Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti)

http://www.humantruth.info/djibouti.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Djibouti Republic of Djibouti
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	164th best
Capital	Djibouti
Land Area	23 180km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	1.0m₂
Life Expectancy	62.30yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$5 025 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	DJ, DJI, 262₅
Internet Domain	.dj₆
Currency	Franc (DJF)₇
Telephone	+253₈

1. Overview

#france #USA

“The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential elections resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to begin a third term in 2011. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and serves as an important shipping portal for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands and transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, and has strong ties with the United States. Djibouti hosts several thousand members of US armed services at US-run Camp Lemonnier.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Djibouti, a tiny speck of a country, packs a big punch, making up for its diminutive size with austere beauty, other wordly landscapes and geological oddities. Few countries in the world offer such weird landscapes as Djibouti. Think salt lakes, extinct volcanoes, sunken plains, limestone chimneys belching out puffs of steam, basaltic plateaus and majestic canyons. This comes courtesy of Djibouti's location, straddling the intersection of three diverging tectonic plates, on the edge of the Red Sea.
Outdoor adventure comes in many forms here, with superb and challenging hiking opportunities. Then, after extending yourself in the rugged beauty of the interior, there is diving and kitesurfing on the Red Sea - not to mention snorkelling alongside mighty whale sharks in the Gulf of Tadjoura.Barring Djibouti City, the country is refreshingly devoid of large-scale development. It's all about ecotravel, with some great sustainable stays in the hinterland that provide a fascinating glimpse into rural life. Travelling independently around Djibouti may not come cheap, but despite the high cost of living you´ll leave this corner of Africa with new experiences and wonderful memories.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Djibouti National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
168	Lesotho	0.514
169	Malawi	0.512
170	Senegal	0.511
171	Djibouti	0.509
172	Sudan	0.508
173	Madagascar	0.501
	Africa Avg	0.56
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
137	Honduras	$5 298
138	Ivory Coast	$5 217
139	Mauritania	$5 075
140	Djibouti	$5 025
141	Venezuela	$4 811
142	Nigeria	$4 790
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂_,₁₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂_,₁₃
1	Taiwan	28.6
2	Norway	29.4
3	Denmark	31.2
4	Sweden	32.2
5	Finland	32.6
	...
161	Cameroon	112.1
162	Nigeria	112.1
163	Myanmar (Burma)	112.8
164	Djibouti	113.2
165	Pakistan	114.0
166	Niger	115.5
	Africa Avg	108.3
	World Avg	86.1
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Djibouti's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Djibouti's population is predicted to rise to 1.263 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.61. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
	...
155	Mauritius	1.3m
156	Cyprus	1.2m
157	Swaziland	1.1m
158	Djibouti	1.0m
159	Fiji	0.9m
160	Comoros	0.8m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
162	Malawi	62.9
163	Uganda	62.7
164	S. Africa	62.3
165	Djibouti	62.3
166	Gambia	62.1
167	Afghanistan	62.0
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
131	Pakistan	3.25
132	Micronesia	3.33
133	Sao Tome & Principe	3.52
134	Djibouti	3.61
135	Vanuatu	3.77
136	Samoa	3.77
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₅
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
58	Pakistan	08.6
59	Bahrain	08.7
60	Syria	09.0
61	Djibouti	09.1
62	Tajikistan	09.1
63	Equatorial Guinea	09.4
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₆
Pos.		%₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
46	Libya	12.4%
47	France	12.2%
48	Barbados	12.1%
49	Djibouti	12.1%
50	Netherlands	12.1%
51	Slovenia	11.8%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
160	Libya	1.7%
161	Gabon	1.7%
162	Vanuatu	1.6%
163	Djibouti	1.5%
164	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	1.4%
165	Zambia	1.4%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Djibouti's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women

Compared to Africa (2020)₁₈_,₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈_,₁₉
1	S. Africa	56.3
2	Seychelles	67.0
3	Namibia	69.7
4	Mauritius	72.6
5	Senegal	74.0
	...
46	Zimbabwe	134.5
47	Angola	136.2
48	Eritrea	139.8
49	Djibouti	140.9
50	Comoros	141.2
51	Swaziland	142.0
52	Mauritania	144.7
	Africa Avg	108.4
q=54.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)₁₈_,₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈_,₁₉
1	Sweden	9.2
2	Norway	14.7
3	Denmark	14.7
4	Netherlands	15.8
5	New Zealand	17.5
	...
185	Kiribati	138.4
186	Eritrea	139.8
187	Afghanistan	140.8
188	Djibouti	140.9
189	Comoros	141.2
190	Pakistan	141.5
191	Swaziland	142.0
	World Avg	87.7
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₁₈. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₁₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₈, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₁₈.

