Yemen resilience analysis
Yemen ranks #167 of 170 countries with an overall resilience score of 29.6 out of 100. Structural readiness is the weakest pillar at 33.5, with live shock exposure next at 48.8. Recovery capacity is strongest at 55.6, while Health, food and water is the lowest of the six underlying domains at 7.5. Across the recorded 30-day window, the index is stable at -0.7 points. Dimension coverage is 69%, and the page labels confidence as standard.
Pillar profile
- Structural readiness: 33.5; coverage 78%; domains Economic capacity, Social and governance.
- Live shock exposure: 48.8; coverage 88%; domains Infrastructure, Energy security, Health, food and water.
- Recovery capacity: 55.6; coverage 47%; domains Recovery capacity.
Six-domain profile
- Health, food and water: 7.5; weight 13%; low Food and water security 6; high Health and public services 9.
- Social and governance: 23.7; weight 19%; low Governance and institutions 13; high Information environment 31.
- Economic capacity: 48.3; weight 17%; low Macro-fiscal position 30; high Trade policy resilience 100.
- Recovery capacity: 55.6; weight 25%; low State continuity 7; high Import concentration 84.
- Energy security: 57; weight 11%; Energy system resilience 57.
- Infrastructure: 90.1; weight 15%; low Core infrastructure 69; high Logistics and supply chains 100.
Dimension evidence, observed scores weakest first
| Dimension | Domain | Score | Coverage | Evidence state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food and water security | Health, food and water | 6 | 100% | Fresh |
| State continuity | Recovery capacity | 7 | 100% | Stale |
| Health and public services | Health, food and water | 9 | 100% | Fresh |
| Governance and institutions | Social and governance | 13 | 100% | Fresh |
| Education capacity | Social and governance | 17 | 100% | Fresh |
| Border security | Social and governance | 29 | 100% | Stale |
| Social cohesion | Social and governance | 29 | 92% | Stale |
| Currency and external balance | Economic capacity | 30 | 85% | Fresh |
| Macro-fiscal position | Economic capacity | 30 | 60% | Fresh |
| Information environment | Social and governance | 31 | 55% | Stale |
| Fiscal space | Recovery capacity | 47 | 45% | Fresh |
| Financial-system exposure | Economic capacity | 55 | 20% | Fresh |
| Energy system resilience | Energy security | 57 | 90% | Fresh |
| Core infrastructure | Infrastructure | 69 | 70% | Fresh |
| External-debt coverage | Recovery capacity | 80 | 100% | Fresh |
| Import concentration | Recovery capacity | 84 | 100% | Fresh |
| Cyber and digital capacity | Infrastructure | 100 | 100% | Fresh |
| Logistics and supply chains | Infrastructure | 100 | 50% | Fresh |
| Trade policy resilience | Economic capacity | 100 | 100% | Fresh |
| Fuel-stock buffer | Recovery capacity | — | 0% | Unavailable |
| Liquid-reserve adequacy | Recovery capacity | — | 30% | Unmonitored |
| Reserve adequacy | Recovery capacity | — | 0% | Unavailable |
| Sovereign fiscal buffer | Recovery capacity | — | 0% | Not applicable |
Comparison set
Nearest ranked peers: Mali (#166, 32), South Sudan (#168, 28.5), Venezuela (#165, 33.7), Somalia (#169, 21.1). Comparisons in the Middle East and North Africa: Syria, Iran (#162, 34.5), Iraq, Tunisia (#133, 43.5), Djibouti (#132, 43.6). Similar scores do not mean equal conditions.
Tracked crisis context
The crisis registry links Yemen to Red Sea security. Tracker scopes are fixed and do not cover every crisis.
Reading limits
Scores come from the August 29, 2026 snapshot. Top domain: Infrastructure, 90.1. Weak pillars pull the overall score down; read each score alongside its coverage and imputation.
Questions about Yemen
What is Yemen's Country Instability Index?
Yemen's Country Instability Index is 70/100 (High), unchanged over a 24-hour comparison window, as of Oct 19, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.
What is Yemen's resilience score?
Yemen scores 29.6 out of 100 in the August 29, 2026 structural snapshot and sits #167 of 170 ranked countries. This is a comparative index, not a crisis probability.
Which resilience pillars are weakest for Yemen?
Structural readiness is lowest at 33.5, followed by Live shock exposure at 48.8. Their evidence coverage is 78% and 88%.
Is Yemen's resilience score rising or falling?
The 30-day reading is stable, with a change of -0.7 points. It is structural and separate from the live instability monitor.