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Djibouti vs Kenya

Djibouti and Kenya side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$4.73B vs $147.27BDjibouti vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$4,421 vs $2,714Djibouti vs Kenya
Population1.18M vs 57.53MDjibouti vs Kenya

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Indicator Djibouti KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$4.73B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$4,421$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy1.5%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy177.72 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.5%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy38.8%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy29.6%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$679.4M$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy6%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$3,960$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$8,660$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$10.01B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy2.3%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.6%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.3%7.1%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy75.7%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy1.6%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$56M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.3%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy83.8%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$655.74M$12.39B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy25.2%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy31.7%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy19.4%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy41.638.52017/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy25.4%45.5%2017/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy12.3%90.1%2011/2024 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy44%27.8%2025/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.6%1%2008/2024 ⚠
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy206.3%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy4.6%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$57M$1.76B2018/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy63K2.05M2013/2019 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy10.1%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$67.82M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.6%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy20.6%23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy72.7%16.7%2025/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy3836.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy0.3%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy5.6%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$193$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy—16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy—13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy14.9%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$2,747$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy1.2%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy6.7%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy92.2%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy30.3%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy68.7%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy5.4%7.1%2017/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy8.24.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy17.66.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy5.1%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.3%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy43.7%65.5%2017/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy80.8%90.1%2017/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$5.11B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.43B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6270.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1720.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade34.116.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1%1.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade56.6%30.7%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade41.5%49.2%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.3%3.2%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade110.5%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade95.8%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5130.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4810.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3410.4562023
PopulationDemographics1.18M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.3%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics66.2 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics25.2 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.623.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics27%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics28.8%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics73%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics51.7/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics20.426.62026
Death RateDemographics7.537.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.25-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics68.7 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics63.7 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.4%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth4334.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.3%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.210.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth23.328.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.6%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth28.8%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth39.7%35.8%2023/2024
Maternal MortalityHealth161.9378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth50.439.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.221.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth4952072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth75%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth27.4%5.1%2023/2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.5%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.41.332018/2019
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth19%62.5%2012/2022 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth87.4%70.2%2012/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.192.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth19.154.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$78$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth46.6%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth—9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth87.7%92.8%2012/2020 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare20.9%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare12.1%4.5%2023/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare91.7%76%2006/2022 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare6.5%12.5%2019/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.2%3.4%2023/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.8%4%2018/2024 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation5.2%10.4%2011/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation—82.2%2000
Youth Literacy RateEducation79.6%93.2%2017/2014
Primary Completion RateEducation81%90.8%2017/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation62.4%86.6%2017/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation—94.3%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—95.6%2006
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation—62.4%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation39.8%65%2017/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation66%100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation—84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security12.9%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security—2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture73.5%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture133112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture—1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture17.41 t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,041 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture317.9K head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance—4.92022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance31322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.250.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1180.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.7060.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.89-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.49-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.01-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.56-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.85-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.25-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian24.9K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian10.14K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology65.3%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology48.5126.52023/2024
4G CoverageTechnology76%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology1.532023/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology5.7%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology90%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology5.3%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.7%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure69.2%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure130.5K5.14M1991/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.7%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy80.7 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy0.7 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy80 MW436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy26.9%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy10%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy20.7 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy53.9%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy35%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy65%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.8 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy450 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy3,056 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.77 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate35.4%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.3%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate1.2%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate6.3%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate40.3 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Djibouti or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $4.73B for Djibouti versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Djibouti and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Djibouti and Kenya on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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