Turkmenistan vs Yemen: Rule of law index
Turkmenistan
0.053
in 2025
Yemen
0.065
in 2025
Turkmenistan rank
169th
Yemen rank
166th
Rule of law index over time
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.065 against 0.053 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.012.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 169th and Yemen ranks 166th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.356 | 0.166 | 0.19 | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 0.3075 | 0.2089 | 0.0986 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.3253 | 0.3026 | 0.0226 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.0518 | 0.18 | 0.1282 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0375 | 0.1211 | 0.0836 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.0469 | 0.0925 | 0.0456 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.0612 | 0.0585 | 0.0027 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Turkmenistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.065 against 0.053 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Turkmenistan and Yemen?
- 0.012, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Yemen?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Turkmenistan and Yemen rank globally for rule of law index?
- Turkmenistan ranks 169th 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.