Djibouti vs Somalia
Djibouti vs Somalia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending: 9.1% of government spending in Djibouti in 2008 and 20.8% of government spending in Somalia in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.
% of government spending · SIPRI
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Djibouti | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 20.8 |
| 2024 | – | 22.6 |
| 2023 | – | 19 |
| 2022 | – | 16.5 |
| 2021 | – | 24.1 |
| 2020 | – | 20.8 |
| 2019 | – | 22.8 |
| 2018 | – | 28.6 |
| 2017 | – | 26 |
| 2016 | – | 34.8 |
| 2015 | – | 37.3 |
| 2014 | – | 40.4 |
| 2013 | – | 22.3 |
| 2008 | 9.1 | – |
| 2007 | 10.9 | – |
| 2006 | 19.2 | – |
| 2005 | 17.2 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | – |
| 2003 | 18.3 | – |
| 2002 | 17 | – |
| 2001 | 15.3 | – |
| 2000 | 14.4 | – |
| 1999 | 15 | – |
| 1998 | 15.4 | – |
| 1997 | 15.1 | – |
| 1996 | 14.9 | – |
| 1995 | 15.7 | – |
| 1994 | 14.4 | – |
| 1993 | 13.4 | – |
| 1992 | 14.4 | – |
| 1991 | 17.7 | – |
| 1990 | 16.2 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Djibouti vs Somalia
Health
- Life expectancyDjibouti: 66 years in 2023Somalia: 58.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDjibouti: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Somalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDjibouti: 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Somalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDjibouti: 3.61% in 2017Somalia: 3.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateDjibouti: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Somalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDjibouti: 1.15 million people in 2023Somalia: 18.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthDjibouti: 1.38% a year in 2023Somalia: 3.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDjibouti: 2.61 births per woman in 2023Somalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDjibouti: 73% in 2025Somalia: 55.1% in 2025
- Median ageDjibouti: 24.4 years in 2023Somalia: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDjibouti: 4.7% in 2023Somalia: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateDjibouti: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Somalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDjibouti: 2.63% of GDP in 2008Somalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsDjibouti: $51.7M in 2008Somalia: $193M in 2025
- Military spending per personDjibouti: $41 in 2008Somalia: $10 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDjibouti: 13,000 people in 2020Somalia: 14,000 people in 2020
- National powerDjibouti: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Somalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDjibouti: 5.4% of the labour force in 2020Somalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDjibouti: 0 TIV in 2023Somalia: 2 million TIV in 2025