Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.192 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.192 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.483 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.117, in 2017.
Yemen ranks 162nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.387 | — |
| 1992 | 0.383 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.384 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.353 | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.398 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.387 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.388 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.389 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.385 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.391 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.483 | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.442 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.308 | -30.3% |
| 2015 | 0.154 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.141 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.117 | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.123 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.136 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.128 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.135 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.165 | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 0.213 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | 0.217 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.192 | -11.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.192 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.192 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.414, 46% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -50.0% | 0.308 | 0.154 |
| 2014 | -30.3% | 0.442 | 0.308 |
| 2023 | +29.1% | 0.165 | 0.213 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3886 | 0.353 | 0.398 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3923 | 0.387 | 0.398 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.268 | 0.117 | 0.483 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.175 | 0.128 | 0.217 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More economy & growth data for Yemen
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.38 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.6707 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.4898 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0313 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Yemen?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Yemen was 0.192 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.483 in 2012.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.117 in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Yemen ranks 162nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.