Which has higher key features of human rights, China or Yemen?

Yemen, at 0.192 against 0.179 in China as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Yemen?

164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Yemen: Key features of human rights

China

0.179

in 2025

Yemen

0.192

in 2025

China rank

165th

Yemen rank

164th

Key features of human rights 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 key features of human rights, China or Yemen?: Yemen, at 0.192 against 0.179 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights 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 key features of human rights?: China ranks 165th and Yemen ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.