Which has higher liberal democracy index, Venezuela or Yemen?

Yemen, at 0.043 against 0.042 in Venezuela as of 2025.

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

154 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Venezuela vs Yemen: Liberal Democracy Index

Venezuela

0.042

in 2025

Yemen

0.043

in 2025

Venezuela rank

166th

Yemen rank

164th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Venezuela
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.043 against 0.042 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela ahead.

Venezuela ranks 166th and Yemen ranks 164th of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 15 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Venezuela	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.04	0.015	0.025	Venezuela
1790s	0.04	0.015	0.025	Venezuela
1800s	0.0399	0.015	0.0249	Venezuela
1810s	0.0288	0.015	0.0138	Venezuela
1830s	0.1843	0.015	0.1693	Venezuela
1840s	0.1443	0.015	0.1293	Venezuela
1850s	0.0507	0.0414	0.0093	Venezuela
1860s	0.0827	0.0478	0.0349	Venezuela
1870s	0.0575	0.0537	0.0038	Venezuela
1880s	0.063	0.033	0.03	Venezuela
1890s	0.0798	0.0342	0.0456	Venezuela
1900s	0.0361	0.0459	0.0098	Yemen
1910s	0.0339	0.0731	0.0393	Yemen
1990s	0.5854	0.1414	0.444	Venezuela
2000s	0.2143	0.148	0.0663	Venezuela
2010s	0.1086	0.0937	0.0149	Venezuela
2020s	0.0512	0.0403	0.0108	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Venezuela or Yemen?: Yemen, at 0.043 against 0.042 in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Venezuela and Yemen?: 0.001, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Yemen?: 154 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Venezuela and Yemen rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Venezuela 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.