Universal right to vote in practice in Yemen
Yemen: Universal right to vote in practice was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Universal right to vote in practice in Yemen, 1990–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, universal right to vote in practice in Yemen stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Over the whole period, universal right to vote in practice in Yemen peaked at 2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.
Yemen ranks 165th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Universal right to vote in practice in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 | — |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +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 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 165 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 165 Bahrain 0
- 165 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 165 Brunei 0
- 165 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 165 China 0 compare
- 165 Eritrea 0
- 165 Eswatini 0 compare
- 165 Guinea 0 compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 165 Haiti 0 compare
- 165 Iran 0
- 165 Jordan 0
- 165 Kuwait 0
- 165 Libya 0 compare
- 165 Liechtenstein 0
- 165 Madagascar 0 compare
- 165 Mali 0 compare
- 165 Monaco 0
- 165 Morocco 0
- 165 Myanmar 0 compare
- 165 Niger 0 compare
- 165 North Korea 0 compare
- 165 Oman 0
- 165 Palestine 0
- 165 Qatar 0
- 165 Saudi Arabia 0
- 165 Somalia 0 compare
- 165 South Sudan 0
- 165 Sudan 0 compare
- 165 Syria 0 compare
- 165 United Arab Emirates 0
- 165 Vatican 0
More public sector data for Yemen
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2014)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2009)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2009)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2014)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal right to vote in practice in Yemen?
- Universal right to vote in practice in Yemen was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest universal right to vote in practice recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1990.
- What is the lowest universal right to vote in practice recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for universal right to vote in practice?
- Yemen ranks 165th 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 Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).