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Djibouti vs Germany: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 103 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Djibouti
dji
Leads on 35 of 103 metrics
Germany
deu
Leads on 63 of 103 metrics

Summary

Comparing Djibouti and Germany: Djibouti leads on Major Urban Areas Population (600,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Germany leads on Oil Exports (470,200) against Djibouti (19); Djibouti leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (265,200) against Germany (43.77). Across 103 compared metrics, Djibouti wins on 35 and Germany wins on 63.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)65.02 %92.48 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 65% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score25.36 points83.85 points★
Radios52,000★77.8
Televisions28,000★51.4
Waterwaysnone7,500

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country62.57M $42.94B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.64B $5.03T $★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.3 %★1.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index60.579.7★
Electricity Consumption377.1536.5★
Electricity Exports078.86★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★41
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants02★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05★
Electricity from Other Renewables052★
Electricity Imports028.34★
Electricity Installed Capacity130,300★208.5
Electricity Production405.5612.8★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.43 USD per capita120.46 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient41.6★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment40.7★18.1
Gross National Saving22.328★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.7 %★-3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.1 %★2.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption093.36★
Natural Gas Exports034.61★
Natural Gas Imports0119.5★
Natural Gas Production07.9★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves039.5★
Oil Consumption12,000★2.5
Oil Exports19470,200★
Oil Imports11,230★2.67
Oil Production0147,200★
Oil Proved Reserves0276★
Population Below Poverty Line21.1 people14.8 people★
Public Debt33.7★63.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6 USD★-0.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption6,360★2.46
Refined Petroleum Products Exports403494,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports6,692883,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.16★
Remittances1.4★0.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.26★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)25.360.24★
Taxes and Other Revenues35.3★11.23
Unemployment Rate25.9 %3.5 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)6,525-21.45M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions685,000600.19★
Population Distributionmost densely populated areas are in the east; the largest city is Djibouti, and the other cities in the country are a fraction of its size, as shown in this population distribution mapsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.02 Cubic meters per year45.7 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources300★154

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.77 %9.82 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)86.51185.14★
Agricultural land17,052 sq. km165,134 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)314 km2,389 km★
Irrigated Land105,065★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Rule of Law Index by Country10.51 %92.99 %★
Administrative Divisions616★
Independence27★18
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.57.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP12.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.7 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km7.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)162 %4 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)13.5 %★22.3 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,800★93,000
Underweight Children Under 517.70.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)13,000183,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Currently married (Percent)46.62 %54.08 %★
Life expectancy at birth69.87 years84.11 years★
Median age of population25.21 years45.59 years★
Population Change15,101.6 persons★-741,055 persons
Population density51.77 per sq. km★242.59 per sq. km
Total population1.20M persons83.60M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.30.88★
Birth Rate (%)21.46 %★8.87 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19 %67 %★
Death Rate (%)7 %★11.96 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age329,733.3 persons16.48M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate265,200★43.77
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days60 days★
Major Urban Areas Population600,000 people★3.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.57179.88★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization89.27 %★73.51 %
Physician Density0.21 people/sq km4.53 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.84 %★-0.13 %
Population living in slums43.35 %★0 %
Total deaths8,612.7 persons★1.07M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)29.25 %61.31 %★
Total fertility rate2.55 per woman★1.4 per woman
Total net-migration-940.3 persons★-349,130.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate46.46 per live births3.21 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇪 GermanyShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.231.35★
Airports10840★
Civil Air Travel1239★
Heliports6449★

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