Country profile
Djibouti
Djibouti ranks #159 of 215 for population, #148 of 209 for gdp per capita, #185 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
1,168,722
people · 2024
Rank #159 of 215
Life expectancy
66.2
years · 2024
Rank #185 of 216
Poverty headcount
25.4%
% of population · 2017
Rank #42 of 186
Under-5 mortality
48.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #42 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
37.8%
% net enrollment · 2015
Rank #194 of 232
Calorie supply
2,721
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #128 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
63,000
arrivals · 2013
Rank #184 of 203
GDP per capita
$3,553
current US$ · 2024
Rank #148 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.11
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #138 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
121
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #164 of 210
Forest area
0.26%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #252 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
35.9
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #52 of 248
Protected areas
1.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #225 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.48
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #177 of 210
Fertilizer use
22
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #135 of 194
Pesticide use
34.2
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #4 of 193
Cereal yield
2.04
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #117 of 182
Digital
Internet users
65.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #145 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
1.47
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #202 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
48.5
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #252 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
65.2%
% of population · 2023
Rank #180 of 215
Renewable electricity output
35.4%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #99 of 257
Energy use per person
3,056
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #161 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.25
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #128 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Djibouti; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield