Countries: Djibouti
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

"Djibouti received the lowest ranking in the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report published by the US State Department. In 2017, Djibouti was once again elevated to the 'Tier 2 Watch List' on the basis that the government made 'key achievements' to meet the 'minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking,' even though the report acknowledges it has not met these standard" (1). "[M]igrants and refugees are at grave risk of trafficking, forced labour, sexual exploitation and abuse, and forced prostitution. The foreign military presence in Djibouti exacerbates the risks of trafficking and forced prostitution, providing a steady market of women, girls, boys, and non-binary people who are forced into sex...more

Countries: Djibouti
Variables: CWC-DATA-3

"About 100,000 men, women, and children from Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia transit through Djibouti each year, most heading to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, or other Middle Eastern countries. Since March 2015, Yemenis and others have also fled Yemen via Djibouti. These people are fleeing poverty, drought, war, or repression, looking for better opportunities abroad. However, these migrants and refugees are at grave risk of trafficking, forced labour, sexual exploitation and abuse, and forced prostitution" (3).

Countries: Djibouti
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1

"The national surveys found that two-thirds of men and women in households where a woman had been cut, in Africa and the Middle East, said that they thought the practice should end. In countries such as Djibouti and Sierra Leone, where it is still common, more men than women said they were opposed" (para 26).

Countries: Djibouti
Variables: AOM-LAW-1

"Based on our review, Djibouti has two laws governing marriage rights. Both the Civil Code and the Family Code require that girls and boys be at least 18 years old to marry. However, the Family Code permits the marriage of children under the age of 18 with parental consent, and the Civil Code allows children under the age of 18 to marry with both parental and judicial consent. There is no minimum age of marriage associated with these exceptions, thus children of any age can be married with parental or judicial consent. Civil Code of Djibouti Article 163 L’homme et la femme ne peuvent contracter mariage avant dix-huit ans révolus....more

Countries: Djibouti, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: PW-LAW-1

"Polygyny legal for up to four wives" (para 18).

Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Libya, Nicaragua, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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Countries: Djibouti
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Unable to find any clause in penal code to suggest that selling sex itself is illegal but soliciting in a public place "for the cause of debauchery" is criminalised. "Operating" a 'prostitution' business is also criminalised, unclear if that applies to independent sex workers but might do. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, all aspects of managing/organising are criminalised. "Pimping" is criminalised, which includes helping, assisting or protecting 'prostitution of others'; living on the earnings; hire/train/divert someone for 'prostitution'; acting as an intermediary; brothel-keeping is also criminalised" (para 1-3).

Countries: Djibouti
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Countries: Djibouti
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Djibouti was 234 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Djibouti
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Djibouti is 65 years for women and 60 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Djibouti
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"WFP programme monitoring assessed changes in decision-making by women and men at the household level. In 2021, the proportion of women making decisions on the use of food and cash assistance received through FFA activities was 55 percent, compared to 64 percent in 2020. The result reflected that gender inequalities continue to inhibit women from effective participation and decision-making in the public and private [sphere]" (19).

Countries: Djibouti
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code de la Famille, Art. 32 (2).

Countries: Djibouti, Egypt
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"21.7 births per 1000 population"

Countries: Djibouti
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, POLY-LAW-1

"Two cases arise for the husband: 1°) He is entitled to half if there are no descendants of the wife and descendants of the son, even if they are of a lower degree, 2°) He is entitled to a quarter in the presence of descendants of the wife or descendants of the son, even if they are of a lower degree. Two cases arise when there are one or more wives: 1°) The quarter is allocated to one or more wives in the absence of descendants of the husband or descendants of the son, even if they are of a lower degree, 2°) The eighth only is attributed to them...more