Eritrea vs Yemen: Rule of law index

Eritrea
0.064
in 2025
Yemen
0.065
in 2025
Eritrea rank
164th
Yemen rank
163rd

Rule of law index over time

  • Eritrea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.065 against 0.064 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 164th and Yemen ranks 163rd of 173 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Yemen Difference Ahead
1900s 0.253 0.2089 0.0441 Eritrea
1910s 0.253 0.3026 0.0496 Yemen
1990s 0.2179 0.18 0.0379 Eritrea
2000s 0.0631 0.1211 0.058 Yemen
2010s 0.0509 0.0925 0.0416 Yemen
2020s 0.0837 0.0585 0.0252 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Eritrea or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.065 against 0.064 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Eritrea and Yemen?
0.001, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
53 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for rule of law index?
Eritrea ranks 164th and Yemen ranks 163rd of 173 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed