Russia vs Yemen: Freedom Score
Russia
12
in 2025
Yemen
10
in 2025
Russia rank
174th
Yemen rank
177th
Freedom Score over time
- Russia
- Yemen
How they compare
Russia currently reports 12 against 10 in Yemen, a difference of 2.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 177th of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.62 | 32.38 | 2.25 | Russia |
| 2010s | 23.3 | 19.4 | 3.9 | Russia |
| 2020s | 15.33 | 9.83 | 5.5 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freedom score, Russia or Yemen?
- Russia, at 12 against 10 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in freedom score between Russia and Yemen?
- 2, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Yemen rank globally for freedom score?
- Russia ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 177th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Freedom House’s freedom score captures the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, a functioning government, freedom of expression and association, the rule of law, and personal autonomy. Higher scores indicate more freedom.