Afghanistan vs Yemen: Egalitarian democracy index vdem

Afghanistan
0.016
in 2025
Yemen
0.033
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
Yemen rank
173rd

Egalitarian democracy index vdem over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
00.050.10.150.2190019622025

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.033 against 0.016 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.017.

That makes Yemen's figure about 2.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Yemen ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 173rd of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0406 0.0566 0.016 Yemen
1910s 0.041 0.0673 0.0263 Yemen
1990s 0.0491 0.1047 0.0556 Yemen
2000s 0.1506 0.1009 0.0497 Afghanistan
2010s 0.1935 0.0727 0.1208 Afghanistan
2020s 0.0532 0.028 0.0252 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index vdem, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.033 against 0.016 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem between Afghanistan and Yemen?
0.017, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 173rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed