Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti)

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

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Djibouti Republic of Djibouti
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	169th 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
	...
168	Lesotho	0.514
169	Malawi	0.512
170	Senegal	0.511
171	Djibouti	0.509
172	Sudan	0.508
173	Madagascar	0.501
174	Gambia	0.500
175	Ethiopia	0.498
	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
	...
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
143	Pakistan	$4 624
144	Marshall Islands	$4 620
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Denmark	27.4
2	Norway	27.6
3	Sweden	30.4
	...
166	Myanmar (Burma)	121.5
167	Cameroon	122.3
168	Papua New Guinea	122.5
169	Djibouti	122.6
170	Swaziland	122.8
171	Liberia	123.5
172	Haiti	123.7
173	Mozambique	123.8
	Africa Avg	119.0
	World Avg	89.7
q=198.

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 #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Djibouti's population is predicted to rise to 1.263 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.76. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - 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 (two new children for each set of parents who die), 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. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₃

Population₂
Pos.		2018 Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
155	Mauritius	1.3m
156	Cyprus	1.2m
157	Swaziland	1.1m
158	Djibouti	1.0m
159	Fiji	0.9m
160	Comoros	0.8m
161	Guyana	0.8m
162	Bhutan	0.8m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
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
168	Burundi	61.7
169	Angola	61.6
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
129	Poland	1.26
130	Japan	1.26
131	Botswana	2.75
132	Djibouti	2.76
133	Italy	1.24
134	Haiti	2.77
135	Mongolia	2.77
136	Swaziland	2.79
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₅
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
58	Pakistan	08.6
59	Bahrain	08.7
60	Syria	09.0
61=	Djibouti	09.1
61=	Tajikistan	09.1
63	Equatorial Guinea	09.4
64=	Kiribati	09.5
64=	Guatemala	09.5
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants₁₆
Pos.		2017 %₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
46	Libya	12.4%
47	France	12.2%
48	Barbados	12.1%
49	Djibouti	12.1%
50	Netherlands	12.1%
51	Slovenia	11.8%
52	Denmark	11.5%
53	Belarus	11.4%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants₁₇
Pos.		2010 %₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
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%
166	Cameroon	1.4%
167	Malawi	1.4%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Djibouti's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

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

Compared to Africa (2025)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	S. Africa	55.8
2	Seychelles	64.8
3	Cape Verde	66.8
	...
46	Equatorial Guinea	135.4
47	Angola	136.1
48	Comoros	138.3
49	Mauritania	143.2
50	Djibouti	143.3
51	Swaziland	144.6
52	Eritrea	145.3
53	Sudan	152.9
54	Somalia	163.1
	Africa Avg	110.0
q=54.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	Sweden	8.5
2	Denmark	13.5
3	Norway	13.5
	...
187	Comoros	138.3
188	Pakistan	140.5
189	Mauritania	143.2
190	Djibouti	143.3
191	Cook Islands	144.5
192	Swaziland	144.6
193	Eritrea	145.3
194	Afghanistan	145.7
	World Avg	87.8
q=200.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway₁₉. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, The Vatican City and Sudan₁₉.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, 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 Europe₁₉, whereas the worst are Melanesia, The Middle East and Micronesia₁₉.

For more, see:

" Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Press Freedom Lower is better₂₀
Pos.		2013₂₀
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
	...
163	Uzbekistan	6039
164	Bahrain	6275
165	Equatorial Guinea	6720
166	Djibouti	6740
167	Laos	6799
168	Yemen	6922
169	Sudan	7006
170	Cuba	7164
	Africa Avg	3511
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery Lower is better₂₁
Pos.		2018 % Victims₂₁
1	Japan	0.03
2=	Canada	0.05
2=	Taiwan	0.05
	...
125	Kenya	0.69
126=	Albania	0.69
126=	Malaysia	0.69
128	Djibouti	0.71
129	Angola	0.72
130	Syria	0.73
131	Liberia	0.74
132=	Guinea-Bissau	0.75
	Africa Avg	0.96
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
167	Egypt	6.0
168=	Cambodia	6.0
168=	Rwanda	6.0
168=	Djibouti	6.0
168=	Burkina Faso	6.0
168=	Cameroon	6.0
173	Vietnam	6.5
174=	Bahrain	6.5
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	3.7
q=205.

