Afghanistan vs Yemen: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Afghanistan
0.02
in 2025
Yemen
0.088
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
Yemen rank
172nd
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.088 against 0.02 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.068.
That makes Yemen's figure about 4.4 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and Yemen in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.127 | 0.05 | 0.077 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 0.127 | 0.05 | 0.077 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.127 | 0.05 | 0.077 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.127 | 0.05 | 0.077 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.127 | 0.05 | 0.077 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.127 | 0.05 | 0.077 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.127 | 0.05 | 0.077 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.127 | 0.2915 | 0.1645 | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.127 | 0.326 | 0.199 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.127 | 0.2864 | 0.1594 | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.103 | 0.149 | 0.046 | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.0859 | 0.1644 | 0.0785 | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.1328 | 0.1932 | 0.0604 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.148 | 0.2031 | 0.0551 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.0214 | 0.2631 | 0.2417 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3111 | 0.2696 | 0.0415 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.3732 | 0.1557 | 0.2175 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0907 | 0.0835 | 0.0072 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.088 against 0.02 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 0.068, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.