Citizen support for democracy in Yemen
Yemen: Citizen support for democracy was -0.595 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Yemen, 2007–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Yemen stood at -0.595.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Yemen peaked at -0.5901 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.27, in 2007.
That places Yemen 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.27 | — |
| 2008 | -1.2 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | -1.13 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | -1.07 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | -0.998 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | -0.8367 | -16.2% |
| 2013 | -0.6847 | -18.2% |
| 2014 | -0.6664 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | -0.65 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | -0.6258 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | -0.6081 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | -0.5901 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | -0.5929 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | -0.595 | +0.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -0.595 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.2471, 2.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -0.595 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.8121, 73% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.2 | -1.27 | -1.13 | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.7321 | -1.07 | -0.5901 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.595 | -0.595 | -0.595 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Yemen?
- Citizen support for democracy in Yemen was -0.595 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5901 in 2018.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.27 in 2007.
- How does Yemen rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Yemen ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.