.19 1.83
2014 3.12 1.81
2015 3.04 1.8
2016 2.97 1.79
2017 2.92 1.74
2018 2.86 1.68
2019 2.8 1.63
2020 2.75 1.57
2021 2.7 1.58
2022 2.65 1.56
2023 2.61 1.56

Djibouti and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Djibouti

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Djibouti United Kingdom
1960 17.7 35.5
1961 17.7 35.4
1962 17.8 35.3
1963 17.9 35.3
1964 17.9 35.2
1965 17.9 35.1
1966 17.9 34.9
1967 17.9 34.8
1968 17.9 34.6
1969 17.8 34.4
1970 17.8 34.2
1971 17.7 34.1
1972 17.6 34
1973 17.5 34
1974 17.4 34
1975 17.3 34
1976 17.3 34
1977 17.2 34.1
1978 17.2 34.2
1979 17.2 34.3
1980 17.2 34.4
1981 17.2 34.5
1982 17.3 34.8
1983 17.3 35
1984 17.4 35.2
1985 17.4 35.3
1986 17.5 35.4
1987 17.6 35.4
1988 17.7 35.7
1989 17.8 35.9
1990 17.9 36
1991 18 36.1
1992 18.1 36.2
1993 18.2 36.3
1994 18.3 36.5
1995 18.4 36.6
1996 18.6 36.8
1997 18.9 37
1998 19.3 37.2
1999 19.6 37.4
2000 19.9 37.7
2001 20.2 37.9
2002 20.4 38.1
2003 20.6 38.2
2004 20.6 38.4
2005 20.7 38.5
2006 20.9 38.6
2007 21.1 38.8
2008 21.3 38.9
2009 21.6 39
2010 21.8 39.2
2011 22 39.3
2012 22.3 39.5
2013 22.5 39.6
2014 22.8 39.7
2015 23.1 39.8
2016 23.4 39.8
2017 23.6 39.9
2018 23.9 40
2019 24.2 40.1
2020 24.5 40.2
2021 24.8 40.3
2022 25.1 40.5
2023 25.4 40.8
2024 25.7 41

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Finance

Djibouti United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$4.14B
2024
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.6%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.75%
2018
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.63%
2008
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.05%
2025
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
40%
2017
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.5%
2024
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.7
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.3%
2017
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2017
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold
$349M
2024
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$56M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
63,000
2013
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.25%
2018
8.24%
1998
Banked people share
12.3%
2011
99.3%
2024

Energy

Djibouti United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
163.5 kg
2007
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.75 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.65 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
26.9%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35.4%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
65.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Djibouti United Kingdom
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-11
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
78.7%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.4
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
71
2024
Higher education index
6
2025
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.48
2015
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
67.9%
2003
99%
2003
English speaking
1%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
65%
2023
96.3%
2023

Health

Djibouti United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$81.8
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.4
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
66.4 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.8%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2014
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
162
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.4
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
11.7%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.5%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Djibouti United Kingdom
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
7,658 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,579 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23.3 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,798 mi
2013
263,542 mi
2020

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