Djibouti vs India: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Djibouti and India: India leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2.82) against Djibouti (685,000); India leads on Irrigated Land (754,562) against Djibouti (10); India leads on Oil Exports (825,600) against Djibouti (19). Across 103 compared metrics, Djibouti wins on 40 and India wins on 56.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)63.26 %55.9 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 65% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2022 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score25.36 points32.96 points
Radios52,000116
Televisions28,00063
Waterwaysnone16,180

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country62.57M $717.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.64B $4.52T $
Coal Revenue01.15
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.3 %9.51 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP3.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index60.571
Electricity Consumption377.11.14
Electricity Exports05.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels10071
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants012
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02
Electricity from Other Renewables016
Electricity Imports05.62
Electricity Installed Capacity130,300367.8
Electricity Production405.51.39
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.43 USD per capita25.18 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient41.625.5
Gross Fixed Investment40.729.5
Gross National Saving22.328.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.7 %5.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.1 %5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption055.43
Natural Gas Exports076.45
Natural Gas Imports023.96
Natural Gas Production031.54
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.29
Oil Consumption12,0003.18
Oil Exports19825,600
Oil Imports11,2303.06
Oil Production0954,000
Oil Proved Reserves05.68
Population Below Poverty Line21.1 people21.9 people
Public Debt33.746.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6 USD6.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption6,3604.52
Refined Petroleum Products Exports4031.31
Refined Petroleum Products Imports6,692653,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production04.9
Remittances1.43.5
Revenue from Forest Resources0.260.14
Taxes and Other Revenues35.312.02
Unemployment Rate25.9 %4.3 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)6,525130.72M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions685,0002.82
Contiguous Zone2424
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 mapa very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other riv
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.02 Cubic meters per year432 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources3001.91

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.77 %21.46 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)86.5168.7
Agricultural land17,052 sq. km1.78M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)314 km7,000 km
Irrigated Land10754,562

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country10.51 %59.13 %
Administrative Divisions628
Independence2715
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.510.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.7 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)162 %80 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)13.5 %3.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,8002.3
Underweight Children Under 517.731.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)13,0003.07M

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Currently married (Percent)46.62 %71.87 %
Life expectancy at birth69.87 years76.09 years
Median age of population25.21 years29.19 years
Population Change15,101.6 persons14.13M persons
Population density51.77 per sq. km496.42 per sq. km
Total population1.20M persons1.48B persons
Academic Freedom Index0.30.14
Birth Rate (%)21.46 %15.91 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19 %66.7 %
Death Rate (%)7 %8.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age329,733.3 persons389.10M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate265,200607.69
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population600,000 people32.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.57164.95
Military Service Age and Obligation18ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization89.27 %84.2 %
Physician Density0.21 people/sq km0.72 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.84 %0.72 %
Population living in slums43.35 %5.41 %
Total deaths8,612.7 persons8.28M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)29.25 %57.51 %
Total fertility rate2.55 per woman1.93 per woman
Total net-migration-940.3 persons-632,939 persons
Under-five mortality rate46.46 per live births26.01 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇮🇳 IndiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.230.14
Airports10315
Civil Air Travel193
Heliports6289

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