Women, Business and the Law Index in Yemen
Yemen: Women, Business and the Law Index was 26.88 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.88 index (0–100)
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 188 countries
All-time high
26.88 index (0–100)
in 2008
All-time low
23.75 index (0–100)
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Women, Business and the Law Index in Yemen, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 26.88 index (0–100) for women, business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Yemen peaked at 26.88 index (0–100) in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.75 index (0–100), in 1970.
That places Yemen 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women, Business and the Law Index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.75 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 26.88 index (0–100) is below the median for low income countries, which is 69.38 index (0–100), 39% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 26.88 index (0–100) is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.5 index (0–100), 47% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.75 index (0–100) | 23.75 index (0–100) | 23.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.75 index (0–100) | 23.75 index (0–100) | 23.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.75 index (0–100) | 23.75 index (0–100) | 23.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.38 index (0–100) | 23.75 index (0–100) | 26.88 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.88 index (0–100) | 26.88 index (0–100) | 26.88 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.88 index (0–100) | 26.88 index (0–100) | 26.88 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Yemen?
- Women, business and the law index in Yemen was 26.88 index (0–100) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 26.88 index (0–100) in 2008.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.75 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for women, business and the law index?
- Yemen ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women, Business and the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.