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Somalia vs Djibouti

Somalia and Djibouti side by side across 189 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$14.17B vs $4.73BSomalia vs Djibouti
GDP per Capita$813 vs $4,421Somalia vs Djibouti
Population19.65M vs 1.18MSomalia vs Djibouti

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Indicator Somalia DjiboutiPeriod
GDPEconomy$14.17B$4.73B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$813$4,4212026
Inflation RateEconomy5.9%1.5%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy23,581 LCU/USD177.72 LCU/USD2018/2026 ⚠
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.6%-0.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy18.9%38.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy—29.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-9.04B$679.4M2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.6%6%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$640$3,9602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,640$8,6602025
GDP (PPP)Economy$32.29B$10.01B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy55.8%2.3%1990/2025 ⚠
Industry (% of GDP)Economy9.7%16.6%1986/2025 ⚠
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy3.9%5.3%1990/2024 ⚠
Services (% of GDP)Economy—75.7%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy28.1%1.6%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$21.7M$56M1983/2024 ⚠
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy3%1.3%1983/2024 ⚠
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy14.9%83.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$23.11M$655.74M1989/2025 ⚠
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.4%25.2%2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy2.2%—2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy33.8%31.7%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy20.7%19.4%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy—41.62017
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy—25.4%2017
Account OwnershipEconomy38.7%12.3%2014/2011
Youth NEET RateEconomy51%44%2022/2025
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%2.6%2024/2008 ⚠
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy128.1%206.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy12.9%4.6%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy—$57M2018
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy—63K2013
Current Account BalanceEconomy-8.7%10.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$765M$67.82M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy6.4%1.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—18%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—20.6%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy17.9%72.7%2022/2025
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy19.3382024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy11.2%0.3%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)Economy20.4%5.6%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$124$1932023
Lending Interest RateEconomy33.7%—1988
Real Interest RateEconomy-18.5%—1988
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy—14.9%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$356$2,7472021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy30%1.2%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17.8%6.7%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy52.2%92.2%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy46%30.3%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy133.3%68.7%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy—5.4%2017
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy—8.22024
ATMs per 100,000Economy—17.62024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-0.4%5.1%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.1%3.3%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy—43.7%2017
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy—80.8%2017
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.8B$5.11B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$12.84B$4.43B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7740.6272024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.7570.1722024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade9.734.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.1%1%1982/2023 ⚠
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.3%56.6%1982/2023 ⚠
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade93.7%41.5%1982/2023 ⚠
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade—3.3%2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade29.2%110.5%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade98.8%95.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4040.5132023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6750.4812023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2290.3412023
PopulationDemographics19.65M1.18M2025
Population GrowthDemographics3.3%1.3%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics59 years66.2 years2024
Median AgeDemographics15.6 years25.2 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics6.012.622024
Rural PopulationDemographics44.9%27%2025
Population Under 15Demographics46.6%28.8%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics55.1%73%2025
Population DensityDemographics32.4/km²51.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics41.220.42026
Death RateDemographics9.557.532026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.760.252026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics61.6 years68.7 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics56.5 years63.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.3%1.4%2025
Infant MortalityHealth65.4432024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%0.9%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.7%2.3%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.050.212014/2022 ⚠
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth30472023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.223.32021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth27.6%20.6%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth30.8%28.8%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.4%39.7%2024/2023
Maternal MortalityHealth562.6161.92023
Under-Five MortalityHealth10450.42023
Neonatal MortalityHealth34.928.22023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1514952024
Measles ImmunizationHealth61%75%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth72%83%2025
Basic SanitationHealth28.1%27.4%2024/2023
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.8%6.5%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.871.42019/2018
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth6.9%19%2019/2012 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth31.9%87.4%2019/2012 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.260.192014/2022 ⚠
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth115.419.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$22$782023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth25.1%46.6%2021
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth31.1%87.7%2019/2012 ⚠
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.9%20.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare14.3%12.1%2009/2023 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare3%91.7%2006
Child MarriageChild Welfare45.3%6.5%2006/2019 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3%4.2%2009/2023 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0%3.8%2023/2018 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2.4%5.2%1987/2011 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation54.1%—2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation70.7%79.6%2022/2017 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation49.8%81%2023/2017 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47.9%62.4%2023/2017 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation9.2%39.8%2011/2017 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation—66%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation3.3%—2023
UndernourishmentFood Security53.2%12.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security6.5M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture70.3%73.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture98.91332022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture98.46K t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture56K t—2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture69K t17.41 t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture2K t—2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.06K t—2024
Maize YieldAgriculture690 kg/ha2,041 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,000 kg/ha—2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture401 kg/ha—2024
Cattle StockAgriculture4.8M head317.9K head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance9312024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1650.252025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1280.1182025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.870.7062025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.79-0.892024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.95-0.492024
Rule of LawGovernance-2.21-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-2.26-0.562024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.73-0.852024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.58-1.252024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian20.97K24.9K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.35M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian25.7K10.14K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology27.9%65.3%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology5448.52023
4G CoverageTechnology61%76%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.71.52023
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4%5.7%2025
3G CoverageTechnology83%90%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology50%5.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology4%7.7%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure54.4%69.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure34.07K130.5K2019/1991 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.7%48.7%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy49.5 MW80.7 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy45.9 MW0.7 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy3.6 MW80 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy95.4%26.9%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy5.4%10%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy49.5 MW20.7 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.4%53.9%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy18.6%0%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy2.3%35%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy79.1%65%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy0.4 TWh0.8 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy512 gCO₂/kWh450 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy190 kWh3,056 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.05 t0.77 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate11.2%35.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate9.2%0.3%2023
Protected AreasClimate0%1.2%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate55%6.3%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate18.5 µg/m³40.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Somalia or Djibouti have the larger economy?

Somalia has the larger economy: $14.17B for Somalia versus $4.73B for Djibouti (GDP, current US$).

How do Somalia and Djibouti compare across indicators?

This page compares Somalia and Djibouti on 189 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=SO,DJ with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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