For more, see:

"Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)₂₀
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties₂₀
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
4	Ecuador	23
5	Germany	23
	...
133	Equatorial Guinea	13
134	Antigua & Barbuda	13
135	Nepal	13
136	Djibouti	13
137	Ethiopia	12
138	Haiti	12
	Africa Avg	14.8
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)₂₁
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₁
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
4	Colombia	3.68
5	Costa Rica	4.05
	...
167	Grenada	13.86
168	Bahamas	13.93
169	Zimbabwe	13.95
170	Djibouti	13.99
171	St Lucia	14.11
172	Montenegro	14.20
	Africa Avg	9.88
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Press Freedom (2013)₂₂
Pos.		Lower is better₂₂
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
4	Luxembourg	668
5	Andorra	682
	...
163	Uzbekistan	6039
164	Bahrain	6275
165	Equatorial Guinea	6720
166	Djibouti	6740
167	Laos	6799
168	Yemen	6922
	Africa Avg	3511
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims₂₃
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
4	Australia	0.06
5	New Zealand	0.06
	...
125	Kenya	0.69
126	Albania	0.69
127	Malaysia	0.69
128	Djibouti	0.71
129	Angola	0.72
130	Syria	0.73
	Africa Avg	0.96
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
4	Norway	1913
5	Denmark	1915
	...
176	Iraq	1980
177	Vanuatu	1980
178	Liechtenstein	1984
179	Djibouti	1986
180	Central African Rep.	1986
181	Namibia	1989
	Africa Avg	1961
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality (2017)₂₄
Pos.		Higher is better Score₂₄
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
4	Brazil	81
5	Spain	79
	...
104	Kyrgyzstan	15
105	Jordan	12
106	China	12
107	Djibouti	11
108	Mali	11
109	Tajikistan	11
	Africa Avg	-10.4
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought (2021)₂₅
Pos.		Lower is better₂₅
1	Belgium	1.0
2	Netherlands	1.0
3	Taiwan	1.0
4	Sao Tome & Principe	1.3
5	Ecuador	1.3
	...
121	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3.3
122	Croatia	3.3
123	Singapore	3.3
124	Djibouti	3.3
125	Dominican Rep.	3.3
126	Cameroon	3.3
	Africa Avg	3.1
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Djibouti's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #Djibouti #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Compared to Africa (2020)₂₆_,₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₆_,₂₇
1	Mauritius	64.5
2	Morocco	73.1
3	Eritrea	77.0
4	Tunisia	80.1
5	Algeria	87.3
	...
9	Rwanda	91.9
10	Ethiopia	93.3
11	Sao Tome & Principe	93.6
12	Djibouti	95.7
13	Cape Verde	97.3
14	Seychelles	97.3
15	Gambia	101.3
	Africa Avg	108.2
q=54.

