▲Djibouti SKETCH SCORE: 51/100▲Djibouti moved +1 this week▪Djibouti’s sketch score rose to 51 today, and with US, UK, and Canadian advisories all at level 2, you should also watch for global polio and measles outbreaks.▲Djibouti SKETCH SCORE: 51/100▲Djibouti moved +1 this week▪Djibouti’s sketch score rose to 51 today, and with US, UK, and Canadian advisories all at level 2, you should also watch for global polio and measles outbreaks.
Djibouti

Think twice.

Djibouti’s sketch score rose to 51 today, and with US, UK, and Canadian advisories all at level 2, you should also watch for global polio and measles outbreaks.

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high▲ +1 this week
51Sketch Score
90-day trend

Governments, one trip

What they're telling their own citizens about Djibouti

United States

Lv 2

Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

United Kingdom

Lv 2

Normal precautions for most of the country; FCDO advises against travel to some regions.

Canada

Lv 2

Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

The real score

The breakdown

67advisoryConsensus
43Political Stability
30Police Trust
48Health
90LGBTQ+

See it from your perspective

51

Think twice.

The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.

Staying healthy

What to watch out for, health-wise

Active notices

  • • Global Polio
  • • Global Measles

Vaccines

Recommended:

From people who've been there

Local know-how

Staying safe

  • •Natural hazards include earthquakes and droughts. Occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods.
  • •Visitors should be aware of the risk of banditry outside the capital city.

Staying healthy

  • •Health insurance is advisable.
  • •Malaria risk, predominantly in the malignant falciparum form, exists year-round. Resistance to chloroquine has been reported. Mefloquine, doxycycline or atovaquone/proguanil are recommended.
  • •The adult HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is over 3% or 1 in 33 adults. Protect yourself.
  • •Tap water is not safe to drink unless it has been boiled or otherwise sterilized.

Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.

Pack this, know this

The little things that trip people up

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Plug & voltage

C / E · 220V

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Driving side

right

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Emergency

police: 17 / ambulance: 19 / fire: 18

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