Yemen vs Zimbabwe: Democracy

Yemen
1
in 2018
Zimbabwe
1
in 2018
Yemen rank
98th
Zimbabwe rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Yemen ranks 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Yemen Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 1 0.1 0.9 Yemen
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Yemen or Zimbabwe?
Yemen, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Yemen and Zimbabwe?
0, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zimbabwe?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Yemen and Zimbabwe rank globally for democracy?
Yemen ranks 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 98th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).