Saudi Arabia vs Yemen

Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.02 of 1 in Saudi Arabia and 0.13 of 1 in Yemen, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Yemen, by 0.11 of 1, or 7.94 times that in Saudi Arabia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.02 of 1 in Saudi Arabia and 0.13 of 1 in Yemen, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Yemen, by 0.11 of 1, or 7.94 times that in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi ArabiaYemenWorld

What the numbers say

  • Yemen has been higher since 1908.
  • In 2025, Saudi Arabia ranked 175 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

YearSaudi ArabiaYemenWorld
20250.020.130.48
20240.020.130.49
20230.010.130.49
20220.020.120.5
20210.020.120.5
20200.010.110.51
20190.020.120.52
20180.020.110.52
20170.010.110.52
20160.020.110.52
20150.020.180.52
20140.020.30.52
20130.020.340.52
20120.020.360.53
20110.020.310.53
20100.020.290.52
20090.020.290.52
20080.020.290.52
20070.020.280.52
20060.020.280.52
20050.020.280.52
20040.020.280.51
20030.020.280.51
20020.020.260.5
20010.020.260.49
20000.020.260.49
19990.020.260.49
19980.020.270.49
19970.020.280.49
19960.020.30.48
19950.020.30.47
19940.020.320.47
19930.020.310.46
19920.010.280.44
19910.010.280.42
19900.01–0.41
19890.01–0.36
19880.01–0.36
19870.01–0.35
19860.01–0.34
19850.01–0.34
19840.01–0.33
19830.01–0.32
19820.01–0.32
19810.01–0.32
19800.01–0.32
19790.01–0.31
19780.01–0.3
19770.01–0.3
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
18990.010.010.22
18980.010.010.22
18970.010.010.22
18960.010.010.22
18950.010.010.22
18940.010.010.21
18930.010.010.21
18920.010.010.21
18910.010.010.2
18900.010.010.2
18890.010.010.2
18880.010.010.2
18870.010.010.2
18860.010.010.19
18850.010.010.19
18840.010.010.2
18830.010.010.19
18820.010.010.19
18810.010.010.19
18800.010.010.19
18790.010.010.19
18780.010.010.18
18770.010.030.18
18760.010.10.19
18750.010.040.18
18740.010.040.18
18730.010.040.18
18720.010.040.18
18710.010.040.18
18700.010.040.18
18690.010.040.17
18680.010.040.17
18670.010.040.17
18660.010.030.16
18650.010.030.16
18640.010.030.16
18630.010.030.16
18620.010.030.16
18610.010.030.15
18600.010.030.15
18590.010.020.14
18580.010.020.14
18570.010.020.14
18560.010.020.13
18550.010.020.13
18540.010.020.13
18530.010.020.13
18520.010.020.13
18510.010.020.13
18500.010.020.13
18490.010.020.15
18480.010.020.13
18470.010.020.11
18460.010.020.11
18450.010.020.11
18440.010.020.11
18430.010.020.1
18420.010.020.1
18410.010.020.1
18400.010.020.1
18390.010.020.1
18380.010.020.09
18370.010.020.09
18360.010.020.1
18350.010.020.09
18340.010.020.09
18330.010.020.09
18320.010.020.09
18310.010.020.09
18300.010.020.09
18290.010.020.08
18280.010.020.08
18270.010.020.09
18260.010.020.08
18250.010.020.08
18240.010.020.08
18230.010.020.08
18220.010.020.08
18210.020.020.07
18200.020.020.07
18190.020.020.06
18180.020.020.06
18170.020.020.06
18160.020.020.06
18150.020.020.06
18140.020.020.05
18130.020.020.05
18120.020.020.06
18110.020.020.06
18100.020.020.06
18090.020.020.05
18080.020.020.05
18070.020.020.05
18060.020.020.05
18050.020.020.05
18040.020.020.05
18030.020.020.05
18020.020.020.05
18010.020.020.05
18000.020.020.05
17990.020.020.05
17980.020.020.06
17970.020.020.05
17960.020.020.05
17950.020.020.05
17940.020.020.05
17930.020.020.05
17920.020.020.05
17910.020.020.05
17900.020.020.05
17890.020.020.05

Each country on its own

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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