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Djibouti vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Djibouti
dji
Leads on 32 of 110 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 70 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Djibouti and Thailand: Djibouti leads on Major Urban Areas Population (600,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people); Thailand leads on Oil Exports (269,100) against Djibouti (19); Djibouti leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (265,200) against Thailand (40.62). Across 110 compared metrics, Djibouti wins on 32 and Thailand wins on 70.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 47 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🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)65.3 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)65.02 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 65% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score25.36 points56.72 points★
Radios52,000★13.96
Televisions28,000★15.19
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

47 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country62.57M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.64B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)0.25 %21.58 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)11.3 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 % of GDP3.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index60.584.6★
Electricity Consumption377.1★187.7
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables016★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity130,300★44.89
Electricity Production405.5★181.5
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.43 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient41.6★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment40.7★24.7
Gross National Saving22.334.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.7 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.1 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption12,000988,000★
Oil Exports19269,100★
Oil Imports11,230807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line21.1 people5.4 people★
Public Debt33.7★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption6,360★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports403278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports6,692134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances1.41.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.260.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)25.360.1★
Taxes and Other Revenues35.3★14.38
Top Exporting Countries5.25B USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate25.9 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate31.74 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)6,525★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions685,000336.69★
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 maphighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation1.6 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.02 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources300438.61★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.77 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)86.51142.5★
Agricultural land17,052 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)314 km3,219 km★
Irrigated Land1064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country10.51 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions676★
Independence27123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.510.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita188.96 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.7 %★1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)162 %34 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)13.5 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS6,800★500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 517.76.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)13,000455,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)46.62 %50.17 %★
Life expectancy at birth69.87 years80.78 years★
Median age of population25.21 years41.03 years★
Population Change15,101.6 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density51.77 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population1.20M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.30.38★
Birth Rate (%)21.46 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate19 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)7 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age329,733.3 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate265,200★40.62
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population600,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)166.57169.16★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization89.27 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.21 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.84 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums43.35 %★2 %
Total deaths8,612.7 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)29.25 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate2.55 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-940.3 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate46.46 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇯 Djibouti🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.231.01★
Airports10105★
Civil Air Travel141★
Heliports6★5

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