El Salvador vs Yemen: Rule of law index
El Salvador
0.082
in 2025
Yemen
0.065
in 2025
El Salvador rank
163rd
Yemen rank
166th
Rule of law index over time
- El Salvador
- Yemen
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.082 against 0.065 in Yemen, a difference of 0.017.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 163rd and Yemen ranks 166th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 8 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.152 | 0.091 | 0.061 | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 0.171 | 0.091 | 0.08 | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0.1754 | 0.1993 | 0.0239 | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.182 | 0.216 | 0.034 | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.182 | 0.2227 | 0.0407 | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.182 | 0.166 | 0.016 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.182 | 0.166 | 0.016 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.182 | 0.2089 | 0.0269 | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.182 | 0.3026 | 0.1206 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.3241 | 0.18 | 0.1441 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3768 | 0.1211 | 0.2557 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4373 | 0.0925 | 0.3448 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1452 | 0.0585 | 0.0867 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, El Salvador or Yemen?
- El Salvador, at 0.082 against 0.065 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between El Salvador and Yemen?
- 0.017, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for rule of law index?
- El Salvador ranks 163rd and Yemen ranks 166th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rule of law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.