Which has higher rule of law index, Myanmar or Yemen?

Yemen, at 0.065 against 0.062 in Myanmar as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?

164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Myanmar vs Yemen: Rule of Law Index

Myanmar

0.062

in 2025

Yemen

0.065

in 2025

Myanmar rank

168th

Yemen rank

166th

Rule of Law Index over time

Myanmar
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.065 against 0.062 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 168th and Yemen ranks 166th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 16 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.203	0.091	0.112	Myanmar
1790s	0.203	0.091	0.112	Myanmar
1800s	0.203	0.091	0.112	Myanmar
1810s	0.203	0.091	0.112	Myanmar
1820s	0.203	0.091	0.112	Myanmar
1830s	0.203	0.091	0.112	Myanmar
1840s	0.203	0.091	0.112	Myanmar
1850s	0.203	0.1993	0.0037	Myanmar
1860s	0.249	0.216	0.033	Myanmar
1870s	0.318	0.2227	0.0953	Myanmar
1880s	0.3825	0.166	0.2165	Myanmar
1890s	0.5874	0.166	0.4214	Myanmar
1900s	0.603	0.2089	0.3941	Myanmar
1910s	0.603	0.3026	0.3004	Myanmar
1990s	0.049	0.18	0.131	Yemen
2000s	0.0522	0.1211	0.0689	Yemen
2010s	0.4193	0.0925	0.3268	Myanmar
2020s	0.1605	0.0585	0.102	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Myanmar or Yemen?: Yemen, at 0.065 against 0.062 in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Myanmar and Yemen?: 0.003, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?: 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for rule of law index?: Myanmar ranks 168th 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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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.