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Egypt vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Egypt has a population of 117M (ranked 13/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Egypt's land area is 384,345 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 29th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Egypt ranks 42/197 ($389B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Egypt ranks 137/197 ($3,338), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Egypt Yemen
Population
119759833
42727988
Population rank 13/197 37/197
GDP
$389B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 42/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$3,338
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 137/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,094
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$354B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,036
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 99/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,826
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
384,345 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
25.3 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Egypt and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Egypt and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Egypt

Yemen
Year GDP
Egypt Yemen
1960 $4,206,270,352 -
1961 $4,494,575,611 -
1962 $4,035,462,027 -
1963 $4,187,146,232 -
1964 $4,709,245,762 -
1965 $4,948,667,540 -
1966 $5,278,005,612 -
1967 $5,605,484,299 -
1968 $5,932,242,991 -
1969 $6,524,455,206 -
1970 $8,042,200,452 -
1971 $8,609,283,346 -
1972 $9,299,638,056 -
1973 $10,098,534,613 -
1974 $9,228,963,225 -
1975 $11,632,178,869 -
1976 $13,315,988,083 -
1977 $14,400,806,876 -
1978 $14,811,704,063 -
1979 $18,020,571,429 -
1980 $21,669,908,176 -
1981 $22,136,081,081 -
1982 $27,655,172,414 -
1983 $30,966,239,814 -
1984 $33,971,188,992 -
1985 $39,053,502,251 -
1986 $41,253,507,951 -
1987 $40,455,616,654 -
1988 $34,980,124,929 -
1989 $39,756,299,050 -
1990 $42,978,914,311 $12,643,821,569
1991 $37,387,836,491 $14,665,445,462
1992 $41,855,986,519 $17,959,367,194
1993 $46,578,631,453 $21,736,802,664
1994 $51,897,983,393 $28,019,483,764
1995 $60,159,245,060 $12,796,345,679
1996 $67,629,716,981 $6,496,163,616
1997 $78,436,578,171 $6,838,298,531
1998 $84,828,807,556 $6,322,175,566
1999 $90,710,704,807 $7,639,325,296
2000 $99,838,543,960 $9,679,316,770
2001 $96,684,636,119 $9,852,990,693
2002 $85,146,067,416 $10,693,430,511
2003 $80,288,461,538 $11,777,532,662
2004 $78,782,467,532 $13,867,634,371
2005 $89,660,339,660 $16,731,566,717
2006 $107,426,086,957 $19,063,143,370
2007 $130,437,828,371 $21,650,528,674
2008 $162,818,181,818 $26,910,855,807
2009 $189,147,005,445 $25,130,278,213
2010 $218,983,666,062 $30,906,749,533
2011 $235,989,672,978 $32,726,417,878
2012 $279,116,666,667 $35,401,331,609
2013 $288,434,108,527 $40,415,233,436
2014 $305,595,408,895 $43,228,585,321
2015 $329,366,576,819 $42,444,490,074
2016 $332,441,717,791 $31,317,825,274
2017 $248,362,771,739 $26,842,229,045
2018 $262,588,632,527 $21,606,160,663
2019 $318,678,815,490 -
2020 $383,817,841,547 -
2021 $424,671,765,456 -
2022 $476,747,720,365 -
2023 $395,926,075,163 -
2024 $389,059,911,004 -

Egypt and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Egypt

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Egypt Yemen
1960 $156.4 -
1961 $162.8 -
1962 $142.4 -
1963 $143.9 -
1964 $157.7 -
1965 $161.6 -
1966 $168.1 -
1967 $174.1 -
1968 $179.8 -
1969 $193 -
1970 $232.3 -
1971 $243 -
1972 $256.5 -
1973 $272.2 -
1974 $243.1 -
1975 $299.2 -
1976 $335 -
1977 $353 -
1978 $355 -
1979 $421 -
1980 $493 -
1981 $490 -
1982 $596 -
1983 $648 -
1984 $690 -
1985 $770 -
1986 $790 -
1987 $754 -
1988 $634 -
1989 $701 -
1990 $736 $910
1991 $623 $1,016
1992 $681 $1,198
1993 $740 $1,397
1994 $807 $1,735
1995 $916 $764
1996 $1,009 $375
1997 $1,146 $383
1998 $1,213 $343
1999 $1,268 $401
2000 $1,366 $493
2001 $1,295 $487
2002 $1,117 $513
2003 $1,031 $549
2004 $991 $628
2005 $1,106 $734
2006 $1,299 $810
2007 $1,548 $890
2008 $1,896 $1,072
2009 $2,162 $969
2010 $2,455 $1,155
2011 $2,591 $1,186
2012 $2,996 $1,245
2013 $3,026 $1,379
2014 $3,133 $1,430
2015 $3,307 $1,362
2016 $3,271 $975
2017 $2,395 $811
2018 $2,485 $634
2019 $2,963 -
2020 $3,511 -
2021 $3,827 -
2022 $4,233 -
2023 $3,457 -
2024 $3,338 -

Egypt vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Egypt

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Egypt Yemen
1950 34 28.9
1951 35.3 29.3
1952 36.6 29.6
1953 37.9 30
1954 39.1 30.4
1955 40.2 30.8
1956 41 31.3
1957 42.1 31.8
1958 42.9 32.4
1959 43.7 32.9
1960 44.4 33.5
1961 45.1 34.1
1962 45.8 33.7
1963 46.5 33.4
1964 47.1 34.9
1965 47.6 35.6
1966 48 36.3
1967 48.1 37.1
1968 48.6 38
1969 48.7 39.6
1970 49 40.6
1971 49.5 41.8
1972 49.9 42.7
1973 50.1 43.6
1974 51 44.5
1975 51.7 45.5
1976 52.5 46.4
1977 53.3 47.4
1978 54.1 48.5
1979 54.9 49.5
1980 55.7 50.6
1981 56.5 51.7
1982 57.2 52.4
1983 58 53.6
1984 58.7 54.6
1985 59.4 55.4
1986 60.1 54
1987 60.7 56.8
1988 61.4 57.4
1989 61.9 58
1990 62.5 58.5
1991 63.1 58.8
1992 63.6 59.3
1993 64.1 59.7
1994 64.7 59.8
1995 65.2 60.5
1996 65.7 60.9
1997 66.2 61.3
1998 66.6 61.8
1999 67 62.3
2000 67.3 62.8
2001 67.6 63.3
2002 67.8 63.8
2003 68 64.4
2004 68.2 64.9
2005 68.4 65.4
2006 68.5 65.8
2007 68.6 66.2
2008 68.8 66.6
2009 68.9 66.9
2010 69.1 67.2
2011 69.2 67.4
2012 69.5 67.6
2013 69.6 68
2014 69.9 68
2015 70.1 66.8
2016 70.4 67.1
2017 70.7 67.1
2018 71 65.9
2019 71.2 66.6
2020 69.8 66.4
2021 69 66
2022 71 68
2023 71.6 69.3
2024 71.8 69.4
2025 72 69.6

Egypt and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Egypt

Yemen
Year Population
Egypt Yemen
1960 26,896,479 5,532,301
1961 27,600,898 5,655,232
1962 28,337,013 5,782,221
1963 29,091,869 5,911,135
1964 29,858,922 6,048,006
1965 30,629,174 6,195,593
1966 31,406,541 6,351,494
1967 32,196,360 6,516,444
1968 32,998,319 6,690,524
1969 33,811,615 6,875,859
1970 34,623,990 7,065,279
1971 35,433,368 7,257,462
1972 36,258,328 7,460,068
1973 37,102,043 7,672,796
1974 37,969,667 7,896,783
1975 38,875,327 8,133,598
1976 39,795,557 8,384,113
1977 40,748,870 8,648,222
1978 41,761,431 8,926,586
1979 42,818,628 9,224,194
1980 43,950,413 9,543,358
1981 45,147,224 9,882,362
1982 46,407,611 10,241,006
1983 47,786,402 10,621,499
1984 49,247,334 11,025,597
1985 50,734,968 11,453,825
1986 52,206,295 11,901,040
1987 53,674,435 12,369,912
1988 55,187,681 12,859,708
1989 56,710,642 13,364,174
1990 58,396,618 13,887,862
1991 60,028,997 14,430,201
1992 61,480,660 14,989,494
1993 62,915,681 15,563,914
1994 64,285,589 16,149,147
1995 65,652,622 16,740,058
1996 67,028,048 17,313,177
1997 68,431,740 17,873,936
1998 69,943,294 18,446,013
1999 71,520,954 19,029,420
2000 73,083,284 19,624,141
2001 74,652,029 20,226,147
2002 76,239,137 20,835,086
2003 77,853,548 21,456,379
2004 79,477,443 22,095,167
2005 81,101,004 22,790,085
2006 82,700,403 23,543,083
2007 84,276,225 24,318,082
2008 85,864,789 25,111,941
2009 87,501,636 25,927,724
2010 89,196,072 26,754,387
2011 91,093,059 27,582,897
2012 93,161,001 28,433,647
2013 95,333,553 29,312,952
2014 97,528,654 30,226,309
2015 99,597,342 31,159,379
2016 101,644,589 32,109,010
2017 103,696,057 33,090,921
2018 105,682,094 34,085,182
2019 107,553,158 35,111,408
2020 109,315,124 36,134,863
2021 110,957,008 37,140,230
2022 112,618,250 38,222,876
2023 114,535,772 39,390,799
2024 116,538,258 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Egypt and Yemen

