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Djibouti vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Djibouti
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Leads on 31 of 109 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 72 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Djibouti and Malaysia: Djibouti leads on Major Urban Areas Population (600,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Malaysia leads on Oil Exports (644,900) against Djibouti (19); Djibouti leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (265,200) against Malaysia (18.26). Across 109 compared metrics, Djibouti wins on 31 and Malaysia wins on 72.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)65.3 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)65.02 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 65% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score25.36 points56.09 points★
Radios52,000★10.9
Televisions28,000★10.8
Waterwaysnone7,296

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country62.57M $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.64B $466.53B $★
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.3 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index60.583.3★
Electricity Consumption377.1★136.9
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity130,300★33
Electricity Production405.5★148.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.43 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient41.6★40.7
Gross Fixed Investment40.7★20.3
Gross National Saving22.328.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.7 %★4.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.1 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption12,000561,000★
Oil Exports19644,900★
Oil Imports11,230355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line21.1 people6.2 people★
Public Debt33.7★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6 USD★5.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption6,360704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports403208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports6,692304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances1.4★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.261.57★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)31.250.11★
Taxes and Other Revenues35.3★11.65
Top Exporting Countries5.25B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate25.9 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate31.74 %★66.12 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)6,525★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions685,000260.01★
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 highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation1.6 sq km13.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.02 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources300580★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.77 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)86.51209.87★
Agricultural land17,052 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)314 km4,675 km★
Irrigated Land104,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country10.51 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions613★
Independence2731★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.521.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita188.96 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.7 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)162 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)13.5 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,800★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 517.715.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)13,000136,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)46.62 %58.88 %★
Life expectancy at birth69.87 years80.87 years★
Median age of population25.21 years31.44 years★
Population Change15,101.6 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density51.77 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population1.20M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.3★0.29
Birth Rate (%)21.46 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)7 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age329,733.3 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate265,200★18.26
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population600,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.57167.88★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization89.27 %★83.21 %
Physician Density0.21 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.84 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums43.35 %★0.2 %
Total deaths8,612.7 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)29.25 %42.17 %★
Total fertility rate2.55 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-940.3 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate46.46 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.231.58★
Airports10100★
Civil Air Travel153★
Heliports624★

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