Rwanda vs Yemen: Democracy
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Yemen
1
in 2025
Rwanda rank
90th
Yemen rank
90th
Democracy over time
- Rwanda
- Yemen
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1 against 1 in Yemen, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Rwanda ranks 90th and Yemen ranks 90th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6667 | 1.33 | 0.6667 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Rwanda or Yemen?
- Rwanda, at 1 against 1 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Rwanda and Yemen?
- 0, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for democracy?
- Rwanda ranks 90th and Yemen ranks 90th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).