Health (2020)₂₆_,₂₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₆_,₂₇
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
102	Lebanon	95.4
103	Russia	95.5
104	Georgia	95.6
105	Djibouti	95.7
106	Indonesia	95.8
107	Peru	96.5
108	St Vincent & Grenadines	96.8
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₂₆. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₂₆.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₂₆, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₂₆.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Djibouti has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Djibouti comes in the best 20 when it comes to its alcohol consumption rate₂₈. It does better than average when it comes to its adolescent birth rate₂₉ and in its smoking rate₃₀ (but high for Africa). Djibouti doesn't do so well in other areas. Djibouti does worse than average in its fertility rate₁₄ (still low for Africa), its immunizations take-up₃₁ and in its average life expectancy₁₁. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
162	Malawi	62.9
163	Uganda	62.7
164	S. Africa	62.3
165	Djibouti	62.3
166	Gambia	62.1
167	Afghanistan	62.0
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₂₈
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
12	Iraq	0.4
13	Brunei	0.4
14	Egypt	0.4
15	Djibouti	0.5
16	Niger	0.5
17	Sudan	0.5
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₄
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₄
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
131	Pakistan	3.25
132	Micronesia	3.33
133	Sao Tome & Principe	3.52
134	Djibouti	3.61
135	Vanuatu	3.77
136	Samoa	3.77
	Africa Avg	4.31
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₀
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
80	Angola	489
79	Nicaragua	488
78	Ivory Coast	477
77	Djibouti	476
76	Syria	459
75	Botswana	449
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₂
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₂
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
61	Seychelles	36.8
62	Zimbabwe	38.2
63	Swaziland	38.4
64	Djibouti	38.6
65	Lesotho	38.7
66	Gabon	40.2
	Africa Avg	33.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₉
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
	...
62	Slovakia	20.2
63	Brunei	21.0
64	Bhutan	21.4
65	Djibouti	21.5
66	Albania	21.7
67	Moldova	22.6
	Africa Avg	87.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₁
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₁
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
146	Congo, (Brazzaville)	83.6
147	Cameroon	83.3
148	Laos	83.3
149	Djibouti	82.6
150	Uganda	82.5
151	Comoros	81.8
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Djibouti's Modernity and Learning

#education #it_security #modernity #religion #religiosity #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	S. Africa	52.8
2	Egypt	70.4
3	Tunisia	73.4
4	Kenya	79.8
5	Seychelles	81.3
	...
30	Mali	124.1
31	Togo	124.4
32	Angola	124.8
33	Djibouti	125.8
34	Liberia	130.8
35	Tanzania	132.0
36	Mozambique	133.8
	Africa Avg	120.7
q=53.

Modernity and Learning (2020)₁₉
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₉
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
4	Estonia	15.8
5	Denmark	16.0
	...
170	Togo	124.4
171	Angola	124.8
172	San Marino	125.0
173	Djibouti	125.8
174	Myanmar (Burma)	127.0
175	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	129.0
176	Honduras	130.6
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling (2021)₃₃
Pos.		Higher is better Years₃₃
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
	...
187	Central African Rep.	8.0
188	Chad	8.0
189	Sudan	7.9
190	Djibouti	7.4
191	Mali	7.4
192	Niger	7.0
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Religiosity (2018)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₄
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
	...
85	Congo, DR	88
86	Nigeria	88
87	Nicaragua	88
88	Djibouti	89
89	Ghana	89
90	Guatemala	89
	Africa Avg	87.0
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₃₅
Pos.		Higher is better₃₅
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
171	Mali	12%
172	Haiti	12%
173	Papua New Guinea	12%
174	Djibouti	12%
175	Cambodia	11%
176	Gabon	10%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security (2013)₃₆
Pos.		Lower is better₃₆
1	Ireland	0.11
2	Luxembourg	0.11
3	Belize	0.11
4	Hong Kong	0.12
5	Mexico	0.16
	...
57	Malawi	1.23
58	Turkmenistan	1.23
59	Kazakhstan	1.23
60	Djibouti	1.29
61	UK	1.34
62	Mongolia	1.42
	Africa Avg	1.07
	World Avg	0.98
q=81.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₃₇
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₃₇
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
4	USA	35.0
5	Greece	33.5
	...
125	Albania	0.0
126	Micronesia	0.0
127	Algeria	0.0
128	Djibouti	0.0
129	Guyana	0.0
130	Namibia	0.0
	Africa Avg	0.04
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#corruption #politics

