Djibouti vs Eritrea
Djibouti vs Eritrea: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 5.4% of the labour force in Djibouti and 13.29% of the labour force in Eritrea, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Eritrea, by 7.89 percentage points, or 2.46 times that in Djibouti.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Eritrea has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Djibouti.
- In 2020, Djibouti ranked 4 and Eritrea ranked 1 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Djibouti | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.4 | 13.29 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 5.46 | 13.48 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 5.76 | 13.73 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 5.69 | 13.97 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 5.85 | 14.1 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 5.91 | 14.17 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 6.03 | 14.21 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 6.17 | 14.26 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 14.46 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 6.44 | 14.67 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 6.59 | 14.97 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 6.75 | 15.28 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 6.95 | 15.74 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 6.57 | 16.23 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 7.46 | 16.63 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 6.42 | 16.96 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 7.29 | 17.93 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 7.47 | 16.1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7.92 | 16.76 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 8.2 | 20.13 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 8.5 | 20.33 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 8.85 | 4.82 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 9.29 | 4.72 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 9.69 | 5.64 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 9.96 | 5.97 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 6.4 | 6.41 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 6.55 | 6.61 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 6.44 | – | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 2.4 | – | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 3.49 | – | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Djibouti vs Eritrea
Health
- Life expectancyDjibouti: 66 years in 2023Eritrea: 68.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDjibouti: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Eritrea: 3.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDjibouti: 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Eritrea: 27.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDjibouti: 3.61% in 2017Eritrea: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateDjibouti: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Eritrea: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDjibouti: 1.15 million people in 2023Eritrea: 3.47 million people in 2023
- Population growthDjibouti: 1.38% a year in 2023Eritrea: 1.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDjibouti: 2.61 births per woman in 2023Eritrea: 3.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDjibouti: 73% in 2025Eritrea: 34.5% in 2025
- Median ageDjibouti: 24.4 years in 2023Eritrea: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDjibouti: 4.7% in 2023Eritrea: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateDjibouti: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Eritrea: -4.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDjibouti: 2.63% of GDP in 2008Eritrea: 20.87% of GDP in 2003
- Military spending per personDjibouti: $41 in 2008Eritrea: $75 in 2003
- Military share of state spendingDjibouti: 9.1% of government spending in 2008Eritrea: 46.4% of government spending in 2003
- Armed forces personnelDjibouti: 13,000 people in 2020Eritrea: 202,000 people in 2020
- National powerDjibouti: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Eritrea: 0.31% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsDjibouti: 0 TIV in 2023Eritrea: 4 million TIV in 2007