Fertility rate
Egypt

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Egypt Yemen
1960 6.79 7.99
1961 6.76 8
1962 6.71 8.01
1963 6.65 8.03
1964 6.54 8.07
1965 6.39 8.1
1966 6.31 8.14
1967 6.25 8.17
1968 6.19 8.19
1969 6.12 8.22
1970 6.06 8.23
1971 5.99 8.26
1972 5.93 8.27
1973 5.84 8.29
1974 5.78 8.33
1975 5.75 8.37
1976 5.73 8.42
1977 5.68 8.47
1978 5.63 8.5
1979 5.57 8.67
1980 5.49 8.71
1981 5.37 8.75
1982 5.33 8.79
1983 5.31 8.83
1984 5.21 8.85
1985 5.12 8.86
1986 5 8.86
1987 4.91 8.83
1988 4.83 8.79
1989 4.68 8.71
1990 4.51 8.61
1991 4.32 8.46
1992 4.15 8.27
1993 3.99 8.05
1994 3.87 7.8
1995 3.76 7.53
1996 3.7 7
1997 3.68 6.82
1998 3.68 6.64
1999 3.6 6.49
2000 3.51 6.32
2001 3.46 6.14
2002 3.41 5.97
2003 3.35 5.84
2004 3.28 5.71
2005 3.25 5.56
2006 3.22 5.41
2007 3.24 5.26
2008 3.24 5.11
2009 3.26 5
2010 3.3 4.81
2011 3.31 4.63
2012 3.4 4.63
2013 3.49 4.62
2014 3.49 4.62
2015 3.5 4.62
2016 3.35 4.61
2017 3.31 4.61
2018 3.02 4.61
2019 2.87 4.6
2020 2.85 4.6
2021 2.75 4.6
2022 2.75 4.59
2023 2.75 4.59

Egypt and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Egypt

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Egypt Yemen
1960 19.7 19.7
1961 19.5 19.6
1962 19.3 19.6
1963 19.2 19.5
1964 19.1 19.4
1965 19 19.3
1966 19 19.2
1967 19.1 19.1
1968 19.1 18.9
1969 19.1 18.7
1970 19.2 18.4
1971 19.2 18.1
1972 19.2 17.8
1973 19.2 17.6
1974 19.3 17.3
1975 19.3 17
1976 19.3 16.8
1977 19.3 16.6
1978 19.3 16.3
1979 19.3 16.1
1980 19.3 15.9
1981 19.3 15.7
1982 19.3 15.5
1983 19.3 15.3
1984 19.3 15.1
1985 19.4 15
1986 19.4 14.9
1987 19.4 14.8
1988 19.4 14.7
1989 19.4 14.6
1990 19.5 14.6
1991 19.6 14.6
1992 19.7 14.6
1993 19.9 14.6
1994 20 14.6
1995 20.1 14.7
1996 20.3 14.8
1997 20.5 14.9
1998 20.7 15
1999 20.9 15.2
2000 21.2 15.4
2001 21.4 15.6
2002 21.6 15.8
2003 21.8 16
2004 22.1 16.2
2005 22.3 16.4
2006 22.5 16.7
2007 22.7 16.9
2008 22.9 17.2
2009 23.1 17.4
2010 23.3 17.7
2011 23.4 17.9
2012 23.6 18.1
2013 23.7 18.3
2014 23.8 18.5
2015 23.9 18.7
2016 24 18.8
2017 24.1 18.9
2018 24.2 19
2019 24.4 19.1
2020 24.5 19.1
2021 24.7 19.1
2022 24.8 19.2
2023 25 19.2
2024 25.3 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Egypt Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$409B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.9%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.93%
2015
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.87%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
836,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-12.1%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.75%
2023
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
32.6%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2021
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
4.2%
2021
3%
2014
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000007%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
246
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$42.6B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$44.9B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$29.6B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
13,026,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
12.2%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
43.1%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Egypt Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
928 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
249.3 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.18 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
94.7%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.1%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.23%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.3%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,493 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
12.2%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.19%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Egypt Yemen
% of world population
1.43%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+123,884
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
43.3%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2017
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.1
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
79.5%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
40%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
72.7%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Egypt Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$171
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.52%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.68
2020
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
17.5
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
45.6%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.4%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Egypt Yemen
% of world land
0.67%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
3,298 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,668 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
173.7 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
202,101 mi
2024
n/a

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