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 Somalia
93 shared metrics.
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Somalia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Somalia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name means "Land of the Somali," a local ethnic group.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Djibouti leads in 52 of 93 shared metrics, while Somalia leads in 41.
Djibouti's Government Debt (% GDP) is 67399.0x that of Somalia (33.7% of GDP vs 0.00% of GDP).
Djibouti's Wind Electricity Share is 14.0x that of Somalia (35% vs 2.3%).
Djibouti's Merchant Fleet Size is 9.0x that of Somalia (40 vs 4.0).
Djibouti's CO2 Per Capita is 6.0x that of Somalia (0.48 t/person/yr vs 0.07 t/person/yr).
Djibouti's Credit Card Ownership is 5.7x that of Somalia (4.0% of adults vs 0.59% of adults).
Key Comparisons
Government Debt (% GDP)Djibouti leads
Djibouti
33.7% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
Wind Electricity ShareDjibouti leads
Djibouti
35%
Somalia
2.3%
Merchant Fleet SizeDjibouti leads
Djibouti
40
Somalia
4.0
CO2 Per CapitaDjibouti leads
Djibouti
0.48 t/person/yr
Somalia
0.07 t/person/yr
Credit Card OwnershipDjibouti leads
Djibouti
4.0% of adults
Somalia
0.59% of adults
GNI Per CapitaDjibouti leads
Djibouti
$3,640
Somalia
$620
All Metrics
Government Debt (% GDP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
33.7% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
6739900% higher
Wind Electricity Share
DjiboutiDjibouti
35%
Somalia
2.3%
1402% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
DjiboutiDjibouti
40
Somalia
4.0
900% higher
CO2 Per Capita
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.48 t/person/yr
Somalia
0.07 t/person/yr
595% higher
Credit Card Ownership
DjiboutiDjibouti
4.0% of adults
Somalia
0.59% of adults
573% higher
GNI Per Capita
DjiboutiDjibouti
$3,640
Somalia
$620
487% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
DjiboutiDjibouti
$81.81
Somalia
$15.35
433% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
$7,810.28
Somalia
$1,601.96
388% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.21 per 1k
Somalia
0.05 per 1k
320% higher
Exports (% GDP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
126.42% of GDP
Somalia
31.21% of GDP
305% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
31 pts
Somalia
9.0 pts
244% higher
Internet Users (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
65%
Somalia
28%
132% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
76.77% of youth labor force
Somalia
34.23% of youth labor force
124% higher
Forest Area
SomaliaDjibouti
60.44 km²
Somalia
57.5K km²
100% lower
Water Withdrawal
SomaliaDjibouti
0.02 B m³
Somalia
3.3 B m³
99% lower
Irrigated Land
SomaliaDjibouti
10 km²
Somalia
2.0K km²
99% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
SomaliaDjibouti
0.26%
Somalia
9.2%
97% lower
Land Area
SomaliaDjibouti
23.2K km²
Somalia
627.3K km²
96% lower
Population
SomaliaDjibouti
1.01M
Somalia
20.32M
95% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
DjiboutiDjibouti
25 days/yr
Somalia
13 days/yr
92% higher
Coastline Length
SomaliaDjibouti
314 km
Somalia
3.0K km
90% lower
Water Stress (%)
SomaliaDjibouti
6.3%
Somalia
54.97%
88% lower
Scientific Publications
SomaliaDjibouti
13.16
Somalia
106.49
88% lower
Elderly Population (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
4.9%
Somalia
2.6%
87% higher
Teen Birth Rate
SomaliaDjibouti
18.97 per 1k
Somalia
117.1 per 1k
84% lower
Land Border Length
SomaliaDjibouti
528 km
Somalia
2.4K km
78% lower
Airports
SomaliaDjibouti
10
Somalia
40
75% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SomaliaDjibouti
1.6% of GDP
Somalia
6.4% of GDP
74% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.58
Somalia
0.34
73% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
SomaliaDjibouti
26.9%
Somalia
95.4%
72% lower
Population Density
DjiboutiDjibouti
49.74 /km²
Somalia
29.26 /km²
70% higher
GDP Growth Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
7.0%
Somalia
4.1%
70% higher
Inflation Rate
SomaliaDjibouti
2.1%
Somalia
6.8%
69% lower
Fertility Rate
SomaliaDjibouti
2.1 children/woman
Somalia
6.4 children/woman
67% lower
GDP (Nominal)
SomaliaDjibouti
$4,152,145,939.98
Somalia
$11,967,000,000
65% lower
Median Age
DjiboutiDjibouti
24.4 years
Somalia
15.4 years
58% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
DjiboutiDjibouti
1.4 per 1k
Somalia
0.90 per 1k
56% higher
Capital Elevation
DjiboutiDjibouti
14 m
Somalia
9.0 m
56% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
DjiboutiDjibouti
14.2% of firms
Somalia
9.2% of firms
55% higher
Birth Rate
SomaliaDjibouti
21.46 per 1k
Somalia
46.36 per 1k
54% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
DjiboutiDjibouti
80.24% of firms
Somalia
52.56% of firms
53% higher
Child Mortality
SomaliaDjibouti
50.4 per 1k births
Somalia
104 per 1k births
52% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.25
Somalia
0.17
52% higher
Electricity Generation
SomaliaDjibouti
0.20 TWh
Somalia
0.42 TWh
52% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
67.02%
Somalia
44.46%
51% higher
Dependency Ratio
SomaliaDjibouti
51.56% of working-age pop.
