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
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Djibouti vs Ethiopia
100 shared metrics.
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Ethiopia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Ethiopia's Lalibela churches were carved down into living rock, not built up from blocks.
Analysis
Ethiopia leads in 53 of 100 shared metrics, while Djibouti leads in 47.
Djibouti's Exports (% GDP) is 21.8x that of Ethiopia (126.42% of GDP vs 5.5% of GDP).
Djibouti's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 18.5x that of Ethiopia (450 gCO2/kWh vs 23.08 gCO2/kWh).
Djibouti's Youth Unemployment Rate is 13.3x that of Ethiopia (76.77% of youth labor force vs 5.4% of youth labor force).
Djibouti's Wind Electricity Share is 9.6x that of Ethiopia (35% vs 3.3%).
Djibouti's Credit Card Ownership is 8.9x that of Ethiopia (4.0% of adults vs 0.40% of adults).
Key Comparisons
Exports (% GDP)Djibouti leads
Djibouti
126.42% of GDP
Ethiopia
5.5% of GDP
Electricity Carbon IntensityDjibouti leads
Djibouti
450 gCO2/kWh
Ethiopia
23.08 gCO2/kWh
Youth Unemployment RateDjibouti leads
Djibouti
76.77% of youth labor force
Ethiopia
5.4% of youth labor force
Wind Electricity ShareDjibouti leads
Djibouti
35%
Ethiopia
3.3%
Credit Card OwnershipDjibouti leads
Djibouti
4.0% of adults
Ethiopia
0.40% of adults
Imports (% GDP)Djibouti leads
Djibouti
114.82% of GDP
Ethiopia
11.86% of GDP
All Metrics
Exports (% GDP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
126.42% of GDP
Ethiopia
5.5% of GDP
2182% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
DjiboutiDjibouti
450 gCO2/kWh
Ethiopia
23.08 gCO2/kWh
1850% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
76.77% of youth labor force
Ethiopia
5.4% of youth labor force
1334% higher
Wind Electricity Share
DjiboutiDjibouti
35%
Ethiopia
3.3%
961% higher
Credit Card Ownership
DjiboutiDjibouti
4.0% of adults
Ethiopia
0.40% of adults
889% higher
Imports (% GDP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
114.82% of GDP
Ethiopia
11.86% of GDP
868% higher
Unemployment Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
25.88%
Ethiopia
3.4%
661% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
67.02%
Ethiopia
10.36%
547% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
DjiboutiDjibouti
3.2 kg/person/yr
Ethiopia
0.53 kg/person/yr
502% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
DjiboutiDjibouti
1.4 per 1k
Ethiopia
0.30 per 1k
367% higher
Obesity Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
10.87%
Ethiopia
2.4%
352% higher
Internet Users (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
65%
Ethiopia
17%
282% higher
CO2 Per Capita
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.48 t/person/yr
Ethiopia
0.14 t/person/yr
257% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
DjiboutiDjibouti
40
Ethiopia
12
233% higher
GNI Per Capita
DjiboutiDjibouti
$3,640
Ethiopia
$1,100
231% higher
Urban Population (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
72.91%
Ethiopia
23.62%
209% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
DjiboutiDjibouti
$81.81
Ethiopia
$27.07
202% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
DjiboutiDjibouti
15.04 kg/person/yr
Ethiopia
5.4 kg/person/yr
179% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
$7,810.28
Ethiopia
$3,287.53
138% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
73.51%
Ethiopia
34.08%
116% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
DjiboutiDjibouti
25 days/yr
Ethiopia
12 days/yr
108% higher
Forest Area
EthiopiaDjibouti
60.44 km²
Ethiopia
168.5K km²
100% lower
Water Withdrawal
EthiopiaDjibouti
0.02 B m³
Ethiopia
10.55 B m³
100% lower
Scientific Publications
EthiopiaDjibouti
13.16
Ethiopia
7.2K
100% lower
Broadband Access (%)
EthiopiaDjibouti
1.0 per 100 people
Ethiopia
202 per 100 people
100% lower
Official Languages Count
DjiboutiDjibouti
2.0
Ethiopia
1.0
100% higher
Population
EthiopiaDjibouti
1.01M
Ethiopia
121.37M
99% lower
Capital Elevation
EthiopiaDjibouti
14 m
Ethiopia
2.4K m
99% lower
Irrigated Land
EthiopiaDjibouti
10 km²
Ethiopia
1.8K km²
99% lower
Electricity Generation
EthiopiaDjibouti
0.20 TWh
Ethiopia
18.26 TWh
99% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
EthiopiaDjibouti
0.26%
Ethiopia
14.93%
98% lower
Land Area
EthiopiaDjibouti
23.2K km²
Ethiopia
1.13M km²
98% lower
GDP (Nominal)
EthiopiaDjibouti
$4,152,145,939.98
Ethiopia
$149,740,297,952.99
97% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
EthiopiaDjibouti
210.0K kW
Ethiopia
5.69M kW
96% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
EthiopiaDjibouti
0.89 Mt CO2e
Ethiopia
19.36 Mt CO2e
95% lower
Beer Consumption
EthiopiaDjibouti
0.06 L/person/yr
Ethiopia
1.0 L/person/yr
94% lower
Protected Land (%)
EthiopiaDjibouti
1.6%
Ethiopia
17%
91% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
EthiopiaDjibouti
13.0K
Ethiopia
138.0K
91% lower
Land Border Length
EthiopiaDjibouti
528 km
Ethiopia
5.9K km
91% lower
Inflation Rate
EthiopiaDjibouti
2.1%
Ethiopia
21%
90% lower
Alcohol Consumption
EthiopiaDjibouti
0.38 L/adult/yr
Ethiopia
3.1 L/adult/yr
88% lower
Railway Length
EthiopiaDjibouti
97 km
Ethiopia
659 km
85% lower
Airports
EthiopiaDjibouti
10
Ethiopia
58
83% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
