Syria vs Yemen

Syria vs Yemen: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.32 of 1 in Syria and 0.19 of 1 in Yemen, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Syria, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.67 times that in Yemen.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Syria vs Yemen: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.32 of 1 in Syria and 0.19 of 1 in Yemen, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Syria, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.67 times that in Yemen.
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What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Yemen.
  • In 2025, Syria ranked 146 and Yemen ranked 163 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearSyriaYemenWorld
20250.320.190.65
20240.130.220.65
20230.120.210.66
20220.080.170.66
20210.070.140.67
20200.070.130.67
20190.060.140.68
20180.060.120.68
20170.070.120.68
20160.060.140.68
20150.060.150.69
20140.060.310.69
20130.060.440.7
20120.090.480.7
20110.110.390.7
20100.170.390.7
20090.170.390.69
20080.170.390.69
20070.170.390.69
20060.170.390.69
20050.170.390.69
20040.170.390.69
20030.180.40.69
20020.180.40.68
20010.190.40.68
20000.180.40.67
19990.140.40.66
19980.130.40.65
19970.130.40.65
19960.130.40.65
19950.130.40.65
19940.120.350.64
19930.120.380.63
19920.120.380.62
19910.120.390.6
19900.12–0.57
19890.1–0.51
19880.1–0.5
19870.1–0.5
19860.1–0.49
19850.1–0.48
19840.11–0.47
19830.11–0.47
19820.1–0.46
19810.1–0.46
19800.1–0.46
19790.1–0.45
19780.1–0.44
19770.11–0.44
19760.11–0.44
19750.11–0.44
19740.12–0.43
19730.12–0.43
19720.14–0.44
19710.14–0.44
19700.17–0.44
19690.26–0.44
19680.27–0.45
19670.27–0.45
19660.27–0.46
19650.27–0.46
19640.27–0.46
19630.3–0.46
19620.42–0.46
19610.34–0.46
19600.33–0.46
19590.34–0.44
19580.36–0.44
19570.51–0.43
19560.51–0.43
19550.5–0.43
19540.45–0.43
19530.42–0.43
19520.42–0.43
19510.42–0.43
19500.44–0.42
19490.46–0.42
19480.5–0.42
19470.5–0.42
19460.4–0.42
19450.32–0.38
19440.32–0.35
19430.33–0.35
19420.34–0.35
19410.34–0.35
19400.34–0.36
19390.34–0.38
19380.36–0.39
19370.36–0.39
19360.36–0.39
19350.36–0.4
19340.36–0.4
19330.36–0.4
19320.36–0.41
19310.36–0.41
19300.34–0.41
19290.27–0.41
19280.27–0.41
19270.25–0.41
19260.25–0.41
19250.24–0.41
19240.26–0.42
19230.26–0.41
19220.26–0.42
1921––0.42
1920––0.42
19190.38–0.41
19180.36–0.4
19170.140.140.39
19160.140.140.39
19150.140.140.4
19140.150.150.4
19130.20.20.41
19120.270.270.41
19110.30.30.41
19100.340.340.41
19090.370.370.41
19080.240.240.41
19070.170.170.41
19060.180.180.41
19050.180.180.41
19040.180.180.41
19030.180.180.41
19020.180.180.41
19010.180.180.41
19000.180.180.41
18990.170.170.47
18980.170.170.47
18970.170.170.46
18960.170.170.47
18950.170.170.46
18940.170.170.46
18930.170.170.46
18920.170.170.45
18910.170.170.45
18900.170.170.45
18890.180.180.45
18880.180.180.45
18870.180.180.45
18860.190.190.44
18850.190.190.44
18840.190.190.44
18830.190.190.44
18820.190.190.44
18810.190.190.44
18800.190.190.44
18790.230.230.45
18780.230.230.45
18770.210.210.44
18760.370.370.45
18750.350.350.45
18740.350.350.45
18730.350.350.45
18720.350.350.44
18710.350.350.45
18700.350.350.44
18690.350.350.44
18680.350.350.43
18670.350.350.44
18660.340.340.43
18650.340.340.43
18640.350.350.42
18630.350.350.43
18620.350.350.43
18610.350.350.42
18600.350.350.41
18590.330.330.4
18580.330.330.4
18570.330.330.4
18560.320.320.4
18550.320.320.4
18540.320.320.4
18530.320.320.4
18520.320.320.39
18510.320.320.39
18500.320.10.39
18490.320.10.41
18480.320.10.4
18470.320.10.38
18460.320.10.38
18450.320.10.37
18440.320.10.37
18430.320.10.37
18420.320.10.37
18410.320.10.37
18400.320.10.36
18390.310.10.36
18380.310.10.36
18370.310.10.36
18360.310.10.36
18350.310.10.36
18340.310.10.35
18330.310.10.35
18320.310.10.35
18310.310.10.35
18300.170.10.35
18290.170.10.35
18280.170.10.35
18270.170.10.35
18260.170.10.35
18250.170.10.35
18240.170.10.34
18230.170.10.35
18220.170.10.34
18210.170.10.34
18200.170.10.33
18190.170.10.32
18180.170.10.31
18170.170.10.31
18160.170.10.32
18150.170.10.32
18140.170.10.3
18130.170.10.29
18120.170.10.28
18110.170.10.28
18100.170.10.29
18090.170.10.29
18080.170.10.28
18070.180.10.28
18060.180.10.27
18050.180.10.27
18040.180.10.27
18030.180.10.27
18020.180.10.27
18010.180.10.27
18000.180.10.27
17990.180.10.28
17980.180.10.27
17970.180.10.27
17960.180.10.27
17950.180.10.27
17940.180.10.27
17930.180.10.27
17920.180.10.27
17910.180.10.27
17900.180.10.27
17890.180.10.27

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, 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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