Ethiopia vs Yemen: Political civil liberties index
Ethiopia
0.336
in 2025
Yemen
0.295
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
138th
Yemen rank
141st
Political civil liberties index over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.336 against 0.295 in Yemen, a difference of 0.041.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Yemen ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 138th and Yemen ranks 141st of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.058 | 0.071 | 0.013 | Yemen |
| 1790s | 0.058 | 0.071 | 0.013 | Yemen |
| 1800s | 0.058 | 0.071 | 0.013 | Yemen |
| 1810s | 0.058 | 0.071 | 0.013 | Yemen |
| 1820s | 0.058 | 0.071 | 0.013 | Yemen |
| 1830s | 0.058 | 0.071 | 0.013 | Yemen |
| 1840s | 0.058 | 0.071 | 0.013 | Yemen |
| 1850s | 0.058 | 0.143 | 0.085 | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.058 | 0.2091 | 0.1511 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.058 | 0.1933 | 0.1353 | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.058 | 0.086 | 0.028 | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.058 | 0.038 | 0.02 | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 0.058 | 0.0927 | 0.0347 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.058 | 0.1905 | 0.1325 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.3573 | 0.4601 | 0.1028 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3447 | 0.4553 | 0.1106 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.3421 | 0.3717 | 0.0296 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.4193 | 0.2592 | 0.1602 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Ethiopia or Yemen?
- Ethiopia, at 0.336 against 0.295 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 0.041, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Ethiopia ranks 138th and Yemen ranks 141st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.