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🇾🇪 Yemen

Republic of Yemen

YEM YE ﷼ Yemeni rial (YER)

Every statistic we track for Yemen — 90 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$1,596

#188 of 191

Life expectancy

67.0 yrs

#130 of 188

Happiness score

3.53

#142 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.04

#168 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Current Account Balance -8.1% #165/190 2026
Extreme Poverty 0% #235/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -1.2% #48/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 7.4 #154/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 30.9 #149/191 2026
GDP per Capita 384 #190/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 1,959 #145/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 1,596 #188/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1.9% #126/184 2019
Income per Person 2,418 #148/183 2018
Income per Person 2,418 #148/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 26.5% #6/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 3.1 #125/130 2023
Real GDP Growth 0.5% #180/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #161/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 60,852,995,288 #101/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4.5 #13/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 4,795,983 #5/38 2025
Median Age 18.5 #214/235 2026
Population 26.4 #47/229 2013
Population 19.4 #63/191 2026
Population Density 81.4 #135/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 57,327 #33/195 2025
Urban Population 36.8% #175/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 83.6% #166/214 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 46.5 #202/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 12.6% #151/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0 #205/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.8 #46/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 6.2% #102/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 29.3% #172/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 34.7 #37/191 2023
Life Expectancy 67 #130/188 2013
Life Expectancy 67.8 #139/186 2020
Suicide Rate 5.2 #126/185 2021
Universal Health Coverage Index 43 #178/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 5.6 #133/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.3 #178/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 155 #148/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 11.2% #145/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.2 #166/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0 #160/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.6 #190/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 13 #175/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 13 #173/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #168/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #177/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #171/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #58/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 10 #178/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.2 #150/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.2 #177/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1.9 #189/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.1 #155/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0 #168/179 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #156/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.9 #6/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 33.7 #148/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #169/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.7 #182/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 27.9 #160/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 2 #131/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 29.8 #7/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 75.1% #126/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 24.1% #122/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 9.1 #33/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 29.6% #55/142 2023
INFORM Risk Index 8.1 #3/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 30.8 #140/141 2023
World Risk Index 24.8 #16/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 60% #103/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 3.5 #142/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.5 #140/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 0.7 #146/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #98/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.4 #112/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #79/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.3 #74/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.5 #184/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 34.5% #4/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 81.5% #81/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 84.2% #48/143 2018
Signed a Petition 31.3% #23/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 13.7% #48/120 2017
Trust in government 4.1 #94/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.6 #137/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.2 #95/120 2017
Trust in Science 56.6% #124/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 51.5% #115/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 3.9 #141/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.