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Djibouti vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Djibouti
dji
Leads on 36 of 104 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 61 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Djibouti and Mexico: Djibouti leads on Major Urban Areas Population (600,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people); Mexico leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (150 Cubic meters per year) against Djibouti (0.01 Cubic meters per year); Mexico leads on Irrigated Land (59,910) against Djibouti (10). Across 104 compared metrics, Djibouti wins on 36 and Mexico wins on 61.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)65.02 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 65% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score25.36 points45.55 points★
Radios52,000★31
Televisions28,000★25.6
Waterwaysnone2,900

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country62.57M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.64B $2.29T $★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.3 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index60.586.1★
Electricity Consumption377.1★258.7
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables09★
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity130,300★72.56
Electricity Production405.5★302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.43 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient41.643.5★
Gross Fixed Investment40.7★20.2
Gross National Saving22.3★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.7 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.1 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption12,000★2.07
Oil Exports19★1.51
Oil Imports11,230496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line21.1 people★36.3 people
Public Debt33.7★45.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption6,360★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports403155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports6,692867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances1.43.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.26★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)26.387.29★
Taxes and Other Revenues35.3★13.44
Unemployment Rate25.9 %2.8 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)6,525★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions685,000441.05★
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 mapmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.02 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources300461.89★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.77 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)86.51★52.44
Agricultural land17,052 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)314 km9,330 km★
Irrigated Land1059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country10.51 %17.92 %★
Administrative Divisions632★
Independence27★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.516.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.7 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)162 %42 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)13.5 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,800★340,000
Underweight Children Under 517.74.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)13,000341,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)46.62 %51.87 %★
Life expectancy at birth69.87 years80.06 years★
Median age of population25.21 years29.96 years★
Population Change15,101.6 persons1.20M persons★
Population density51.77 per sq. km★67.89 per sq. km
Total population1.20M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.30.71★
Birth Rate (%)21.46 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)7 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age329,733.3 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate265,200★60.96
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population600,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.57169.01★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization89.27 %★77.59 %
Physician Density0.21 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.84 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums43.35 %★15.76 %
Total deaths8,612.7 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)29.25 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate2.55 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-940.3 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate46.46 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.230.48★
Airports101,580★
Civil Air Travel1186★
Heliports6488★

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