DjiboutiDjibouti
18.62 per 100k
Ethiopia
10.23 per 100k
82% higher
Foreign Patents
EthiopiaDjibouti
10
Ethiopia
54
81% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
DjiboutiDjibouti
17.01% of adults
Ethiopia
9.4% of adults
80% higher
Teen Birth Rate
EthiopiaDjibouti
18.97 per 1k
Ethiopia
69.86 per 1k
73% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
EthiopiaDjibouti
26.9%
Ethiopia
90.6%
70% lower
Border Neighbors
EthiopiaDjibouti
2.0
Ethiopia
6.0
67% lower
Population Density
EthiopiaDjibouti
49.74 /km²
Ethiopia
114.04 /km²
56% lower
Highest Elevation
EthiopiaDjibouti
2.0K m
Ethiopia
4.5K m
56% lower
Domestic Patents
EthiopiaDjibouti
3.0
Ethiopia
6.0
50% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.21 per 1k
Ethiopia
0.14 per 1k
50% higher
Elderly Population (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
4.9%
Ethiopia
3.2%
50% higher
Fertility Rate
EthiopiaDjibouti
2.1 children/woman
Ethiopia
3.8 children/woman
45% lower
Informal Employment Share
EthiopiaDjibouti
47.62% of employed people
Ethiopia
77.65% of employed people
39% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
EthiopiaDjibouti
1.6% of GDP
Ethiopia
2.7% of GDP
39% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
EthiopiaDjibouti
26.15%
Ethiopia
41.31%
37% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
EthiopiaDjibouti
11.13% of firms
Ethiopia
17.68% of firms
37% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
DjiboutiDjibouti
59.81 kg/person/yr
Ethiopia
44.14 kg/person/yr
36% higher
Political Corruption Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.71
Ethiopia
0.53
33% higher
Time Zones Count
EthiopiaDjibouti
2.0 time zones
Ethiopia
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
DjiboutiDjibouti
35.92 µg/m³
Ethiopia
27.31 µg/m³
32% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
23.3 per 100k
Ethiopia
17.7 per 100k
32% higher
Suicide Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
8.0 per 100k
Ethiopia
6.1 per 100k
31% higher
Dependency Ratio
EthiopiaDjibouti
51.56% of working-age pop.
Ethiopia
73.28% of working-age pop.
30% lower
Median Age
DjiboutiDjibouti
24.4 years
Ethiopia
18.7 years
30% higher
Water Stress (%)
EthiopiaDjibouti
6.3%
Ethiopia
8.6%
27% lower
Birth Rate
EthiopiaDjibouti
21.46 per 1k
Ethiopia
29.08 per 1k
26% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
EthiopiaDjibouti
49 per 100 people
Ethiopia
65 per 100 people
25% lower
Death Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
7.0 per 1k
Ethiopia
5.6 per 1k
25% higher
Youth Population (%)
EthiopiaDjibouti
29.17%
Ethiopia
39.06%
25% lower
Infant Mortality
DjiboutiDjibouti
44.4 per 1k births
Ethiopia
35.7 per 1k births
24% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
EthiopiaDjibouti
31 pts
Ethiopia
38 pts
18% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.12
Ethiopia
0.10
18% higher
Electricity Access (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
65.2%
Ethiopia
55.4%
18% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.34
Ethiopia
0.28
18% higher
Food Waste per Person
DjiboutiDjibouti
129.84 kg/person/yr
Ethiopia
110.06 kg/person/yr
18% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
EthiopiaDjibouti
0.58
Ethiopia
0.69
15% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
EthiopiaDjibouti
14.2% of firms
Ethiopia
16.44% of firms
14% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
EthiopiaDjibouti
3.3%
Ethiopia
3.8%
13% lower
Spirits Consumption
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.15 L/person/yr
Ethiopia
0.14 L/person/yr
12% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
EthiopiaDjibouti
2.5% of GDP
Ethiopia
2.9% of GDP
12% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
DjiboutiDjibouti
12.09% of firms
Ethiopia
11.13% of firms
9% higher
Child Mortality
DjiboutiDjibouti
50.4 per 1k births
Ethiopia
46.5 per 1k births
8% higher
GDP Growth Rate
EthiopiaDjibouti
7.0%
Ethiopia
7.6%
8% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
33.7% of GDP
Ethiopia
31.4% of GDP
7% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
EthiopiaDjibouti
80.24% of firms
Ethiopia
85.87% of firms
7% lower
Human Development Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.51
Ethiopia
0.50
3% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
EthiopiaDjibouti
0.25
Ethiopia
0.26
3% lower
Life Expectancy
EthiopiaDjibouti
66.0 years
Ethiopia
67.3 years
2% lower
Coastline Length
DjiboutiDjibouti
314 km
Ethiopia
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
DjiboutiDjibouti
0%
Ethiopia
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
EthiopiaDjibouti
0%
Ethiopia
0.12%
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
EthiopiaDjibouti
0 per 1M people
Ethiopia
0.01 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
EthiopiaDjibouti
-155 m
Ethiopia
-125 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
10.2% of GDP
Ethiopia
-0.9% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
EthiopiaDjibouti
0 sites
Ethiopia
12 sites
ranked lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
EthiopiaDjibouti
0 per 100k people
Ethiopia
0.00 per 100k people
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
DjiboutiDjibouti
0 per 1M people
Ethiopia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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