Djibouti vs Ethiopia
Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 5.4% of the labour force in Djibouti and 0.28% of the labour force in Ethiopia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Djibouti, by 5.12 percentage points, or 19 times that in Ethiopia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Djibouti has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Djibouti ranked 4 and Ethiopia ranked 146 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 | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.4 | 0.28 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 5.46 | 0.28 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 5.76 | 0.29 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 5.69 | 0.29 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 5.85 | 0.29 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 5.91 | 0.3 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 6.03 | 0.3 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 6.17 | 0.31 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 0.32 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 6.44 | 0.33 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 6.59 | 0.34 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 6.75 | 0.36 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 6.95 | 0.37 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 6.57 | 0.38 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 7.46 | 0.54 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 6.42 | 0.56 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 7.29 | 0.51 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 7.47 | 0.82 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7.92 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 8.2 | 1.22 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 8.5 | 1.16 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 8.85 | 0.44 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 9.29 | 0.45 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 9.69 | 0.46 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 9.96 | 0.48 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 6.4 | 0.49 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 6.55 | 0.51 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 6.44 | 0.53 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 2.4 | 0.55 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 3.49 | 1.19 | 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 Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyDjibouti: 66 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDjibouti: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDjibouti: 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDjibouti: 3.61% in 2017Ethiopia: 3.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateDjibouti: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Ethiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDjibouti: 1.15 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthDjibouti: 1.38% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDjibouti: 2.61 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDjibouti: 73% in 2025Ethiopia: 24.1% in 2025
- Median ageDjibouti: 24.4 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDjibouti: 4.7% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateDjibouti: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDjibouti: 2.63% of GDP in 2008Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDjibouti: $51.7M in 2008Ethiopia: $785M in 2025
- Military spending per personDjibouti: $41 in 2008Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDjibouti: 9.1% of government spending in 2008Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDjibouti: 13,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerDjibouti: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsDjibouti: 0 TIV in 2023Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025