Freedom of Association Score in Yemen
Yemen: Freedom of Association Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Yemen, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom of association score in Yemen stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Yemen peaked at 7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2019.
That places Yemen 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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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 freedom of association score in Yemen?
- Freedom of association score in Yemen was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2013.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for freedom of association score?
- Yemen ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.