Djibouti
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Djibouti.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the country name derives from the capital city of Djibouti.
CIA 2026
Matchup file
Djibouti vs Eritrea
80 shared metrics.
Turn the comparison into a round
Think you can spot the next winner?
Eritrea leads by 4 metrics. Use the same instinct in a quick real-data brawl.
Country briefing
What matters for both sides
Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.
Eritrea
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: State of Eritrea.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the country name derives from the ancient Greek name Erythra Thalassa, meaning "Red Sea," the body of water that borders the country.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Eritrea leads in 42 of 80 shared metrics, while Djibouti leads in 38.
Djibouti's Freedom of Expression Index is 13.0x that of Eritrea (0.34 vs 0.02).
Djibouti's Liberal Democracy Index is 12.1x that of Eritrea (0.12 vs 0.01).
Djibouti's Youth Unemployment Rate is 6.5x that of Eritrea (76.77% of youth labor force vs 10.24% of youth labor force).
Djibouti's Milk Consumption per Person is 4.2x that of Eritrea (59.81 kg/person/yr vs 11.57 kg/person/yr).
Djibouti's Unemployment Rate is 3.7x that of Eritrea (25.88% vs 5.6%).
Key Comparisons
Freedom of Expression IndexDjibouti leads
Djibouti
0.34
Eritrea
0.02
Liberal Democracy IndexDjibouti leads
Djibouti
0.12
Eritrea
0.01
Youth Unemployment RateDjibouti leads
Djibouti
76.77% of youth labor force
Eritrea
10.24% of youth labor force
Milk Consumption per PersonDjibouti leads
Djibouti
59.81 kg/person/yr
Eritrea
11.57 kg/person/yr
Unemployment RateDjibouti leads
Djibouti
25.88%
Eritrea
5.6%
Merchant Fleet SizeDjibouti leads
Djibouti
40
Eritrea
9.0
All Metrics
Freedom of Expression Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.34
Eritrea
0.02
1300% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.12
Eritrea
0.01
1211% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
76.77% of youth labor force
Eritrea
10.24% of youth labor force
650% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
DjiboutiDjibouti
59.81 kg/person/yr
Eritrea
11.57 kg/person/yr
417% higher
Unemployment Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
25.88%
Eritrea
5.6%
366% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
DjiboutiDjibouti
40
Eritrea
9.0
344% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.58
Eritrea
0.15
287% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.25
Eritrea
0.07
262% higher
Internet Users (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
65%
Eritrea
20%
225% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
DjiboutiDjibouti
$81.81
Eritrea
$27.08
202% higher
Obesity Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
10.87%
Eritrea
4.2%
159% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
31 pts
Eritrea
13 pts
138% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.21 per 1k
Eritrea
0.09 per 1k
133% higher
CO2 Per Capita
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.48 t/person/yr
Eritrea
0.21 t/person/yr
130% higher
Urban Population (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
72.91%
Eritrea
34.54%
111% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
DjiboutiDjibouti
25 days/yr
Eritrea
12 days/yr
108% higher
Broadband Access (%)
EritreaDjibouti
1.0 per 100 people
Eritrea
202 per 100 people
100% lower
Forest Area
EritreaDjibouti
60.44 km²
Eritrea
10.5K km²
99% lower
Capital Elevation
EritreaDjibouti
14 m
Eritrea
2.3K m
99% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
EritreaDjibouti
0.26%
Eritrea
8.6%
97% lower
Water Withdrawal
EritreaDjibouti
0.02 B m³
Eritrea
0.58 B m³
97% lower
Irrigated Land
EritreaDjibouti
10 km²
Eritrea
210 km²
95% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
EritreaDjibouti
13.0K
Eritrea
202.0K
94% lower
Coastline Length
EritreaDjibouti
314 km
Eritrea
2.2K km
86% lower
Population
EritreaDjibouti
1.01M
Eritrea
6.42M
84% lower
Land Area
EritreaDjibouti
23.2K km²
Eritrea
121.2K km²
81% lower
Beer Consumption
EritreaDjibouti
0.06 L/person/yr
Eritrea
0.32 L/person/yr
80% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
EritreaDjibouti
33.7% of GDP
Eritrea
132.8% of GDP
75% lower
Population Density
DjiboutiDjibouti
49.74 /km²
Eritrea
28.64 /km²
74% higher
Infant Mortality
DjiboutiDjibouti
44.4 per 1k births
Eritrea
25.5 per 1k births
74% higher
Inflation Rate
EritreaDjibouti
2.1%
Eritrea
7.4%
72% lower
Teen Birth Rate
EritreaDjibouti
18.97 per 1k
Eritrea
65.18 per 1k
71% lower
Land Border Length
EritreaDjibouti
528 km
Eritrea
1.8K km
71% lower
Water Stress (%)
EritreaDjibouti
6.3%
Eritrea
20.79%
70% lower
Railway Length
EritreaDjibouti
97 km
Eritrea
306 km
68% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
EritreaDjibouti
26.9%
Eritrea
80.7%
67% lower
Alcohol Consumption
EritreaDjibouti
0.38 L/adult/yr
Eritrea
1.1 L/adult/yr
64% lower
Scientific Publications
EritreaDjibouti
13.16
Eritrea
34.32
62% lower
Electricity Generation
EritreaDjibouti
0.20 TWh
Eritrea
0.44 TWh
55% lower
Airports
EritreaDjibouti
10
Eritrea
19
47% lower
Child Mortality
DjiboutiDjibouti
50.4 per 1k births
Eritrea
35.4 per 1k births
42% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
DjiboutiDjibouti
17.01% of adults
Eritrea
11.97% of adults
42% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
DjiboutiDjibouti
34.2% of adults
Eritrea
24.4% of adults
40% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
DjiboutiDjibouti
1.4 per 1k
Eritrea
1.0 per 1k
40% higher
Suicide Rate
EritreaDjibouti
8.0 per 100k
Eritrea
13.23 per 100k
40% lower
Fertility Rate
EritreaDjibouti
2.1 children/woman
Eritrea
3.4 children/woman
38% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
EritreaDjibouti
2.5% of GDP
Eritrea
3.9% of GDP
36% lower
Official Languages Count
EritreaDjibouti
2.0
Eritrea
3.0
33% lower
Highest Elevation
EritreaDjibouti
2.0K m
Eritrea
3.0K m
33% lower
Border Neighbors
EritreaDjibouti
2.0
Eritrea
3.0
33% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
23.3 per 100k
Eritrea
17.7 per 100k
32% higher
Median Age
DjiboutiDjibouti
24.4 years
Eritrea
18.7 years
31% higher
Dependency Ratio
EritreaDjibouti
51.56% of working-age pop.
Eritrea
73.43% of working-age pop.
30% lower
Youth Population (%)
EritreaDjibouti
29.17%
Eritrea
38.14%
24% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
EritreaDjibouti
450 gCO2/kWh
Eritrea
577.78 gCO2/kWh
22% lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
EritreaDjibouti
10.2% of GDP
Eritrea
13% of GDP
22% lower
Electricity Access (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
65.2%
Eritrea
54.4%
20% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
73.51%
Eritrea
62.65%
17% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
EritreaDjibouti
49 per 100 people
Eritrea
59 per 100 people
17% lower
Birth Rate
EritreaDjibouti
21.46 per 1k
Eritrea
25.92 per 1k
17% lower
Elderly Population (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
4.9%
Eritrea
4.2%
15% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.89 Mt CO2e
Eritrea
0.78 Mt CO2e
15% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
EritreaDjibouti
210.0K kW
Eritrea
243.0K kW
14% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
DjiboutiDjibouti
35.92 µg/m³
Eritrea
32.35 µg/m³
11% higher
Death Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
7.0 per 1k
Eritrea
6.4 per 1k
9% higher
Political Corruption Index
EritreaDjibouti
0.71
Eritrea
0.75
6% lower
Life Expectancy
EritreaDjibouti
66.0 years
Eritrea
68.6 years
4% lower
Human Development Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.51
Eritrea
0.50
2% higher
Food Waste per Person
EritreaDjibouti
129.84 kg/person/yr
Eritrea
132.67 kg/person/yr
2% lower
Spirits Consumption
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.15 L/person/yr
Eritrea
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Time Zones Count
DjiboutiDjibouti
2.0 time zones
Eritrea
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
DjiboutiDjibouti
0%
Eritrea
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
DjiboutiDjibouti
35%
Eritrea
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
EritreaDjibouti
0%
Eritrea
11.11%
ranked lower
Protected Land (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
1.6%
Eritrea
0%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
DjiboutiDjibouti
0 per 1M people
Eritrea
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
EritreaDjibouti
-155 m
Eritrea
-75 m
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
EritreaDjibouti
0 sites
Eritrea
1.0 sites
ranked lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
EritreaDjibouti
0 per 100k people
Eritrea
0.02 per 100k people
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
DjiboutiDjibouti
0 per 1M people
Eritrea
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Build a Matchup
1 country match available.
vs1 country match available.
Next move