Population
1.2M
Unitary dominant-party
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,786
in 2031
Passport power
#176
17 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
5
Top: Djibouti City
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Djibouti
- Capital
- Djibouti
- Continent
- Africa / Eastern Africa
- Area
- 23,200 km²
- Population
- 1.2M
- Density
- 49.7/km²
- Government
- Unitary dominant-party
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .dj
- Calling code
- +253
- Timezone
- UTC+03:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #176 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 17
- Total accessible
- 45
Culture and society
- Languages
- Arabic (العربية), French (français)
- Religions
- Islam 94.0%, Christianity 6.0%
- Currencies
- Fr DJF — Djiboutian franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.513
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $11,786
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.2 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 65.3%
- Gini index (2017)
- 41.6
- Inflation (2031)
- 0.9%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 26.0%
- Urban population (2025)
- 73.0%
- Life satisfaction (2014)
- 4.4/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 31.1 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 25th pct