Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary dominant-party
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 31/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 25.4/100 #168
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.250
- HDI
- 0.513
- Regional blocs
- AU, AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary dominant-party
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Djibouti | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh |
| Prime Minister of Djibouti | Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed |
Safety and security
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 23.5/100k
- Military spending (2008)
- 2.6% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
25th pct
Rule of law (2023)
14th pct
Corruption control (2023)
24th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
25th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
17th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
14th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 31 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.250
- Liberal
- 0.118
- Participatory
- 0.142
- Deliberative
- 0.142
- Egalitarian
- 0.193
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 25.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #168 / 180
- Rank change
- -7 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #167
- 15.8
- Economic #178
- 15.1
- Legal #165
- 24.9
- Social #170
- 24.4
- Safety #128
- 46.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.4 | 168 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 46.6 |
| 2024 | 30.1 | 161 | 24.1 | 26.7 | 30.6 | 29.1 | 40.1 |
| 2023 | 35.9 | 162 | 39.3 | 25.5 | 34.5 | 28.2 | 51.9 |
| 2022 | 35.8 | 164 | 32.7 | 16.1 | 37.7 | 37.6 | 54.6 |
| 2021 | 21.4 | 176 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2020 | 23.3 | 176 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2019 | 28.6 | 173 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2018 | 29.2 | 173 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 29.5 | 172 | - | - | - | - | 67.8 |
| 2016 | 29.1 | 172 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 29.0 | 170 | - | - | - | - | 74.4 |
| 2014 | 29.7 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 32.6 | 167 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 83.5 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 30.5 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 31.0 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 41.5 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 50.3 | 132 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 33.0 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 37.0 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - |