Political corruption index in Djibouti
Djibouti: Political corruption index was 0.706 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.706
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
55th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.72
in 1978
All-time low
0.522
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Political corruption index in Djibouti, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political corruption index in Djibouti stood at 0.706.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Djibouti peaked at 0.72 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.522, in 1900.
Djibouti ranks 55th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.522 | 0.522 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.522 | 0.522 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.522 | 0.522 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.522 | 0.522 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5553 | 0.522 | 0.633 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6342 | 0.633 | 0.639 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.639 | 0.639 | 0.639 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6218 | 0.542 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7057 | 0.701 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.697 | 0.697 | 0.697 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6946 | 0.67 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6845 | 0.657 | 0.706 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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- 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 political corruption index in Djibouti?
- Political corruption index in Djibouti was 0.706 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 in 1978.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.522 in 1900.
- How does Djibouti rank for political corruption index?
- Djibouti ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Political corruption index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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