Egalitarian Democracy Index in Yemen
Yemen: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.033 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Yemen, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in Yemen stood at 0.033.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Yemen peaked at 0.142 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.021, in 2020.
Yemen ranks 173rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Egalitarian Democracy Index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.053 | — |
| 1901 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.062 | +17.0% |
| 1909 | 0.08 | +29.0% |
| 1910 | 0.078 | -2.5% |
| 1911 | 0.076 | -2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.073 | -3.9% |
| 1913 | 0.067 | -8.2% |
| 1914 | 0.061 | -9.0% |
| 1915 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.061 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.103 | +68.9% |
| 1992 | 0.102 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.111 | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.112 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.108 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.108 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.102 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.098 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.098 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.102 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.104 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.102 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.101 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.119 | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.142 | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.121 | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.095 | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 0.046 | -51.6% |
| 2016 | 0.035 | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 0.022 | -37.1% |
| 2018 | 0.023 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.023 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.021 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.021 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.039 | +85.7% |
| 2024 | 0.033 | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 0.033 | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.033 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.157, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.033 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.152, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Democracy Index in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +85.7% | 0.021 | 0.039 |
| 1991 | +68.9% | 0.061 | 0.103 |
| 2015 | -51.6% | 0.095 | 0.046 |
| 2017 | -37.1% | 0.035 | 0.022 |
| 1909 | +29.0% | 0.062 | 0.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0566 | 0.053 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0673 | 0.061 | 0.078 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1047 | 0.098 | 0.112 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1009 | 0.098 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0727 | 0.022 | 0.142 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.028 | 0.021 | 0.039 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 170 Haiti 0.076 compare
- 171 Tajikistan 0.06 compare
- 172 Myanmar 0.057 compare
- 174 South Sudan 0.032 compare
- 175 Afghanistan 0.016 compare
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 egalitarian democracy index in Yemen?
- Egalitarian democracy index in Yemen was 0.033 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.142 in 2012.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for egalitarian democracy index?
- Yemen ranks 173rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.