China vs Yemen: Human rights index vdem
China
0.179
in 2025
Yemen
0.192
in 2025
China rank
165th
Yemen rank
164th
Human rights index vdem over time
- China
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.192 against 0.179 in China, a difference of 0.013.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
China ranks 165th and Yemen ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 9 and Yemen in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.124 | 0.1 | 0.024 | China |
| 1790s | 0.1228 | 0.1 | 0.0228 | China |
| 1800s | 0.121 | 0.1 | 0.021 | China |
| 1810s | 0.121 | 0.1 | 0.021 | China |
| 1820s | 0.121 | 0.1 | 0.021 | China |
| 1830s | 0.121 | 0.1 | 0.021 | China |
| 1840s | 0.121 | 0.1 | 0.021 | China |
| 1850s | 0.1024 | 0.2979 | 0.1955 | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.1221 | 0.3464 | 0.2243 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.136 | 0.3103 | 0.1743 | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.136 | 0.1877 | 0.0517 | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.1223 | 0.174 | 0.0517 | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.1362 | 0.2003 | 0.0641 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.2654 | 0.2109 | 0.0545 | China |
| 1990s | 0.2514 | 0.3886 | 0.1371 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.2852 | 0.3923 | 0.1071 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.2509 | 0.268 | 0.0171 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.179 | 0.175 | 0.004 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, China or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.192 against 0.179 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between China and Yemen?
- 0.013, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Yemen?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Yemen rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- China ranks 165th and Yemen ranks 164th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.