Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.178
in 2025
Yemen
0.192
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
164th
Yemen rank
162nd
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.192 against 0.178 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 164th and Yemen ranks 162nd of 174 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1652 | 0.3886 | 0.2233 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.1576 | 0.3923 | 0.2347 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1644 | 0.268 | 0.1036 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1598 | 0.175 | 0.0152 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Saudi Arabia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.192 against 0.178 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
- 0.014, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Yemen rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 164th and Yemen ranks 162nd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.