Eritrea vs Yemen: Rule of Law Index
Eritrea
0.064
in 2025
Yemen
0.065
in 2025
Eritrea rank
167th
Yemen rank
166th
Rule of Law Index over time
- Eritrea
- Yemen
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 167th and Yemen ranks 166th of 176 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 167th and Yemen ranks 166th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.