Djibouti

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Djibouti
Published: 2026

Region: East Africa
Capital: Djibouti
Currency: Djiboutian Franc (DJF)
Density: 42 / km²

WRI Score 2026

50.21

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 172nd
In Africa: 26th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Territorial system · top rate 30%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 42 / km²· UN WPP
88.4
Low density relative to peers.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $4,681· IMF WEO 2026
22.5
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 67 years· WHO / UN
28.7
Among the shortest average lifespans on this list.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.05 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
22.7
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 26%· ILO / SECO
1.0
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 3.5% of GDP· SIPRI
68.7
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
37.3
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Djibouti holds 172nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 50.21 — holds a position in the index's lower tier. Its strength lies in ideological neutrality (96) and its tax treatment (91); unemployment remains its clearest structural constraint.