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Djibouti vs South Africa

Djibouti and South Africa side by side across 199 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$4.73B vs $479.96BDjibouti vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$4,421 vs $7,503Djibouti vs South Africa
Population1.18M vs 64.75MDjibouti vs South Africa

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Indicator Djibouti South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$4.73B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$4,421$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy1.5%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—7%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy177.72 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.5%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy38.8%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy29.6%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$679.4M$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy6%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$3,960$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$8,660$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$10.01B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy2.3%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.6%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.3%12.3%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy75.7%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy1.6%13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$56M$1B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.3%0.2%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy83.8%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$655.74M$76.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy25.2%89.4%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—25.9%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy31.7%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy19.4%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy41.654.12017/2022 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy25.4%17.4%2017/2022 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy12.3%81.1%2011/2024 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy44%34.6%2025/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.6%0.7%2008/2024 ⚠
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy206.3%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy4.6%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$57M$2.72B2018/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy63K3.89M2013/2020 ⚠
Current Account BalanceEconomy10.1%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$67.82M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.6%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy18%27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy20.6%33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy72.7%60.1%2025/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy3851.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy0.3%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy5.6%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$193$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy—10.7%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy—7.7%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy14.9%12.9%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$2,747$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy1.2%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy6.7%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy92.2%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy30.3%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy68.7%65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy5.4%3.7%2017/2022 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy8.282024
ATMs per 100,000Economy17.6462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy5.1%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.3%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy43.7%30.2%2017/2022 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy80.8%59.6%2017/2022 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$5.11B$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.43B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6270.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1720.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade34.139.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1%8.2%2023/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade56.6%38.3%2023/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade41.5%12.8%2023/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.3%5.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade110.5%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade95.8%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5130.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.4810.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3410.4762023
PopulationDemographics1.18M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.3%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics66.2 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics25.2 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.622.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics27%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics28.8%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics73%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics51.7/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics20.417.82026
Death RateDemographics7.539.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.252.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics68.7 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics63.7 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics1.4%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth4324.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.9%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.3%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.210.792022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth23.324.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.6%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth28.8%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth39.7%73.8%2023/2024
Maternal MortalityHealth161.9117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth50.434.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth28.211.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth4953892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth75%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth83%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth—22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth27.4%3.6%2023/2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth6.5%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.42.252018/2010 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth19%54.6%2012/2016
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth87.4%96.7%2012/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.196.392022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth19.151.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$78$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth46.6%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth—23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth87.7%93.7%2012/2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare20.9%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare12.1%3.6%2023/2017 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare91.7%88.6%2006/2017 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare6.5%3.6%2019/2016
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.2%11.8%2023/2017 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.8%6%2018/2024 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation5.2%23.5%2011/2023 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation—91.2%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation79.6%97.2%2017/2024 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation81%97.6%2017/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation62.4%92.5%2017/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation—93.9%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—90.4%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation—86.9%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation39.8%62.2%2017/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation66%77.9%2023/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation—104.1%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security12.9%10%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture73.5%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture133113.22022
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture—98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture—6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture17.41 t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture—3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,041 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture—2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture317.9K head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance—43.72022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance31412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.250.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1180.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.7060.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.89-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.49-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.010.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.56-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.85-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.250.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian24.9K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian10.14K82.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology65.3%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology48.5179.32023/2024
4G CoverageTechnology76%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology1.55.32023/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology5.7%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology90%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology5.3%3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.7%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology—0.6%2022
Electricity AccessInfrastructure69.2%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure130.5K15.45M1991/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.7%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy80.7 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy0.7 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy80 MW4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy—751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy26.9%9.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy10%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy20.7 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy53.9%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy35%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy65%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.8 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy450 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy3,056 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.77 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate35.4%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate0.3%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate1.2%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate6.3%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate40.3 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Djibouti or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $4.73B for Djibouti versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Djibouti and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Djibouti and South Africa on 199 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=DJ,ZA with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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