Key media freedoms in Djibouti
Djibouti: Key media freedoms was -0.99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-0.99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
138th
of 175 countries
All-time high
-0.99
in 2018
All-time low
-2.01
in 1970
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key media freedoms in Djibouti, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key media freedoms in Djibouti stood at -0.99. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key media freedoms in Djibouti peaked at -0.99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.01, in 1970.
That places Djibouti 138th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.57 | -1.79 | -1.55 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.79 | -1.79 | -1.79 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.79 | -1.79 | -1.79 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.79 | -1.79 | -1.79 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.79 | -1.79 | -1.79 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.79 | -1.79 | -1.79 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.37 | -1.37 | -1.37 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.9 | -2.01 | -1.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.45 | -1.45 | -1.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.33 | -1.45 | -1.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.14 | -1.3 | -1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.43 | -1.55 | -0.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.99 | -0.99 | -0.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More social development data for Djibouti
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.404 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.118 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.25 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.392 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.336 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.142 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key media freedoms in Djibouti?
- Key media freedoms in Djibouti was -0.99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key media freedoms recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was -0.99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest key media freedoms recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.01 in 1970.
- How does Djibouti rank for key media freedoms?
- Djibouti ranks 138th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key media freedoms rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Key media freedoms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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