Elected parliament in Yemen
Yemen: Elected parliament was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Elected parliament in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0 for elected parliament in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Over the whole period, elected parliament in Yemen peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.
That places Yemen 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elected parliament in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 175 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 175 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 175 Brunei 0
- 175 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 175 China 0 compare
- 175 Eritrea 0 compare
- 175 Guinea 0 compare
- 175 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 175 Haiti 0 compare
- 175 Kuwait 0 compare
- 175 Libya 0 compare
- 175 Madagascar 0 compare
- 175 Mali 0 compare
- 175 Myanmar 0 compare
- 175 Niger 0 compare
- 175 Palestine 0
- 175 Qatar 0 compare
- 175 Saudi Arabia 0
- 175 Somalia 0 compare
- 175 South Sudan 0
- 175 Sudan 0 compare
- 175 United Arab Emirates 0
- 175 Vatican 0
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elected parliament in Yemen?
- Elected parliament in Yemen was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elected parliament recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest elected parliament recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for elected parliament?
- Yemen ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elected parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.