Political rights rating fh in Yemen
Yemen: Political rights rating fh was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 2015
All-time low
4
in 1993
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Political rights rating fh in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating fh in Yemen stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Yemen peaked at 7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1993.
That places Yemen 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 | — |
| 1991 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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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)
- Democracy lexical 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Yemen?
- Political rights rating fh in Yemen was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1993.
- How does Yemen rank for political rights rating fh?
- Yemen ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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