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Djibouti
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower middle income · capital Djibouti
Reports 18 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old66.2years
Ranks 186 of 217 in 2024
11% below world median · 14% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old48.9per 1,000 live births
Ranks 168 of 196 in 2024
2.3× above world median · 2.8× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old162per 100,000 live births
Ranks 149 of 194 in 2023
2.4× above world median · 8.5× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2023 · 3 years old25.5% of under-5s
Ranks 22 of 25 in 2023
83% above world median · 2.1× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old2.28% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
64% below world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old2.62births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
38% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Education spending
2018 · 8 years old3.75% of GDP
Ranks 98 of 166 in 2018
11% below world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old3,906current US$
Ranks 131 of 186 in 2025
50% below world median · 32% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old8,452international $
Ranks 137 of 185 in 2025
58% below world median · 56% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2017 · 9 years old25.4% of population
Ranks 76 of 78 in 2017
25.7× above world median · 13.9× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2017 · 9 years old41.6index, 0–100
Ranks 63 of 78 in 2017
19% above world median · 16% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 78 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old26.0% of labour force
Ranks 180 of 182 in 2025
4.1× above world median · 2.1× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old-0.3% per year
Not ranked — no better end
1.1× below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2008 · 18 years old2.63% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
77% above world median
Medians computed across 152 countries reporting in 2008 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old69.2% of population
Ranks 178 of 215 in 2024
31% below world median · 31% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old65.3% of population
Ranks 129 of 182 in 2024
20% below world median · 25% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.77t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
70% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old1.2mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
82% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Djibouti has no figure in this dataset for Adult literacy, Primary enrolment, Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.