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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Djibouti: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Djibouti is placed 163rd of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 12.3 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 161.88 (2023).
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163rd
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Djibouti on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
161.88
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Djibouti: 161.88. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 41.89 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Eritrea 291.36 · Ethiopia 194.94
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.513
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 175th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Djibouti: 0.513. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.848 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Eritrea 0.503 · Ethiopia 0.497
02Over time
Which way Djibouti is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
DjiboutiWorld median
Djibouti fell from 501.04 in 2000 to 161.88 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Djibouti World median 2023 161.9 46.7 2022 174.4 53.0 2021 221.3 76.6 2020 191.6 56.0 2019 194.0 48.4 2018 199.0 49.3 2017 201.1 47.2 2016 204.5 50.6 2015 210.1 51.9 2014 211.5 52.8 2013 218.9 53.3 2012 221.4 54.6 2011 229.5 55.0 2010 242.8 56.1 2009 262.7 56.3 2008 272.6 55.8 2007 284.9 56.8 2006 297.9 58.1 2005 315.4 60.1 2004 363.5 63.0 2003 390.7 66.8 2002 403.7 66.0 2001 441.4 68.1 2000 501.0 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
DjiboutiWorld median
Djibouti rose from 0.337 in 2000 to 0.513 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Djibouti World median 2023 0.513 0.7620 2022 0.510 0.7610 2021 0.501 0.7450 2020 0.499 0.7425 2019 0.497 0.7515 2018 0.492 0.7520 2017 0.484 0.7480 2016 0.477 0.7500 2015 0.469 0.7430 2014 0.459 0.7410 2013 0.450 0.7390 2012 0.442 0.7350 2011 0.432 0.7250 2010 0.421 0.7250 2009 0.411 0.7220 2008 0.400 0.7180 2007 0.392 0.7100 2006 0.385 0.7045 2005 0.375 0.6960 2004 0.368 0.6960 2003 0.360 0.6910 2002 0.349 0.6845 2001 0.342 0.6770 2000 0.337 0.6720
03In context
Djibouti beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Djibouti and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 163rd | 12.3 | 161.88 | 0.513 |
 Ethiopia | 174th | 11.5 | 194.94 | 0.497 |
 Eritrea | 181st | 8.4 | 291.36 | 0.503 |
| Somaliland | not placed | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Djibouti in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Djibouti is ahead of the world, and behind
42 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median3
Statistics on which Djibouti does better than the middle country measured.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.16.517.1No earlier reading
Djibouti: 6.5 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 110th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.6528.9518.65No earlier reading
Djibouti: 28.95 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.4751.3752.47No real change since 2015
Djibouti: 51.37 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Behind the world median37
Statistics on which Djibouti does worse than the middle country measured.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10611.098.106▲ Improved since 2014
Djibouti: 11.09 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2463.0583.246▲ Improved since 2015
Djibouti: 3.058 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 49th of 78 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2737,77114,273▲ Improved since 2015
Djibouti: 7,771 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 67th of 102 · derived.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0722,0343,072No real change since 2013
Djibouti: 2,034 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 118th of 179 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.491.798.4No earlier reading
Djibouti: 91.7 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.4810.351▲ Improved since 2017
Djibouti: 0.481 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 122nd of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6738.3746.67▲ Improved since 2012
Djibouti: 38.37 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 139th of 195 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918391▲ Improved since 2015
Djibouti: 83 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.25232.994.252No earlier reading
Djibouti: 32.99 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,2657,22317,265▲ Improved since 2015
Djibouti: 7,223 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 137th of 185 · derived.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23010,20225,230No real change since 2010
Djibouti: 10,202 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 112th of 151 · derived.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.825.4713.8No earlier reading
Djibouti: 25.47 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.915.145.9No earlier reading
Djibouti: 15.1 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.119.712.1▲ Improved since 2014
Djibouti: 19.71 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 907590▲ Improved since 2015
Djibouti: 75 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8903,62312,890No real change since 2012
Djibouti: 3,623 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 131st of 166 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.753.523.75No earlier reading
Djibouti: 3.5 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0532.917.05No real change since 2013
Djibouti: 32.9 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 31st of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10053.9100No real change since 2014
Djibouti: 53.9 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10069.2100▼ Worsened since 2014
Djibouti: 69.2 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Malaria Incidence (P. vivax)MAP · 2025 · world median 1.38222.271.382▼ Worsened since 2015
Djibouti: 22.27 · world median 1.382 · New P. vivax malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.001 to 184.62; lower is better.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48612,40446,486▲ Improved since 2010
Djibouti: 12,404 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 126th of 150 · derived.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6365.9974.63No real change since 2013
Djibouti: 65.99 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 190th of 222 · derived.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.814.280.8No earlier reading
Djibouti: 14.2 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5448.8614.54No real change since 2014
Djibouti: 48.86 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 29th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.3410.609▲ Improved since 2013
Djibouti: 0.341 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 146th of 169 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.85811.232.858▲ Improved since 2014
Djibouti: 11.23 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 24th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.264312.26▲ Improved since 2014
Djibouti: 43 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 21st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13427.078.134▲ Improved since 2014
Djibouti: 27.07 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 19th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.480.678▲ Improved since 2013
Djibouti: 0.48 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 144th of 156 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9333.959.933No real change since 2013
Djibouti: 3.95 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 180th of 193 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.54612.13.546No earlier reading
Djibouti: 12.1 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 10th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7412.440.74No earlier reading
Djibouti: 12.4 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 130th of 136 · derived.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.8140.971▲ Improved since 2015
Djibouti: 0.814 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 176th of 184 · derived.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.338.1169.3No real change since 2016
Djibouti: 38.11 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 181st of 188 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16329.758.163No real change since 2013
Djibouti: 29.75 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.346.20713.34No real change since 2013
Djibouti: 6.207 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 194th of 195 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Djibouti: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end1
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5795.5572.579Moved since 2013
Djibouti: 5.557 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 38th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Djibouti
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution (last 2011), Children with Functional Difficulties, Disability Benefit Coverage, Foundational ID Ownership, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (last 2018), Human Capital Index, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2017), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2017), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2017), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2017), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2017), Prosperity Gap (last 2017) and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Djibouti’s 15 topics
Development & Human Capital is Djibouti’s 10th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability30th of 1862/4 keys
- Energy75th of 1652/3 keys
- Gender & Equality110th of 1833/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade125th of 1773/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 128th of 1773/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture135th of 1843/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation135th of 1762/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions159th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology163rd of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital163rd of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality135th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing170th of 2003/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties171st of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience179th of 1933/4 keys
- Work & Labour173rd of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Education & Knowledge: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Djibouti can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Seychelles74th3/3 keysThis page
Djibouti163rd3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Djibouti and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Djibouti on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Djibouti rank on development & human capital?
Djibouti is placed 163rd of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Djibouti?
12.3 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Djibouti?
161.88 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Djibouti compare with Ethiopia on development & human capital?
Ethiopia is placed 174th of 196, and Djibouti 163rd. Social Protection Coverage: Ethiopia 11.5, Djibouti 12.3; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Ethiopia 194.94, Djibouti 161.88; Human Development Index: Ethiopia 0.497, Djibouti 0.513.
How have Djibouti’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 501.04 in 2000 to 161.88 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.337 in 2000 to 0.513 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Djibouti?
No current reading is published for Djibouti on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Children with Functional Difficulties, Disability Benefit Coverage, Foundational ID Ownership, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Human Capital Index, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day, Prosperity Gap and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 42 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Djibouti’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Djibouti (banner) — Fishercd, CC0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Djibouti: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/djibouti/development