Political rights score fh in Yemen
Yemen: Political rights score fh was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 197 countries
All-time high
15
in 2008
All-time low
1
in 2017
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Yemen, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Yemen is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Yemen peaked at 15 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2017.
That places Yemen 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political rights score fh in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10 | — |
| 2003 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 11 | -26.7% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -55.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.75 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 177 Afghanistan 1 compare
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More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 57,327 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Yemen?
- Political rights score fh in Yemen was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2008.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for political rights score fh?
- Yemen ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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