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better₂₂
Pos.		2009 Treaties₂₂
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
133	Equatorial Guinea	13
134=	Antigua & Barbuda	13
134=	Nepal	13
134=	Djibouti	13
137	Ethiopia	12
138=	Haiti	12
138=	Dominica	12
138=	Central African Rep.	12
	Africa Avg	14.8
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better₂₃
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty₂₃
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
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
173	USA	14.23
174	Malaysia	14.35
	Africa Avg	9.88
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Gender Equality:

See:

"Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Total Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
176=	Iraq	1980
176=	Vanuatu	1980
178	Liechtenstein	1984
179=	Djibouti	1986
179=	Central African Rep.	1986
181	Namibia	1989
182	Samoa	1990
183	Kazakhstan	1993
	Africa Avg	1961
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality Higher is better₂₄
Pos.		2017 Score₂₄
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
104=	Kyrgyzstan	15
105	Jordan	12
106=	China	12
107	Djibouti	11
108=	Mali	11
108=	Tajikistan	11
110	Gabon	10
111=	Bahamas	10
	Africa Avg	-10.4
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better₂₅
Pos.		2021₂₅
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
	...
121	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3.3
122=	Croatia	3.3
122=	Singapore	3.3
122=	Djibouti	3.3
122=	Dominican Rep.	3.3
122=	Cameroon	3.3
122=	Brazil	3.3
122=	Liberia	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
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₆
1	Morocco	67.9
2	Tunisia	74.4
3	Mauritius	74.6
	...
8	Rwanda	92.3
9	Burundi	94.4
10=	Algeria	95.3
11	Djibouti	95.4
12=	Sao Tome & Principe	99.0
12=	Ethiopia	99.0
14	Malawi	104.5
15	Comoros	104.9
16=	Ghana	104.9
	Africa Avg	111.1
q=54.

Health (2020)₂₆
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₆
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Maldives	41.7
3	Sri Lanka	43.1
	...
106=	St Lucia	95.3
106=	Algeria	95.3
106=	Mexico	95.3
109	Djibouti	95.4
110	Malta	96.4
111	Azerbaijan	96.9
112	Kiribati	97.1
113	Andorra	97.8
	World Avg	95.1
q=198.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, The Maldives and Sri Lanka₂₇. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, The Marshall Islands and Nigeria₂₇.

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 Mediterranean₂₇, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Australasia₂₇.

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 in terms of its alcohol consumption rate₂₈. It does better than average in its adolescent birth rate₂₉ and in its smoking rate₃₀ (but high for Africa). But, there's bad news too. 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 in Djibouti improved by +7.6yrs in the 30 years from 1990, on par with the global average improvement of +7.9yrs. Djibouti's peak fertility rate was 6.86 in 1971.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
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
168	Burundi	61.7
169	Angola	61.6
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better₂₈
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₂₈
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
12=	Iraq	0.4
12=	Brunei	0.4
12=	Egypt	0.4
15	Djibouti	0.5
16=	Niger	0.5
16=	Sudan	0.5
18	Bhutan	0.6
19=	Morocco	0.6
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
129	Poland	1.26
130	Japan	1.26
131	Botswana	2.75
132	Djibouti	2.76
133	Italy	1.24
134	Haiti	2.77
135	Mongolia	2.77
136	Swaziland	2.79
	Africa Avg	3.97
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Smoking Rates Lower is better₃₀
Pos.		2014₃₀
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
74	Costa Rica	432
75	Botswana	449
76	Syria	459
77	Djibouti	476
78	Ivory Coast	477
79	Nicaragua	488
80	Angola	489
81	Honduras	489
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Overweight Adults Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		2016 %₃₂
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
61	Seychelles	36.8
62	Zimbabwe	38.2
63	Swaziland	38.4
64	Djibouti	38.6
65	Lesotho	38.7
66	Gabon	40.2
67	Namibia	40.6
68	Brunei	41.2
	Africa Avg	33.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₂₉
Pos.		2015 Per 1000₂₉
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
62	Slovakia	20.2
63	Brunei	21.0
64	Bhutan	21.4
65	Djibouti	21.5
66	Albania	21.7
67=	Moldova	22.6
67=	USA	22.6
69	Armenia	23.0
	Africa Avg	87.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₃₁
Pos.		2015 Avg %₃₁
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
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
152	Marshall Islands	81.8
153	Mozambique	81.4
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Djibouti's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #food #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Africa (2023)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₃
1	Seychelles	55.3
2	Kenya	57.4
3=	Zambia	57.6
	...
17	Mozambique	81.0
18	Gambia	82.0
19=	Cameroon	82.0
20	Djibouti	82.3
21=	Sudan	83.5
21=	Tanzania	83.5
23	Benin	85.8
24	Madagascar	86.0
25=	Sierra Leone	87.0
	Africa Avg	90.1
q=53.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₃
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
84=	Gambia	82.0
84=	Cameroon	82.0
86	Belgium	82.2
87	Djibouti	82.3
88	Ireland	82.4
89	Iran	82.6
90	Ukraine	83.2
91	Hong Kong	83.3
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

