Djibouti vs Ethiopia
Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 8.4 per 100,000 people in Djibouti and 9.6 per 100,000 people in Ethiopia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 1.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.14 times that in Djibouti.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Djibouti ranked 109 and Ethiopia ranked 89 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Djibouti | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 9.4 | 14 | 13 |
| 2001 | 9.5 | 14.7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.9 | 16.2 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 10.1 | 17 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 10.2 | 17.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 10.2 | 18.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 10.1 | 18.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 9.9 | 19 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 9.8 | 19.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 9.7 | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 9.4 | 19.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 9.3 | 19.3 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
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
- Armed forces, share of workersDjibouti: 5.4% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDjibouti: 0 TIV in 2023Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025