Afghanistan vs Yemen: Egalitarian political institutions index
Afghanistan
0.048
in 2025
Yemen
0.086
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
Yemen rank
173rd
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.086 against 0.048 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.038.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.8 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Yemen ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 173rd of 175 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.158 | 0.2174 | 0.0594 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.159 | 0.232 | 0.073 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.1687 | 0.2156 | 0.0469 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.365 | 0.2138 | 0.1512 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4291 | 0.1472 | 0.2819 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1362 | 0.0705 | 0.0657 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.086 against 0.048 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 0.038, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 173rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.