Somalia vs Yemen: Universal right to vote in practice
Somalia
0
in 2025
Yemen
0
in 2025
Somalia rank
164th
Yemen rank
164th
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0 against 0 in Yemen, a difference of 0.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 164th and Yemen ranks 164th of 197 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Somalia or Yemen?
- Somalia, at 0 against 0 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Somalia and Yemen?
- 0, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Somalia ranks 164th and Yemen ranks 164th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).