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Djibouti · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

115th of 151 · 21st in MENA+*
Air transport, passengers carriedDjibouti's air transport, passengers carried rose from 28,000 in 1978 to 130,500 in 1991.1978198019821984198619881990050k100k130,500

Djibouti's air transport, passengers carried rose from 28,000 in 1978 to 130,500 in 1991.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

132nd of 137 · 21st in MENA+*
Air transport, freightDjibouti's air transport, freight was 0.1 in 1978 and 0.1 in 1991.197819801982198419861988199000.100.200.300.400.500.1

Djibouti's air transport, freight was 0.1 in 1978 and 0.1 in 1991.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

68th of 84 · 10th in MENA+*
Rail lines (total route-km)Djibouti's rail lines (total route-km) was 781 km in 1999 and 781 km in 2003.19992000200120022003700750800850900781 km

Djibouti's rail lines (total route-km) was 781 km in 1999 and 781 km in 2003.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

68th of 83 · 10th in MENA+*
Railways, passengers carriedDjibouti's railways, passengers carried fell from 150 in 1999 to 145 in 2005.19992000200120022003200420056080100120140160180145

Djibouti's railways, passengers carried fell from 150 in 1999 to 145 in 2005.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

81st of 85 · 12th in MENA+*
Railways, goods transportedDjibouti's railways, goods transported rose from 116 in 1999 to 118 in 2005.19992000200120022003200420058090100110120118

Djibouti's railways, goods transported rose from 116 in 1999 to 118 in 2005.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

62nd of 103 · 12th in MENA+
Container port trafficDjibouti's container port traffic rose from 406,407 in 2010 to 1.29M in 2024.20102012201420162018202020222024200k400k600k800k1M1.2M1.4M1.29M

Djibouti's container port traffic rose from 406,407 in 2010 to 1.29M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

51st of 165 · 10th in MENA+
Liner shipping connectivity indexDjibouti's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 13.5 in 2006 to 34.1 in 2021.201020152020010203034.1

Djibouti's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 13.5 in 2006 to 34.1 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

78th of 138 · 10th in MENA+
Logistics performance index, overallDjibouti's logistics performance index, overall rose from 1.9 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2022.2010201520201.61.822.22.42.62.82.7

Djibouti's logistics performance index, overall rose from 1.9 in 2007 to 2.7 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

178th of 215 · 23rd in MENA+
Access to electricity (% of population)Djibouti's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 62.0 % in 1996 to 69.2 % in 2024.2000200520102015202050%60%70%69.2 %

Djibouti's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 62.0 % in 1996 to 69.2 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

131st of 183 · 19th in MENA+
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryDjibouti's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 27.5 /100k in 2000 to 23.5 /100k in 2019.200020052010201524262823.5 /100k

Djibouti's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 27.5 /100k in 2000 to 23.5 /100k in 2019.

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