| Attribute |
Djibouti × | 
Latvia × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 23,200 | 64,589 |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
| Land area (km²) | 23,180 | 62,249 |
| Water area (km²) | 20 | 2,340 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 528 | 1,370 |
| Border countries | | - Belarus
- Estonia
- Lithuania
- Russia
|
| Coastline (km) | 314 | 498 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 430 | 87 |
| Lowest point (m) | -155 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,021 | 312 |
| People | | |
| Population | 921,804 | 1,881,232 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim | Lutheran |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Djibouti | Republic of Latvia |
| Short country name | Djibouti | Latvia |
| Long local name | Republique de Djibouti/Jumhuriyat Jibuti | Latvijas Republika |
| Short local name | Djibouti/Jibuti | Latvija |
| Former name | - French Somaliland
- French Territory of the Afars and Issas
| - Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
|
| Government type | Presidential republic | Parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Djibouti | Riga |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 3,640,000,000 | 54,020,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 2,029,000,000 | 30,330,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 3,600 | 27,700 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 22.3 | 20.7 |
| Labor force | 294,600 | 990,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 40 | 8.7 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 23 | 25.5 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 717,000,000 | 11,390,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 899,200,000 | 11,530,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | - | 2.01 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 35.3 | 37.5 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -9 | -0.5 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 31.8 | 36.3 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 0 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 11.3 | 2.58 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 1,475,000,000 | 12,910,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 1,475,000,000 | 12,910,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 673,100,000 | 17,270,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 6,760,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -280,000,000 | -231,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 161,400,000 | 12,840,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 726,400,000 | 15,790,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 547,700,000 | 4,614,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 1,954,000,000 | 40,020,000,000 |
| National currency | Djiboutian francs | lati |
| National currency (code) | DJF | LVL |
| 1↑National currency (symbol) | Fdj | Ls |
| National currency rate to USD | 177.7 | 0.885 |