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Israel vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Israel has a population of 9.97M (ranked 96/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Israel's land area is 8,355 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 149th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Israel ranks 28/197 ($540B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Israel ranks 21/197 ($54,177), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Israel Yemen
Population
10224104
42727988
Population rank 96/197 37/197
GDP
$540B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 28/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$54,177
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 21/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,691
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$367B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
69.1%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$36,774
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 18/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$39,091
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
8,355 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,194 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.85
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
30.2 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Israel and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Israel and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Israel

Yemen
Year GDP
Israel Yemen
1960 $3,070,585,807 -
1961 $3,708,586,471 -
1962 $2,966,154,031 -
1963 $3,535,949,089 -
1964 $4,024,344,853 -
1965 $4,329,084,429 -
1966 $4,703,300,098 -
1967 $4,762,386,783 -
1968 $5,458,427,928 -
1969 $6,297,852,761 -
1970 $7,406,712,876 -
1971 $7,052,544,000 -
1972 $9,222,557,539 -
1973 $11,902,574,259 -
1974 $17,172,607,138 -
1975 $16,141,767,373 -
1976 $15,956,349,550 -
1977 $18,257,113,904 -
1978 $17,701,286,907 -
1979 $22,609,741,060 -
1980 $25,395,256,478 -
1981 $26,882,009,819 -
1982 $29,255,285,401 -
1983 $32,675,755,462 -
1984 $30,645,607,293 -
1985 $28,905,736,367 -
1986 $35,834,154,874 -
1987 $43,049,543,635 -
1988 $52,650,948,910 -
1989 $52,443,479,454 -
1990 $62,016,729,541 $12,643,821,569
1991 $70,998,755,007 $14,665,445,462
1992 $79,457,685,757 $17,959,367,194
1993 $79,855,877,174 $21,736,802,664
1994 $90,740,103,829 $28,019,483,764
1995 $105,497,418,059 $12,796,345,679
1996 $115,116,595,545 $6,496,163,616
1997 $119,459,826,347 $6,838,298,531
1998 $120,547,409,279 $6,322,175,566
1999 $121,417,185,062 $7,639,325,296
2000 $136,512,300,542 $9,679,316,770
2001 $135,002,039,613 $9,852,990,693
2002 $125,332,331,884 $10,693,430,511
2003 $131,408,914,824 $11,777,532,662
2004 $140,047,984,605 $13,867,634,371
2005 $147,519,922,009 $16,731,566,717
2006 $158,900,547,825 $19,063,143,370
2007 $184,681,214,673 $21,650,528,674
2008 $221,231,658,863 $26,910,855,807
2009 $213,403,181,853 $25,130,278,213
2010 $239,679,036,634 $30,906,749,533
2011 $268,094,998,225 $32,726,417,878
2012 $263,589,172,712 $35,401,331,609
2013 $298,478,070,673 $40,415,233,436
2014 $315,017,088,117 $43,228,585,321
2015 $303,469,434,072 $42,444,490,074
2016 $321,940,971,558 $31,317,825,274
2017 $358,451,839,053 $26,842,229,045
2018 $376,299,083,108 $21,606,160,663
2019 $400,645,216,359 -
2020 $410,768,352,658 -
2021 $489,851,549,972 -
2022 $525,181,008,026 -
2023 $512,184,638,999 -
2024 $540,379,921,262 -

Israel and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Israel

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Israel Yemen
1960 $1,452 -
1961 $1,697 -
1962 $1,294 -
1963 $1,486 -
1964 $1,626 -
1965 $1,689 -
1966 $1,789 -
1967 $1,735 -
1968 $1,947 -
1969 $2,189 -
1970 $2,490 -
1971 $2,298 -
1972 $2,930 -
1973 $3,631 -
1974 $5,085 -
1975 $4,672 -
1976 $4,516 -
1977 $5,053 -
1978 $4,797 -
1979 $5,972 -
1980 $6,549 -
1981 $6,795 -
1982 $7,258 -
1983 $7,960 -
1984 $7,369 -
1985 $6,829 -
1986 $8,335 -
1987 $9,853 -
1988 $11,853 -
1989 $11,608 -
1990 $13,308 $910
1991 $14,346 $1,016
1992 $15,510 $1,198
1993 $15,179 $1,397
1994 $16,807 $1,735
1995 $19,026 $764
1996 $20,224 $375
1997 $20,469 $383
1998 $20,189 $343
1999 $19,823 $401
2000 $21,707 $493
2001 $20,966 $487
2002 $19,076 $513
2003 $19,643 $549
2004 $20,568 $628
2005 $21,287 $734
2006 $22,527 $810
2007 $25,721 $890
2008 $30,269 $1,072
2009 $28,508 $969
2010 $31,439 $1,155
2011 $34,523 $1,186
2012 $33,321 $1,245
2013 $37,034 $1,379
2014 $38,343 $1,430
2015 $36,213 $1,362
2016 $37,672 $975
2017 $41,138 $811
2018 $42,363 $634
2019 $44,251 -
2020 $44,576 -
2021 $52,271 -
2022 $54,950 -
2023 $52,004 -
2024 $54,177 -

