Afghanistan vs Yemen: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate

Afghanistan
-1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Yemen
-1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
203rd
Yemen rank
202nd

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
-2.5-2-1.5-1199620102024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Yemen ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 203rd and Yemen ranks 202nd of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s -2.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Yemen
2000s -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6984 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Yemen
2010s -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0561 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Yemen
2020s -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness - governance estimate, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Yemen, at -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in government effectiveness - governance estimate between Afghanistan and Yemen?
0.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Afghanistan ranks 203rd and Yemen ranks 202nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Yemen: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-effectiveness-governance-estimate-approx-2-5-to-2-5-2/afghanistan/yemen-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-effectiveness-governance-estimate-approx-2-5-to-2-5-2/afghanistan/yemen-rep/">Afghanistan vs Yemen: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed