Sudan vs Yemen: Human rights index vdem
Sudan
0.171
in 2025
Yemen
0.192
in 2025
Sudan rank
167th
Yemen rank
164th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.192 against 0.171 in Sudan, a difference of 0.021.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 167th and Yemen ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 10 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.308 | 0.1 | 0.208 | Sudan |
| 1830s | 0.308 | 0.1 | 0.208 | Sudan |
| 1840s | 0.3294 | 0.1 | 0.2294 | Sudan |
| 1850s | 0.3612 | 0.2979 | 0.0633 | Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.364 | 0.3464 | 0.0176 | Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.3816 | 0.3103 | 0.0713 | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.4032 | 0.191 | 0.2122 | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.235 | 0.2003 | 0.0347 | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.2351 | 0.2109 | 0.0242 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.0862 | 0.3886 | 0.3023 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.1288 | 0.3923 | 0.2635 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1615 | 0.268 | 0.1065 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.2188 | 0.175 | 0.0438 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Sudan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.192 against 0.171 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Sudan and Yemen?
- 0.021, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Sudan ranks 167th 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.