Djibouti is positioned 87th in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is derived from 5 data sets. Djibouti does better than average for reducing annual meat consumption per person₃₄, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₃₅, its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₆ and in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity. But, things still need to improve in Djibouti. Djibouti falls into the worst 20 for its environmental performance₃₇.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₃₆
Pos.		Total₃₆
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
56	Morocco	4.2%
57	Lebanon	3.8%
58	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3.6%
59	Djibouti	3.6%
60	Tajikistan	3.4%
61	Belgium	3.3%
62	Croatia	2.9%
63	Netherlands	2.8%
	Africa Avg	-8.7%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Environmental Performance Higher is better₃₇
Pos.		2018₃₇
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
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
166	Mauritania	39.2
167	Benin	38.2
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
81	Nigeria	1994 Nov 27
82=	Guyana	1994 Nov 27
82=	Ghana	1994 Nov 27
84	Djibouti	1994 Nov 30
85	Kazakhstan	1994 Dec 05
86	El Salvador	1994 Dec 07
87	Chile	1994 Dec 08
88	Iceland	1994 Dec 11
	Africa Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better₃₅
Pos.		2011 %₃₅
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
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%
61	Singapore	41.6%
62	Ukraine	41.5%
	Africa Avg	38.3%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

Meat Consumption Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2021 kg₃₄
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
22	Bhutan	13.6
23	Cameroon	14.6
24	Guinea-Bissau	14.7
25	Djibouti	14.8
26	Benin	15.6
27	Guinea	16.7
28	Gambia	16.7
29	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	17.2
	Africa Avg	24.9
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

7. Djibouti's Modernity and Learning

#djibouti #education #it_security #modernity #niger #religion #religiosity #secularisation #south_sudan #technology #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)₃₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₈
1	S. Africa	54.1
2	Egypt	71.3
3	Tunisia	74.3
	...
30	Malawi	121.6
31	Mali	123.1
32	Togo	124.4
33	Djibouti	125.8
34	Tanzania	129.5
35	Liberia	130.8
36	Mozambique	131.7
37	Congo, DR	132.6
38	Benin	134.4
	Africa Avg	120.2
q=53.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₃₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₈
1	Finland	7.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	14.7
	...
170	Syria	123.5
171	Togo	124.4
172	San Marino	125.0
173	Djibouti	125.8
174	Myanmar (Burma)	127.0
175	Honduras	128.0
176	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	129.0
177	Tanzania	129.5
	World Avg	82.7
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

From 1997-2009, education in Djibouti was woefully short - the average person could expect around 3 years, just a third of the global average, although this rose by two years over that period, only Niger done worse. Throughout 2010-2019, it had the 3rd-shortest education of all countries except South Sudan and Niger. ₃₉

