Oman vs Yemen

Oman vs Yemen: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Oman and 0.13 of 1 in Yemen, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Oman, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.38 times that in Yemen.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Oman vs Yemen: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Oman and 0.13 of 1 in Yemen, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Oman, by 0.05 of 1, or 1.38 times that in Yemen.
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What the numbers say

  • Oman has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Yemen.
  • In 2025, Oman ranked 146 and Yemen ranked 167 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearOmanYemenWorld
20250.180.130.48
20240.180.130.49
20230.170.130.49
20220.170.120.5
20210.170.120.5
20200.170.110.51
20190.180.120.52
20180.180.110.52
20170.180.110.52
20160.180.110.52
20150.170.180.52
20140.170.30.52
20130.170.340.52
20120.170.360.53
20110.170.310.53
20100.160.290.52
20090.160.290.52
20080.160.290.52
20070.160.280.52
20060.160.280.52
20050.160.280.52
20040.160.280.51
20030.150.280.51
20020.150.260.5
20010.10.260.49
20000.050.260.49
19990.020.260.49
19980.020.270.49
19970.020.280.49
19960.020.30.48
19950.020.30.47
19940.020.320.47
19930.010.310.46
19920.010.280.44
19910.010.280.42
19900.01–0.41
19890.02–0.36
19880.02–0.36
19870.02–0.35
19860.02–0.34
19850.02–0.34
19840.02–0.33
19830.02–0.32
19820.02–0.32
19810.02–0.32
19800.02–0.32
19790.02–0.31
19780.02–0.3
19770.02–0.3
19760.01–0.29
19750.01–0.29
19740.01–0.29
19730.01–0.29
19720.01–0.29
19710.01–0.29
19700.01–0.29
19690.01–0.29
19680.01–0.3
19670.01–0.29
19660.01–0.29
19650.01–0.3
19640.01–0.3
19630.01–0.3
19620.01–0.29
19610.01–0.29
19600.01–0.28
19590.01–0.27
19580.01–0.27
19570.01–0.27
19560.01–0.26
19550.01–0.25
19540.01–0.25
19530.01–0.24
19520.01–0.24
19510.01–0.24
19500.01–0.23
19490.01–0.22
19480.01–0.22
19470.01–0.21
19460.01–0.19
19450.01–0.16
19440.01–0.14
19430.01–0.14
19420.01–0.14
19410.01–0.15
19400.01–0.15
19390.01–0.17
19380.01–0.17
19370.01–0.17
19360.01–0.17
19350.01–0.17
19340.01–0.18
19330.01–0.18
19320.01–0.19
19310.01–0.18
19300.01–0.18
19290.01–0.19
19280.01–0.19
19270.01–0.19
19260.01–0.19
19250.01–0.19
19240.01–0.19
19230.01–0.19
19220.01–0.19
19210.01–0.19
19200.01–0.18
19190.01–0.16
19180.01–0.15
19170.010.070.15
19160.010.070.15
19150.010.070.15
19140.010.070.15
19130.010.080.15
19120.010.110.15
19110.010.140.15
19100.010.140.15
19090.010.150.15
19080.010.060.15
19070.010.010.15
19060.010.010.15
19050.010.010.15
19040.010.010.14
19030.010.010.14
19020.010.010.15
19010.010.010.14
19000.010.010.14
1899–0.010.22
1898–0.010.22
1897–0.010.22
1896–0.010.22
1895–0.010.22
1894–0.010.21
1893–0.010.21
1892–0.010.21
1891–0.010.2
1890–0.010.2
1889–0.010.2
1888–0.010.2
1887–0.010.2
1886–0.010.19
1885–0.010.19
1884–0.010.2
1883–0.010.19
1882–0.010.19
1881–0.010.19
1880–0.010.19
1879–0.010.19
1878–0.010.18
1877–0.030.18
1876–0.10.19
1875–0.040.18
1874–0.040.18
1873–0.040.18
1872–0.040.18
1871–0.040.18
1870–0.040.18
1869–0.040.17
1868–0.040.17
1867–0.040.17
1866–0.030.16
1865–0.030.16
1864–0.030.16
1863–0.030.16
1862–0.030.16
1861–0.030.15
1860–0.030.15
1859–0.020.14
1858–0.020.14
1857–0.020.14
1856–0.020.13
1855–0.020.13
1854–0.020.13
1853–0.020.13
1852–0.020.13
1851–0.020.13
1850–0.020.13
1849–0.020.15
1848–0.020.13
1847–0.020.11
1846–0.020.11
1845–0.020.11
1844–0.020.11
1843–0.020.1
1842–0.020.1
1841–0.020.1
1840–0.020.1
1839–0.020.1
1838–0.020.09
1837–0.020.09
1836–0.020.1
1835–0.020.09
1834–0.020.09
1833–0.020.09
1832–0.020.09
1831–0.020.09
1830–0.020.09
1829–0.020.08
1828–0.020.08
1827–0.020.09
1826–0.020.08
1825–0.020.08
1824–0.020.08
1823–0.020.08
1822–0.020.08
1821–0.020.07
1820–0.020.07
1819–0.020.06
1818–0.020.06
1817–0.020.06
1816–0.020.06
1815–0.020.06
1814–0.020.05
1813–0.020.05
1812–0.020.06
1811–0.020.06
1810–0.020.06
1809–0.020.05
1808–0.020.05
1807–0.020.05
1806–0.020.05
1805–0.020.05
1804–0.020.05
1803–0.020.05
1802–0.020.05
1801–0.020.05
1800–0.020.05
1799–0.020.05
1798–0.020.06
1797–0.020.05
1796–0.020.05
1795–0.020.05
1794–0.020.05
1793–0.020.05
1792–0.020.05
1791–0.020.05
1790–0.020.05
1789–0.020.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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