Israel vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Israel

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Israel Yemen
1950 69.9 28.9
1951 67.6 29.3
1952 67.2 29.6
1953 66.4 30
1954 66.3 30.4
1955 68 30.8
1956 66.6 31.3
1957 66.5 31.8
1958 68.4 32.4
1959 68.9 32.9
1960 69.8 33.5
1961 69.8 34.1
1962 69.3 33.7
1963 69.6 33.4
1964 69.6 34.9
1965 70.5 35.6
1966 70.9 36.3
1967 70.9 37.1
1968 70.8 38
1969 71 39.6
1970 71.2 40.6
1971 71.8 41.8
1972 71.6 42.7
1973 71.6 43.6
1974 71.6 44.5
1975 71.6 45.5
1976 72.7 46.4
1977 72.7 47.4
1978 73.1 48.5
1979 73.4 49.5
1980 73.7 50.6
1981 74.2 51.7
1982 74.3 52.4
1983 75.1 53.6
1984 75.5 54.6
1985 76 55.4
1986 75.9 54
1987 76.4 56.8
1988 76.9 57.4
1989 77.6 58
1990 78 58.5
1991 77.6 58.8
1992 77.3 59.3
1993 77.9 59.7
1994 78 59.8
1995 78.1 60.5
1996 78.6 60.9
1997 78.6 61.3
1998 78.6 61.8
1999 78.9 62.3
2000 79.2 62.8
2001 79.5 63.3
2002 79.5 63.8
2003 79.8 64.4
2004 80.3 64.9
2005 80.4 65.4
2006 80.8 65.8
2007 81 66.2
2008 81.3 66.6
2009 81.8 66.9
2010 82 67.2
2011 82 67.4
2012 82 67.6
2013 82.4 68
2014 82.4 68
2015 82.3 66.8
2016 82.6 67.1
2017 82.7 67.1
2018 82.9 65.9
2019 82.9 66.6
2020 82.7 66.4
2021 82.5 66
2022 82.8 68
2023 82.4 69.3
2024 82.7 69.4
2025 82.8 69.6

Israel and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Israel

Yemen
Year Population
Israel Yemen
1960 2,114,020 5,532,301
1961 2,185,000 5,655,232
1962 2,293,000 5,782,221
1963 2,379,000 5,911,135
1964 2,475,000 6,048,006
1965 2,563,000 6,195,593
1966 2,629,000 6,351,494
1967 2,745,000 6,516,444
1968 2,803,000 6,690,524
1969 2,877,000 6,875,859
1970 2,974,000 7,065,279
1971 3,069,000 7,257,462
1972 3,148,000 7,460,068
1973 3,278,000 7,672,796
1974 3,377,000 7,896,783
1975 3,455,000 8,133,598
1976 3,533,000 8,384,113
1977 3,613,000 8,648,222
1978 3,690,000 8,926,586
1979 3,786,000 9,224,194
1980 3,878,000 9,543,358
1981 3,956,000 9,882,362
1982 4,031,000 10,241,006
1983 4,105,000 10,621,499
1984 4,159,000 11,025,597
1985 4,233,000 11,453,825
1986 4,299,000 11,901,040
1987 4,369,000 12,369,912
1988 4,442,000 12,859,708
1989 4,518,000 13,364,174
1990 4,660,000 13,887,862
1991 4,949,000 14,430,201
1992 5,123,000 14,989,494
1993 5,261,000 15,563,914
1994 5,399,000 16,149,147
1995 5,545,000 16,740,058
1996 5,692,000 17,313,177
1997 5,836,000 17,873,936
1998 5,971,000 18,446,013
1999 6,125,000 19,029,420
2000 6,289,000 19,624,141
2001 6,439,000 20,226,147
2002 6,570,000 20,835,086
2003 6,689,700 21,456,379
2004 6,809,000 22,095,167
2005 6,930,100 22,790,085
2006 7,053,700 23,543,083
2007 7,180,100 24,318,082
2008 7,308,800 25,111,941
2009 7,485,600 25,927,724
2010 7,623,600 26,754,387
2011 7,765,800 27,582,897
2012 7,910,500 28,433,647
2013 8,059,500 29,312,952
2014 8,215,700 30,226,309
2015 8,380,100 31,159,379
2016 8,546,000 32,109,010
2017 8,713,300 33,090,921
2018 8,882,800 34,085,182
2019 9,054,000 35,111,408
2020 9,215,100 36,134,863
2021 9,371,400 37,140,230
2022 9,557,500 38,222,876
2023 9,849,000 39,390,799
2024 9,974,400 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Israel and Yemen

Fertility rate
Israel

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Israel Yemen
1960 3.87 7.99
1961 3.86 8
1962 3.85 8.01
1963 3.84 8.03
1964 3.83 8.07
1965 3.81 8.1
1966 3.8 8.14
1967 3.79 8.17
1968 3.79 8.19
1969 3.78 8.22
1970 3.78 8.23
1971 3.77 8.26
1972 3.77 8.27
1973 3.7 8.29
1974 3.63 8.33
1975 3.55 8.37
1976 3.48 8.42
1977 3.41 8.47
1978 3.35 8.5
1979 3.3 8.67
1980 3.24 8.71
1981 3.19 8.75
1982 3.13 8.79
1983 3.11 8.83
1984 3.08 8.85
1985 3.06 8.86
1986 3.03 8.86
1987 3.01 8.83
1988 2.95 8.79
1989 2.89 8.71
1990 2.82 8.61
1991 2.76 8.46
1992 2.7 8.27
1993 2.8 8.05
1994 2.9 7.8
1995 2.9 7.53
1996 2.9 7
1997 2.94 6.82
1998 2.98 6.64
1999 2.97 6.49
2000 2.95 6.32
2001 2.92 6.14
2002 2.89 5.97
2003 2.95 5.84
2004 2.9 5.71
2005 2.84 5.56
2006 2.88 5.41
2007 2.9 5.26
2008 2.96 5.11
2009 2.96 5
2010 3.03 4.81
2011 2.98 4.63
2012 3.05 4.63
2013 3.03 4.62
2014 3.08 4.62
2015 3.09 4.62
2016 3.11 4.61
2017 3.11 4.61
2018 3.09 4.61
2019 3.01 4.6
2020 2.9 4.6
2021 3 4.6
2022 2.89 4.59
2023 2.85 4.59

Israel and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Israel

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Israel Yemen
1960 25.3 19.7
1961 25.3 19.6
1962 25 19.6
1963 24.6 19.5
1964 24.1 19.4
1965 23.8 19.3
1966 23.5 19.2
1967 23.4 19.1
1968 23.3 18.9
1969 23.3 18.7
1970 23.4 18.4
1971 23.5 18.1
1972 23.7 17.8
1973 23.8 17.6
1974 24 17.3
1975 24.2 17
1976 24.3 16.8
1977 24.5 16.6
1978 24.7 16.3
1979 24.8 16.1
1980 25 15.9
1981 25.1 15.7
1982 25.2 15.5
1983 25.3 15.3
1984 25.4 15.1
1985 25.4 15
1986 25.4 14.9
1987 25.5 14.8
1988 25.5 14.7
1989 25.6 14.6
1990 25.8 14.6
1991 26.2 14.6
1992 26.4 14.6
1993 26.5 14.6
1994 26.6 14.6
1995 26.9 14.7
1996 27.1 14.8
1997 27.3 14.9
1998 27.4 15
1999 27.6 15.2
2000 27.8 15.4
2001 28 15.6
2002 28.2 15.8
2003 28.4 16
2004 28.5 16.2
2005 28.7 16.4
2006 28.9 16.7
2007 29.1 16.9
2008 29.2 17.2
2009 29.3 17.4
2010 29.4 17.7
2011 29.5 17.9
2012 29.5 18.1
2013 29.6 18.3
2014 29.7 18.5
2015 29.8 18.7
2016 29.8 18.8
2017 29.9 18.9
2018 29.9 19
2019 29.9 19.1
2020 30 19.1
2021 30 19.1
2022 30.1 19.2
2023 30.2 19.2
2024 30.2 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Israel Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$528B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.9%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.93%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
178,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.71%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.9%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
17.3%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
26.6%
2021
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2021
3%
2014
Number of millionaires
179,905
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.79%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
41
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0006%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
511
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$331B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$215B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$952M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,905,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
2.39%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
89.3%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Israel Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,460 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$21.7
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.22 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.5%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.2%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.44%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,772 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.63%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Israel Yemen
% of world population
0.12%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+10,612
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
92.9%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
84.1
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
92
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.63
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2011
54.1%
2004
English speaking
85%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.2%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Israel Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,224
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$855
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
82.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.88%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.71
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2021
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
23.2%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.1%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.4%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.84 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Israel Yemen
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
838 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,072 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
541 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,670 mi
2021
n/a

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