Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Saudi Arabia
0.178
in 2025
Yemen
0.192
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
166th
Yemen rank
164th
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.192 against 0.178 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Yemen ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 166th and Yemen ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.097 | 0.1 | 0.003 | Yemen |
| 1790s | 0.097 | 0.1 | 0.003 | Yemen |
| 1800s | 0.097 | 0.1 | 0.003 | Yemen |
| 1810s | 0.1041 | 0.1 | 0.0041 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | 0.0888 | 0.1 | 0.0112 | Yemen |
| 1830s | 0.069 | 0.1 | 0.031 | Yemen |
| 1840s | 0.069 | 0.1 | 0.031 | Yemen |
| 1850s | 0.069 | 0.2979 | 0.2289 | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.069 | 0.3464 | 0.2774 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.069 | 0.3103 | 0.2413 | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.069 | 0.1877 | 0.1187 | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.069 | 0.174 | 0.105 | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.0641 | 0.2003 | 0.1362 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.062 | 0.2109 | 0.1489 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.1652 | 0.3886 | 0.2233 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.1576 | 0.3923 | 0.2347 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1644 | 0.268 | 0.1036 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1598 | 0.175 | 0.0152 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. electoral democracy index, Saudi Arabia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.192 against 0.178 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. electoral democracy index between Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
- 0.014, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Yemen rank globally for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 166th and Yemen ranks 164th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. Electoral 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 to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.