Political rights score fh in Djibouti
Djibouti: Political rights score fh was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
155th
of 197 countries
All-time high
18
in 2002
All-time low
5
in 2019
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Djibouti, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Djibouti is 5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Djibouti peaked at 18 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2019.
Djibouti ranks 155th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18 | — |
| 2003 | 15 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.1 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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More social development data for Djibouti
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,899 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,223 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,223 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Djibouti?
- Political rights score fh in Djibouti was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for political rights score fh?
- Djibouti ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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