Length of Schooling Higher is better₄₀
Pos.		2021 Years₄₀
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
186	Eritrea	8.1
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
193	S. Sudan	5.5
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Religiosity Lower is better₄₁
Pos.		2018 %₄₁
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
85=	Congo, DR	88
85=	Nigeria	88
85=	Nicaragua	88
88	Djibouti	89
89=	Ghana	89
89=	Guatemala	89
91	Honduras	90
92=	Cameroon	90
	Africa Avg	87.0
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₄₂
Pos.		2016₄₂
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
171	Mali	12%
172	Haiti	12%
173=	Papua New Guinea	12%
173=	Djibouti	12%
175	Cambodia	11%
176	Gabon	10%
177	Burkina Faso	10%
178	Solomon Islands	10%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IT Security Lower is better₄₃
Pos.		2013₄₃
1=	Ireland	0.11
1=	Luxembourg	0.11
1=	Belize	0.11
	...
57	Malawi	1.23
58	Turkmenistan	1.23
59	Kazakhstan	1.23
60	Djibouti	1.29
61	UK	1.34
62	Mongolia	1.42
63	Uganda	1.44
64	Ukraine	1.44
	Africa Avg	1.07
	World Avg	0.98

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better₄₄
Pos.		2017 Ratio₄₄
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
125=	Albania	0.0
125=	Micronesia	0.0
125=	Algeria	0.0
125=	Djibouti	0.0
125=	Guyana	0.0
125=	Namibia	0.0
125=	Tonga	0.0
125=	Myanmar (Burma)	0.0
	Africa Avg	0.04
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

8. National Culture

#corruption #politics

Corruption Higher is better₄₅
Pos.		2022 Points₄₅
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
131	Mauritania	30.0
132=	Togo	30.0
132=	Swaziland	30.0
132=	Djibouti	30.0
132=	Papua New Guinea	30.0
136	Gabon	29.0
137=	Paraguay	28.0
137=	Russia	28.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

9. Peace Versus Instability

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

Global Peace Index Lower is better₄₆
Pos.		2023 Score₄₆
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
109	Swaziland	2.17
110	Benin	2.18
111	Lesotho	2.19
112	Djibouti	2.20
113	Congo, (Brazzaville)	2.21
114	Mauritania	2.23
115	Philippines	2.23
116	Belarus	2.25
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better₄₇
Pos.		2019 Score₄₇
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	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
40=	Cyprus	0.42
42	Lithuania	0.46
	Africa Avg	3.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better₄₈
Pos.		2019₄₈
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
141	Myanmar (Burma)	22.80
142=	Gabon	22.80
143	Turkmenistan	23.40
144=	Djibouti	23.40
145	Papua New Guinea	24.10
146=	Zimbabwe	24.20
146=	Ghana	24.20
148	Kiribati	24.70
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better₄₉
Pos.		2023 %₄₉
1	Slovakia	24.1%₅₀
2	Slovenia	24.3%₅₀
3	Belarus	24.4%₅₁
	...
127	Bolivia	40.9%₅₀
128	Haiti	41.1%₅₂
129	USA	41.3%₅₃
130	Djibouti	41.6%₅₄
131	Papua New Guinea	41.9%₅₅
132	Cameroon	42.2%₅₀
133	Cape Verde	42.4%₅₆
134	Madagascar	42.6%₅₂
	Africa Avg	40.7%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Djibouti - only for 4 years between 1980 and 2019.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#atheism #bah�'�_faith #buddhism #christianity #djibouti #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)₄₁
Pos.		Lower is better %₄₁
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
85=	Congo, DR	88
85=	Nigeria	88
85=	Nicaragua	88
88	Djibouti	89
89=	Ghana	89
89=	Guatemala	89
91	Honduras	90
92=	Cameroon	90
92=	Rwanda	90
92=	Liberia	90
95	Morocco	91
96=	Guinea-Bissau	91
96=	Philippines	91
96=	Zambia	91
99	Afghanistan	92
100=	Burkina Faso	93
	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 below₅₇:

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

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states simply: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%₅₈.

The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)₅₉, 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 oaths₆₀. 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 Islam₆₀. 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)₆₁

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