Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 13/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 31.5/100 #154
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.127
- HDI
- 0.470
- Regional blocs
- AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Yemen | Rashad al-Alimi |
| Prime Minister of Yemen | Shaea al-Zindani |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2013)
- 5.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 29.4/100k
- Military spending (2014)
- 4.0% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 13 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.127
- Liberal
- 0.043
- Participatory
- 0.072
- Deliberative
- 0.039
- Egalitarian
- 0.033
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 31.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #154 / 180
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #137
- 32.0
- Economic #158
- 29.2
- Legal #148
- 36.9
- Social #157
- 33.1
- Safety #165
- 26.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.5 | 154 | 32.0 | 29.2 | 36.9 | 33.1 | 26.2 |
| 2024 | 33.7 | 154 | 33.9 | 28.3 | 40.0 | 31.4 | 34.7 |
| 2023 | 32.8 | 168 | 37.5 | 30.4 | 40.6 | 34.1 | 21.4 |
| 2022 | 29.1 | 169 | 33.0 | 27.6 | 38.6 | 35.0 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 37.7 | 169 | - | - | - | - | 46.7 |
| 2020 | 41.8 | 167 | - | - | - | - | 45.2 |
| 2019 | 38.3 | 168 | - | - | - | - | 35.8 |
| 2018 | 37.8 | 167 | - | - | - | - | 42.1 |
| 2017 | 34.2 | 166 | - | - | - | - | 36.6 |
| 2016 | 32.9 | 170 | - | - | - | - | 15.6 |
| 2015 | 33.6 | 168 | - | - | - | - | 48.4 |
| 2014 | 32.7 | 167 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 30.8 | 169 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 101.0 | 171 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 82.1 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 83.4 | 167 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 59.0 | 155 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 56.7 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 54.0 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 46.3 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - |