Political Rights Rating in Yemen
Yemen: Political Rights Rating 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 in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating 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 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 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% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 7 is above the median for low income countries, which is 7, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 7 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 1 Afghanistan 7 compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 7 compare
- 1 Bahrain 7 compare
- 1 Belarus 7 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 7 compare
- 1 Burundi 7 compare
- 1 Cambodia 7 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 7 compare
- 1 Chad 7 compare
- 1 China 7 compare
- 1 Congo 7 compare
- 1 Cuba 7 compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 7 compare
- 1 Djibouti 7 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 compare
- 1 Eritrea 7 compare
- 1 Eswatini 7 compare
- 1 Gabon 7 compare
- 1 Haiti 7 compare
- 1 Iran 7 compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 7 compare
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 7 compare
- 1 Laos 7 compare
- 1 Libya 7 compare
- 1 Mali 7 compare
- 1 Myanmar 7 compare
- 1 Nicaragua 7 compare
- 1 Niger 7 compare
- 1 North Korea 7 compare
- 1 Russia 7 compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 7 compare
- 1 Somalia 7 compare
- 1 South Sudan 7 compare
- 1 Sudan 7 compare
- 1 Syria 7 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 7 compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 7 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 7 compare
- 1 Venezuela 7 compare
- 1 Vietnam 7 compare
- 1 Western Sahara 7 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)
- 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)
- 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 in Yemen?
- Political rights rating in Yemen was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1993.
- How does Yemen rank for political rights rating?
- Yemen ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating 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 Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.