Afghanistan vs Yemen: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Afghanistan
0.016
in 2025
Yemen
0.033
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
Yemen rank
173rd
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
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, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.033 against 0.016 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index 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?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 173rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.