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Ireland vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 119th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Yemen
Population
5474763
42727988
Population rank 121/197 37/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 26/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 4/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$237B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 11/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Ireland and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Yemen
Year GDP
Ireland Yemen
1960 $1,998,550,222 -
1961 $2,151,772,980 -
1962 $2,329,372,972 -
1963 $2,505,073,358 -
1964 $2,851,091,646 -
1965 $3,035,655,794 -
1966 $3,198,820,904 -
1967 $3,445,739,915 -
1968 $3,378,701,147 -
1969 $3,902,721,632 -
1970 $4,395,995,086 -
1971 $5,098,250,287 -
1972 $6,318,060,582 -
1973 $7,481,173,066 -
1974 $7,896,860,615 -
1975 $9,483,808,362 -
1976 $9,453,756,015 -
1977 $11,248,340,431 -
1978 $14,647,996,074 -
1979 $18,319,334,300 -
1980 $21,747,855,640 -
1981 $20,670,190,138 -
1982 $21,474,754,080 -
1983 $20,766,047,764 -
1984 $20,106,648,455 -
1985 $21,270,013,326 -
1986 $28,714,571,852 -
1987 $33,920,518,493 -
1988 $37,772,897,421 -
1989 $39,238,392,678 -
1990 $49,305,632,408 $12,643,821,569
1991 $49,787,502,852 $14,665,445,462
1992 $55,918,538,121 $17,959,367,194
1993 $52,417,477,614 $21,736,802,664
1994 $57,097,656,066 $28,019,483,764
1995 $69,139,823,232 $12,796,345,679
1996 $75,790,785,030 $6,496,163,616
1997 $82,856,648,758 $6,838,298,531
1998 $90,199,410,116 $6,322,175,566
1999 $98,893,958,263 $7,639,325,296
2000 $100,207,610,430 $9,679,316,770
2001 $109,346,669,230 $9,852,990,693
2002 $128,596,035,288 $10,693,430,511
2003 $164,670,771,260 $11,777,532,662
2004 $194,372,115,041 $13,867,634,371
2005 $211,876,989,656 $16,731,566,717
2006 $232,180,617,162 $19,063,143,370
2007 $270,079,279,420 $21,650,528,674
2008 $275,447,471,451 $26,910,855,807
2009 $236,443,117,248 $25,130,278,213
2010 $221,985,621,538 $30,906,749,533
2011 $241,337,364,610 $32,726,417,878
2012 $227,270,922,957 $35,401,331,609
2013 $243,301,556,085 $40,415,233,436
2014 $266,787,238,499 $43,228,585,321
2015 $302,391,428,540 $42,444,490,074
2016 $305,733,136,181 $31,317,825,274
2017 $348,532,394,024 $26,842,229,045
2018 $395,461,216,460 $21,606,160,663
2019 $407,124,824,065 -
2020 $436,555,518,400 -
2021 $531,306,516,908 -
2022 $548,570,250,342 -
2023 $551,394,889,340 -
2024 $577,389,475,010 -

Ireland and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Yemen
1960 $707 -
1961 $762 -
1962 $821 -
1963 $878 -
1964 $995 -
1965 $1,055 -
1966 $1,107 -
1967 $1,187 -
1968 $1,159 -
1969 $1,331 -
1970 $1,487 -
1971 $1,704 -
1972 $2,080 -
1973 $2,424 -
1974 $2,517 -
1975 $2,973 -
1976 $2,920 -
1977 $3,427 -
1978 $4,400 -
1979 $5,430 -
1980 $6,372 -
1981 $5,986 -
1982 $6,161 -
1983 $5,915 -
1984 $5,692 -
1985 $6,012 -
1986 $8,112 -
1987 $9,582 -
1988 $10,716 -
1989 $11,176 -
1990 $14,031 $910
1991 $14,087 $1,016
1992 $15,714 $1,198
1993 $14,657 $1,397
1994 $15,903 $1,735
1995 $19,158 $764
1996 $20,836 $375
1997 $22,551 $383
1998 $24,295 $343
1999 $26,338 $401
2000 $26,335 $493
2001 $28,282 $487
2002 $32,705 $513
2003 $41,204 $549
2004 $47,754 $628
2005 $50,933 $734
2006 $54,329 $810
2007 $61,396 $890
2008 $61,353 $1,072
2009 $52,133 $969
2010 $48,679 $1,155
2011 $52,693 $1,186
2012 $49,412 $1,245
2013 $52,619 $1,379
2014 $57,278 $1,430
2015 $64,312 $1,362
2016 $64,193 $975
2017 $72,198 $811
2018 $80,739 $634
2019 $81,810 -
2020 $86,623 -
2021 $103,962 -
2022 $105,235 -
2023 $103,888 -
2024 $107,316 -

Ireland vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Yemen
1950 65.6 28.9
1951 64.8 29.3
1952 67.2 29.6
1953 67.9 30
1954 68 30.4
1955 68 30.8
1956 69 31.3
1957 69 31.8
1958 69.3 32.4
1959 69.4 32.9
1960 70.2 33.5
1961 69.6 34.1
1962 69.9 33.7
1963 70.2 33.4
1964 70.4 34.9
1965 70.6 35.6
1966 70.2 36.3
1967 71.2 37.1
1968 70.9 38
1969 70.8 39.6
1970 70.8 40.6
1971 71.6 41.8
1972 71 42.7
1973 71.2 43.6
1974 71.1 44.5
1975 71.7 45.5
1976 71.8 46.4
1977 71.9 47.4
1978 71.9 48.5
1979 72.2 49.5
1980 72.5 50.6
1981 72.9 51.7
1982 73.2 52.4
1983 73.2 53.6
1984 73.6 54.6
1985 73.6 55.4
1986 73.6 54
1987 74.4 56.8
1988 74.4 57.4
1989 74.5 58
1990 74.8 58.5
1991 75 58.8
1992 75.4 59.3
1993 75.3 59.7
1994 75.8 59.8
1995 75.5 60.5
1996 75.8 60.9
1997 76 61.3
1998 76.2 61.8
1999 76.1 62.3
2000 76.5 62.8
2001 77.1 63.3
2002 77.6 63.8
2003 78.1 64.4
2004 78.5 64.9
2005 78.9 65.4
2006 79.2 65.8
2007 79.6 66.2
2008 79.8 66.6
2009 80.1 66.9
2010 80.6 67.2
2011 80.7 67.4
2012 80.9 67.6
2013 81.1 68
2014 81.4 68
2015 81.5 66.8
2016 81.7 67.1
2017 82.1 67.1
2018 82.1 65.9
2019 82.4 66.6
2020 82.4 66.4
2021 81.9 66
2022 82.1 68
2023 82.4 69.3
2024 82.6 69.4
2025 82.7 69.6

Ireland and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Yemen
Year Population
Ireland Yemen
1960 2,828,600 5,532,301
1961 2,824,400 5,655,232
1962 2,836,050 5,782,221
1963 2,852,650 5,911,135
1964 2,866,550 6,048,006
1965 2,877,300 6,195,593
1966 2,888,800 6,351,494
1967 2,902,450 6,516,444
1968 2,915,550 6,690,524
1969 2,932,650 6,875,859
1970 2,957,250 7,065,279
1971 2,992,050 7,257,462
1972 3,036,850 7,460,068
1973 3,085,950 7,672,796
1974 3,137,500 7,896,783
1975 3,189,550 8,133,598
1976 3,238,050 8,384,113
1977 3,282,200 8,648,222
1978 3,329,100 8,926,586
1979 3,373,750 9,224,194
1980 3,412,800 9,543,358
1981 3,453,000 9,882,362
1982 3,485,800 10,241,006
1983 3,510,600 10,621,499
1984 3,532,423 11,025,597
1985 3,538,082 11,453,825
1986 3,539,690 11,901,040
1987 3,540,057 12,369,912
1988 3,524,949 12,859,708
1989 3,511,009 13,364,174
1990 3,513,974 13,887,862
1991 3,534,235 14,430,201
1992 3,558,430 14,989,494
1993 3,576,261 15,563,914
1994 3,590,386 16,149,147
1995 3,608,841 16,740,058
1996 3,637,510 17,313,177
1997 3,674,171 17,873,936
1998 3,712,696 18,446,013
1999 3,754,786 19,029,420
2000 3,805,174 19,624,141
2001 3,866,243 20,226,147
2002 3,931,947 20,835,086
2003 3,996,521 21,456,379
2004 4,070,262 22,095,167
2005 4,159,914 22,790,085
2006 4,273,591 23,543,083
2007 4,398,942 24,318,082
2008 4,489,544 25,111,941
2009 4,535,375 25,927,724
2010 4,560,155 26,754,387
2011 4,580,084 27,582,897
2012 4,599,533 28,433,647
2013 4,623,816 29,312,952
2014 4,657,740 30,226,309
2015 4,701,957 31,159,379
2016 4,762,722 32,109,010
2017 4,827,445 33,090,921
2018 4,898,022 34,085,182
2019 4,976,456 35,111,408
2020 5,039,747 36,134,863
2021 5,110,585 37,140,230
2022 5,212,836 38,222,876
2023 5,307,600 39,390,799
2024 5,380,257 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Ireland and Yemen

Fertility rate
Ireland

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Yemen
1960 3.78 7.99
1961 3.78 8
1962 3.92 8.01
1963 4.01 8.03
1964 4.07 8.07
1965 4.04 8.1
1966 3.94 8.14
1967 3.84 8.17
1968 3.77 8.19
1969 3.83 8.22
1970 3.85 8.23
1971 3.93 8.26
1972 3.84 8.27
1973 3.71 8.29
1974 3.59 8.33
1975 3.37 8.37
1976 3.29 8.42
1977 3.24 8.47
1978 3.21 8.5
1979 3.21 8.67
1980 3.21 8.71
1981 3.05 8.75
1982 2.94 8.79
1983 2.74 8.83
1984 2.58 8.85
1985 2.48 8.86
1986 2.44 8.86
1987 2.32 8.83
1988 2.17 8.79
1989 2.08 8.71
1990 2.11 8.61
1991 2.08 8.46
1992 1.99 8.27
1993 1.9 8.05
1994 1.85 7.8
1995 1.84 7.53
1996 1.88 7
1997 1.93 6.82
1998 1.94 6.64
1999 1.9 6.49
2000 1.89 6.32
2001 1.94 6.14
2002 1.97 5.97
2003 1.96 5.84
2004 1.93 5.71
2005 1.86 5.56
2006 1.91 5.41
2007 2.01 5.26
2008 2.06 5.11
2009 2.06 5
2010 2.05 4.81
2011 2.03 4.63
2012 1.98 4.63
2013 1.93 4.62
2014 1.89 4.62
2015 1.85 4.62
2016 1.81 4.61
2017 1.77 4.61
2018 1.75 4.61
2019 1.71 4.6
2020 1.63 4.6
2021 1.78 4.6
2022 1.54 4.59
2023 1.5 4.59

Ireland and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Ireland Yemen
1960 30.1 19.7
1961 29.8 19.6
1962 29.5 19.6
1963 29.2 19.5
1964 28.9 19.4
1965 28.6 19.3
1966 28.2 19.2
1967 28 19.1
1968 27.8 18.9
1969 27.6 18.7
1970 27.4 18.4
1971 27.1 18.1
1972 26.9 17.8
1973 26.7 17.6
1974 26.5 17.3
1975 26.5 17
1976 26.4 16.8
1977 26.5 16.6
1978 26.5 16.3
1979 26.5 16.1
1980 26.5 15.9
1981 26.6 15.7
1982 26.7 15.5
1983 26.9 15.3
1984 27.1 15.1
1985 27.3 15
1986 27.6 14.9
1987 27.9 14.8
1988 28.4 14.7
1989 28.8 14.6
1990 29.2 14.6
1991 29.6 14.6
1992 29.9 14.6
1993 30.2 14.6
1994 30.6 14.6
1995 30.9 14.7
1996 31.3 14.8
1997 31.6 14.9
1998 31.9 15
1999 32.2 15.2
2000 32.5 15.4
2001 32.7 15.6
2002 33 15.8
2003 33.2 16
2004 33.4 16.2
2005 33.4 16.4
2006 33.4 16.7
2007 33.4 16.9
2008 33.5 17.2
2009 33.9 17.4
2010 34.3 17.7
2011 34.8 17.9
2012 35.2 18.1
2013 35.6 18.3
2014 36 18.5
2015 36.4 18.7
2016 36.8 18.8
2017 37.1 18.9
2018 37.4 19
2019 37.8 19.1
2020 38.2 19.1
2021 38.6 19.1
2022 38.9 19.2
2023 39.4 19.2
2024 39.7 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.22%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.69%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3%
2014
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Ireland Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.94%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
85.8%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,149 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
37.2%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Ireland Yemen
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.2
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
87
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
54.1%
2004
English speaking
98.4%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Ireland Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
31.6 years
2023
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Ireland Yemen
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
n/a

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