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Djibouti

Against lower middle income countries, Djibouti ranks 22nd of 46 on gender and 46th of 47 on labour. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Djibouti with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Djibouti reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.78139 of 17934 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2023-0.20132 of 19331 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2011-0.83187 of 19945 of 46proxy +0.81
Equality score 2017-0.61135 of 16530 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2023+0.01176 of 21036 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.26111 of 18622 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.48162 of 21341 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-1.82194 of 19546 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Djibouti, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated1.1%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share1.1%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share97.7%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union46.5%% of women aged 15-492017no agreed direction

demography

Median age24.4years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing31.5years2023no agreed direction
Population1,184,076people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.31%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization73%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+4.97%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1428.8%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.62births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate20.9per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-581people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population10.8%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.513index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.341index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$7,223international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$7,771international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$3,459US$2025higher is better
GDP growth6.5%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation-0.314%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness206%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.63%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption15%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture1.15%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion89.4%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling6.21years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling3.95years2023higher is better
Education spending3.75%% of GDP2018no agreed direction
Tertiary enrollment5.16%% gross2011higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Pupil-teacher ratio29.4pupils per teacher2018higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita0.766t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area0.261%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land73.5%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land1.6%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.481index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.814ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.584index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers21.7%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament26.2%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 186.5%% of women aged 20-242019higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index31index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)5rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share35.8%% of prisoners2018higher is worse
Refugees originating176per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.25index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.118index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.142index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.167index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.706index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.336index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.392index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.41index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.439index (0-1)2025higher is better
Control of corruption-0.891index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.01index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.493index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.853index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.25index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.556index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy66.2years2024higher is better
Infant mortality43per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality48.9per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending2.28%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate7.96per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1.4per 1,000 people2018no agreed direction
Basic water access79.7%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation67%% of population2023higher is better
Child stunting20.9%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility19.1births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality162per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance87.4%% of births2012higher is better
Alcohol consumption0.38litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths23.5per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.211per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation77%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.9%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence495per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality20.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women31.8%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending28.8%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment12.9%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity49.2%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity11.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index47index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index41.6index (0-100)2017higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate25.4%% of population2017higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users65.3%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions48.5per 100 people2023higher is better
Electricity access69.2%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population48.7%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband1.47per 100 people2023higher is better

labor

Informal employment47.6%% of employment2017higher is worse
Unemployment26%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation19.4%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation44.6%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study44%% of 15 to 24 year olds2025higher is worse
Vulnerable employment30.3%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction4.37score (0-10)2014higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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