Iran vs Yemen: Democracy
Iran
2
in 2025
Yemen
0
in 2025
Iran rank
139th
Yemen rank
142nd
Democracy over time
- Iran
- Yemen
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2 against 0 in Yemen, a difference of 2.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Yemen ahead.
Iran ranks 139th and Yemen ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 2.78 | 0.2222 | Iran |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 0 | 1.67 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Iran or Yemen?
- Iran, at 2 against 0 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Iran and Yemen?
- 2, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Yemen?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Yemen rank globally for democracy?
- Iran ranks 139th and Yemen ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.