What is political centralization index in Yemen?

Political centralization index in Yemen was 0.848 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Yemen?

The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 1789.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Yemen?

The lowest recorded value was 0.524 in 1909.

How does Yemen rank for political centralization index?

Yemen ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Yemen?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Yemen data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Yemen

Name: Political centralization index in Yemen
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Yemen: Political centralization index was 0.848 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.848

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

25th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.941

in 1789

All-time low

0.524

in 1909

Years of data

164

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Yemen, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 0.848 for political centralization index in 2025.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Yemen peaked at 0.941 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.524, in 1909.

Yemen ranks 25th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 164 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Yemen, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.941	—
1790	0.941	+0.0%
1791	0.941	+0.0%
1792	0.941	+0.0%
1793	0.941	+0.0%
1794	0.941	+0.0%
1795	0.941	+0.0%
1796	0.941	+0.0%
1797	0.941	+0.0%
1798	0.941	+0.0%
1799	0.941	+0.0%
1800	0.941	+0.0%
1801	0.941	+0.0%
1802	0.941	+0.0%
1803	0.941	+0.0%
1804	0.941	+0.0%
1805	0.941	+0.0%
1806	0.941	+0.0%
1807	0.941	+0.0%
1808	0.941	+0.0%
1809	0.941	+0.0%
1810	0.941	+0.0%
1811	0.941	+0.0%
1812	0.941	+0.0%
1813	0.941	+0.0%
1814	0.941	+0.0%
1815	0.941	+0.0%
1816	0.941	+0.0%
1817	0.941	+0.0%
1818	0.941	+0.0%
1819	0.941	+0.0%
1820	0.941	+0.0%
1821	0.941	+0.0%
1822	0.941	+0.0%
1823	0.941	+0.0%
1824	0.941	+0.0%
1825	0.941	+0.0%
1826	0.941	+0.0%
1827	0.941	+0.0%
1828	0.941	+0.0%
1829	0.941	+0.0%
1830	0.941	+0.0%
1831	0.941	+0.0%
1832	0.941	+0.0%
1833	0.941	+0.0%
1834	0.941	+0.0%
1835	0.941	+0.0%
1836	0.941	+0.0%
1837	0.941	+0.0%
1838	0.941	+0.0%
1839	0.941	+0.0%
1840	0.941	+0.0%
1841	0.941	+0.0%
1842	0.941	+0.0%
1843	0.941	+0.0%
1844	0.941	+0.0%
1845	0.941	+0.0%
1846	0.941	+0.0%
1847	0.941	+0.0%
1848	0.941	+0.0%
1849	0.941	+0.0%
1850	0.941	+0.0%
1851	0.925	-1.7%
1852	0.925	+0.0%
1853	0.925	+0.0%
1854	0.925	+0.0%
1855	0.925	+0.0%
1856	0.925	+0.0%
1857	0.925	+0.0%
1858	0.925	+0.0%
1859	0.925	+0.0%
1860	0.925	+0.0%
1861	0.925	+0.0%
1862	0.925	+0.0%
1863	0.925	+0.0%
1864	0.925	+0.0%
1865	0.925	+0.0%
1866	0.925	+0.0%
1867	0.925	+0.0%
1868	0.851	-8.0%
1869	0.851	+0.0%
1870	0.851	+0.0%
1871	0.851	+0.0%
1872	0.851	+0.0%
1873	0.851	+0.0%
1874	0.851	+0.0%
1875	0.851	+0.0%
1876	0.802	-5.8%
1877	0.802	+0.0%
1878	0.806	+0.5%
1879	0.857	+6.3%
1880	0.857	+0.0%
1881	0.857	+0.0%
1882	0.857	+0.0%
1883	0.857	+0.0%
1884	0.857	+0.0%
1885	0.857	+0.0%
1886	0.857	+0.0%
1887	0.857	+0.0%
1888	0.857	+0.0%
1889	0.857	+0.0%
1890	0.857	+0.0%
1891	0.857	+0.0%
1892	0.857	+0.0%
1893	0.857	+0.0%
1894	0.857	+0.0%
1895	0.857	+0.0%
1896	0.857	+0.0%
1897	0.857	+0.0%
1898	0.857	+0.0%
1899	0.857	+0.0%
1900	0.857	+0.0%
1901	0.857	+0.0%
1902	0.857	+0.0%
1903	0.857	+0.0%
1904	0.857	+0.0%
1905	0.857	+0.0%
1906	0.857	+0.0%
1907	0.88	+2.7%
1908	0.72	-18.2%
1909	0.524	-27.2%
1910	0.524	+0.0%
1911	0.527	+0.6%
1912	0.552	+4.7%
1913	0.709	+28.4%
1914	0.737	+3.9%
1915	0.763	+3.5%
1916	0.763	+0.0%
1917	0.763	+0.0%
1991	0.558	-26.9%
1992	0.558	+0.0%
1993	0.558	+0.0%
1994	0.597	+7.0%
1995	0.696	+16.6%
1996	0.696	+0.0%
1997	0.679	-2.4%
1998	0.679	+0.0%
1999	0.681	+0.3%
2000	0.669	-1.8%
2001	0.669	+0.0%
2002	0.669	+0.0%
2003	0.664	-0.7%
2004	0.664	+0.0%
2005	0.664	+0.0%
2006	0.664	+0.0%
2007	0.664	+0.0%
2008	0.664	+0.0%
2009	0.664	+0.0%
2010	0.658	-0.9%
2011	0.676	+2.7%
2012	0.69	+2.1%
2013	0.69	+0.0%
2014	0.74	+7.2%
2015	0.821	+10.9%
2016	0.864	+5.2%
2017	0.883	+2.2%
2018	0.887	+0.5%
2019	0.862	-2.8%
2020	0.87	+0.9%
2021	0.886	+1.8%
2022	0.837	-5.5%
2023	0.837	+0.0%
2024	0.839	+0.2%
2025	0.848	+1.1%

Yemen compared with similar countries

Yemen's 0.848 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Yemen's 0.848 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.597, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.941	0.941	0.941	1
1790s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1800s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1810s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1820s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1830s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1840s	0.941	0.941	0.941	10
1850s	0.9266	0.925	0.941	10
1860s	0.9102	0.851	0.925	10
1870s	0.8373	0.802	0.857	10
1880s	0.857	0.857	0.857	10
1890s	0.857	0.857	0.857	10
1900s	0.8123	0.524	0.88	10
1910s	0.6673	0.524	0.763	8
1990s	0.6336	0.558	0.696	9
2000s	0.6655	0.664	0.669	10
2010s	0.7771	0.658	0.887	10
2020s	0.8528	0.837	0.886	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Yemen?: Political centralization index in Yemen was 0.848 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Yemen?: The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 1789.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Yemen?: The lowest recorded value was 0.524 in 1909.
How does Yemen rank for political centralization index?: Yemen ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Yemen?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026