Somalia
96.79% of working-age pop.
47% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
DjiboutiDjibouti
35.92 µg/m³
Somalia
24.53 µg/m³
46% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
SomaliaDjibouti
0.34
Somalia
0.62
46% lower
Informal Employment Share
SomaliaDjibouti
47.62% of employed people
Somalia
81.94% of employed people
42% lower
Broadband Access (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
1.0 per 100 people
Somalia
0.72 per 100 people
38% higher
Death Rate
SomaliaDjibouti
7.0 per 1k
Somalia
11.22 per 1k
38% lower
Unemployment Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
25.88%
Somalia
18.86%
37% higher
Youth Population (%)
SomaliaDjibouti
29.17%
Somalia
46.59%
37% lower
Infant Mortality
SomaliaDjibouti
44.4 per 1k births
Somalia
67.8 per 1k births
35% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
DjiboutiDjibouti
210.0K kW
Somalia
156.0K kW
35% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
26.15%
Somalia
19.64%
33% higher
Urban Population (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
72.91%
Somalia
54.62%
33% higher
Electricity Access (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
65.2%
Somalia
50.3%
30% higher
Human Development Index
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.51
Somalia
0.40
27% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
SomaliaDjibouti
12.09% of firms
Somalia
16.24% of firms
26% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
SomaliaDjibouti
11.13% of firms
Somalia
14.44% of firms
23% lower
Political Corruption Index
SomaliaDjibouti
0.71
Somalia
0.87
19% lower
Highest Elevation
SomaliaDjibouti
2.0K m
Somalia
2.5K m
18% lower
Imports (% GDP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
114.82% of GDP
Somalia
99.11% of GDP
16% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
23.3 per 100k
Somalia
20.2 per 100k
15% higher
Obesity Rate
SomaliaDjibouti
10.87%
Somalia
12.7%
14% lower
Life Expectancy
DjiboutiDjibouti
66.0 years
Somalia
58.8 years
12% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SomaliaDjibouti
450 gCO2/kWh
Somalia
511.63 gCO2/kWh
12% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
SomaliaDjibouti
34.2% of adults
Somalia
38.5% of adults
11% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SomaliaDjibouti
49 per 100 people
Somalia
54 per 100 people
9% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
SomaliaDjibouti
0.12
Somalia
0.13
8% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
SomaliaDjibouti
13.0K
Somalia
14.0K
7% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
SomaliaDjibouti
17.01% of adults
Somalia
18.1% of adults
6% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
SomaliaDjibouti
2.5% of GDP
Somalia
2.6% of GDP
5% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
73.51%
Somalia
70.34%
4% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.89 Mt CO2e
Somalia
0.87 Mt CO2e
3% higher
Food Waste per Person
SomaliaDjibouti
129.84 kg/person/yr
Somalia
132.83 kg/person/yr
2% lower
Beer Consumption
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.06 L/person/yr
Somalia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Spirits Consumption
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.15 L/person/yr
Somalia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Time Zones Count
DjiboutiDjibouti
2.0 time zones
Somalia
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
DjiboutiDjibouti
0%
Somalia
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
SomaliaDjibouti
0%
Somalia
18.6%
ranked lower
Protected Land (%)
DjiboutiDjibouti
1.6%
Somalia
0%
ranked higher
Suicide Rate
DjiboutiDjibouti
8.0 per 100k
Somalia
8.0 per 100k
equal
Alcohol Consumption
DjiboutiDjibouti
0.38 L/adult/yr
Somalia
0 L/adult/yr
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
DjiboutiDjibouti
0 per 1M people
Somalia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
SomaliaDjibouti
-155 m
Somalia
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
DjiboutiDjibouti
2.0
Somalia
2.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
DjiboutiDjibouti
10.2% of GDP
Somalia
-9.5% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
DjiboutiDjibouti
0 sites
Somalia
0 sites
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
DjiboutiDjibouti
0 per 100k people
Somalia
0 per 100k people
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
DjiboutiDjibouti
0 per 1M people
Somalia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
DjiboutiDjibouti
2.0
Somalia
2.0
equal
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