Corruption (2022)₃₈
Pos.		Higher is better Points₃₈
1	Denmark	90.0
2	Finland	87.0
3	New Zealand	87.0
4	Norway	84.0
5	Singapore	83.0
	...
131	Mauritania	30.0
132	Togo	30.0
133	Swaziland	30.0
134	Djibouti	30.0
135	Papua New Guinea	30.0
136	Gabon	29.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index (2021)₃₉
Pos.		Lower is better₃₉
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
4	Portugal	1.27
5	Slovenia	1.32
	...
103	Mozambique	2.12
104	Ivory Coast	2.12
105	Bolivia	2.14
106	Djibouti	2.15
107	Papua New Guinea	2.15
108	Haiti	2.15
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₄₀
Pos.		Lower is better Score₄₀
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
4	Equatorial Guinea	0.00
5	Cambodia	0.00
	...
35	S. Korea	0.30
36	Macedonia	0.30
37	Zambia	0.31
38	Djibouti	0.32
39	Bulgaria	0.37
40	Albania	0.42
	Africa Avg	3.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₄₁
Pos.		Higher is better %₄₁
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
4	Kuwait	+81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	+79.5
	...
86	Maldives	00.0
87	Vanuatu	00.0
88	Turkmenistan	00.0
89	Djibouti	00.0
90	S. Africa	00.0
91	Kiribati	00.0
	Africa Avg	-08.0
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better₄₂
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
	...
160	Liberia	41.6
161	Cameroon	40.8
162	Swaziland	40.3
163	Djibouti	40.0
164	Papua New Guinea	39.4
165	Eritrea	39.3
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	1993 Dec 29
	...
81	Nigeria	1994 Nov 27
82	Guyana	1994 Nov 27
83	Ghana	1994 Nov 27
84	Djibouti	1994 Nov 30
85	Kazakhstan	1994 Dec 05
86	El Salvador	1994 Dec 07
	Africa Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better %₄₃
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
4	Trinidad & Tobago	74.5%
5	Costa Rica	74.2%
	...
55	Congo, (Brazzaville)	44.0%
56	Yemen	43.2%
57	Sri Lanka	43.1%
58	Djibouti	42.8%
59	Burundi	42.0%
60	Zambia	41.9%
	Africa Avg	38.3%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is worse₄₄
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
181	Somalia	38.90
180	Nigeria	37.10
	...
146	Ghana	24.20
145	Papua New Guinea	24.10
144	Turkmenistan	23.40
143	Djibouti	23.40
142	Gabon	22.80
141	Myanmar (Burma)	22.80
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₄₅
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₅
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
4	Czechia	25.9
5	Moldova	25.9
	...
105	Haiti	41.1
106	USA	41.5
107	Ivory Coast	41.5
108	Djibouti	41.6
109	Papua New Guinea	41.9
110	Turkey	41.9
	Africa Avg	42.6
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₄
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
4	Switzerland	9
5	Denmark	9
	...
85	Congo, DR	88
86	Nigeria	88
87	Nicaragua	88
88	Djibouti	89
89	Ghana	89
90	Guatemala	89
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₄₆:

Christian	2.3%
Muslim	96.9%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.3%
Jew	0.2%
Unaffiliated	0.2%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%₄₇.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)₄₈, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for Djibouti states:

“Although the constitution and other laws and policies protect freedom of religion or belief, Islam is the state religion and the president and other government employees, including magistrates, are required to take religious oaths₄₉. More than 99% of the population identifies as Sunni Muslim. Citizens officially are considered Muslims if they do not specifically identify with a faith; there are no figures available on the number of atheists in the country. Muslims are required to marry in an Islamic ceremony. Non-Muslims - who are known to include Roman Catholics, Protestants, Copts, and Bahá'ís - must marry in accordance with the rites of the religion with which they are registered. The government allows civil marriage only for non-Muslim foreign residents; so if there were atheist Djibouti who wanted to marry, they would not be able to do so (unless they hid their atheism and registered with a religion). A non-Muslim man may marry a Muslim woman only after converting to Islam₄₉. According to the family code, "impediment to a marriage occurs when a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim."
The president is required to take a religious oath at inauguration; other government employees are also required to do so, such as magistrates, the presidents of Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Chamber of Accounts, and the inspector general of state. While there is no penalty established by law, it remains an official custom written in the Constitution for the president of the country and required by law for others. No legal provision exists for opposite practice.”
"Freedom of Thought" by IHEU (2012)₅₀

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