Freedom Score in Djibouti
Djibouti: Freedom Score was 24 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Djibouti, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 24 for freedom score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Djibouti peaked at 43 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2019.
That places Djibouti 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.75 | 34 | 43 | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.8 | 24 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
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More social development data for Djibouti
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24,899 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,223 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.25 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.336 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.392 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.25 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.142 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.118 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Djibouti?
- Freedom score in Djibouti was 24 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for freedom score?
- Djibouti ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.