Skip to content

Netherlands vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Netherlands has a population of 18M (ranked 72/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). The Netherlands' land area is 13,000 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 134th vs. 49th).

By GDP, The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Netherlands Yemen
Population
18191638
42727988
Population rank 72/197 37/197
GDP
$1.23T
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 19/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$68,219
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 13/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$84,218
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$531B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.3%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$29,494
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 25/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,699
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
13,000 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.43
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
42.4 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Netherlands and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Netherlands and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Netherlands

Yemen
Year GDP
Netherlands Yemen
1960 $13,282,979,015 -
1961 $14,599,836,396 -
1962 $15,847,582,341 -
1963 $17,193,744,109 -
1964 $20,232,048,553 -
1965 $22,721,869,808 -
1966 $24,741,480,717 -
1967 $27,143,828,099 -
1968 $30,097,635,751 -
1969 $34,086,038,090 -
1970 $38,220,884,519 -
1971 $44,644,730,576 -
1972 $54,787,070,173 -
1973 $71,946,639,603 -
1974 $87,371,810,804 -
1975 $100,397,061,694 -
1976 $109,329,386,564 -
1977 $127,203,923,857 -
1978 $156,089,077,205 -
1979 $179,933,827,310 -
1980 $195,439,301,707 -
1981 $164,375,775,854 -
1982 $158,712,765,536 -
1983 $153,671,294,109 -
1984 $144,124,462,912 -
1985 $144,057,523,222 -
1986 $201,157,708,221 -
1987 $245,406,949,521 -
1988 $262,295,966,105 -
1989 $258,716,904,292 -
1990 $318,799,003,994 $12,643,821,569
1991 $327,982,316,124 $14,665,445,462
1992 $363,497,050,125 $17,959,367,194
1993 $354,070,495,966 $21,736,802,664
1994 $379,688,232,232 $28,019,483,764
1995 $452,967,334,614 $12,796,345,679
1996 $451,372,549,020 $6,496,163,616
1997 $417,506,211,882 $6,838,298,531
1998 $438,612,530,549 $6,322,175,566
1999 $447,778,514,140 $7,639,325,296
2000 $417,649,282,154 $9,679,316,770
2001 $432,536,219,669 $9,852,990,693
2002 $475,529,972,123 $10,693,430,511
2003 $582,435,617,082 $11,777,532,662
2004 $661,224,886,143 $13,867,634,371
2005 $688,133,699,636 $16,731,566,717
2006 $737,593,995,289 $19,063,143,370
2007 $853,499,460,873 $21,650,528,674
2008 $957,901,566,041 $26,910,855,807
2009 $878,954,223,140 $25,130,278,213
2010 $852,464,982,433 $30,906,749,533
2011 $913,140,741,333 $32,726,417,878
2012 $845,689,017,066 $35,401,331,609
2013 $883,951,539,007 $40,415,233,436
2014 $901,556,501,756 $43,228,585,321
2015 $775,743,675,303 $42,444,490,074
2016 $797,163,949,290 $31,317,825,274
2017 $848,233,537,846 $26,842,229,045
2018 $929,733,599,797 $21,606,160,663
2019 $928,903,005,576 -
2020 $932,560,861,701 -
2021 $1,054,472,123,450 -
2022 $1,046,540,797,549 -
2023 $1,154,361,305,398 -
2024 $1,227,543,925,316 -

Netherlands and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Netherlands

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Netherlands Yemen
1960 $1,156 -
1961 $1,254 -
1962 $1,342 -
1963 $1,437 -
1964 $1,668 -
1965 $1,848 -
1966 $1,986 -
1967 $2,155 -
1968 $2,364 -
1969 $2,647 -
1970 $2,931 -
1971 $3,384 -
1972 $4,110 -
1973 $5,353 -
1974 $6,450 -
1975 $7,346 -
1976 $7,937 -
1977 $9,180 -
1978 $11,196 -
1979 $12,817 -
1980 $13,812 -
1981 $11,537 -
1982 $11,089 -
1983 $10,696 -
1984 $9,992 -
1985 $9,941 -
1986 $13,804 -
1987 $16,734 -
1988 $17,771 -
1989 $17,423 -
1990 $21,322 $910
1991 $21,764 $1,016
1992 $23,939 $1,198
1993 $23,156 $1,397
1994 $24,683 $1,735
1995 $29,301 $764
1996 $29,064 $375
1997 $26,745 $383
1998 $27,924 $343
1999 $28,319 $401
2000 $26,225 $493
2001 $26,956 $487
2002 $29,447 $513
2003 $35,897 $549
2004 $40,611 $628
2005 $42,165 $734
2006 $45,124 $810
2007 $52,101 $890
2008 $58,247 $1,072
2009 $53,172 $969
2010 $51,306 $1,155
2011 $54,702 $1,186
2012 $50,474 $1,245
2013 $52,602 $1,379
2014 $53,457 $1,430
2015 $45,794 $1,362
2016 $46,809 $975
2017 $49,514 $811
2018 $53,955 $634
2019 $53,555 -
2020 $53,468 -
2021 $60,142 -
2022 $59,123 -
2023 $64,572 -
2024 $68,219 -

Netherlands vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Netherlands

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Netherlands Yemen
1950 71.4 28.9
1951 71.5 29.3
1952 72.1 29.6
1953 71.7 30
1954 72.4 30.4
1955 72.5 30.8
1956 72.5 31.3
1957 73 31.8
1958 73.1 32.4
1959 73.2 32.9
1960 73.4 33.5
1961 73.6 34.1
1962 73.2 33.7
1963 73.4 33.4
1964 73.7 34.9
1965 73.6 35.6
1966 73.6 36.3
1967 73.8 37.1
1968 73.6 38
1969 73.6 39.6
1970 73.6 40.6
1971 73.9 41.8
1972 73.8 42.7
1973 74.2 43.6
1974 74.6 44.5
1975 74.6 45.5
1976 74.7 46.4
1977 75.3 47.4
1978 75.2 48.5
1979 75.6 49.5
1980 75.8 50.6
1981 76 51.7
1982 76.1 52.4
1983 76.3 53.6
1984 76.3 54.6
1985 76.4 55.4
1986 76.4 54
1987 76.8 56.8
1988 77 57.4
1989 76.8 58
1990 77 58.5
1991 77.2 58.8
1992 77.4 59.3
1993 77 59.7
1994 77.5 59.8
1995 77.6 60.5
1996 77.6 60.9
1997 77.9 61.3
1998 78 61.8
1999 78 62.3
2000 78.1 62.8
2001 78.3 63.3
2002 78.4 63.8
2003 78.7 64.4
2004 79.2 64.9
2005 79.5 65.4
2006 79.8 65.8
2007 80.3 66.2
2008 80.4 66.6
2009 80.7 66.9
2010 80.8 67.2
2011 81.1 67.4
2012 81.1 67.6
2013 81.3 68
2014 81.7 68
2015 81.5 66.8
2016 81.6 67.1
2017 81.7 67.1
2018 81.8 65.9
2019 82.1 66.6
2020 81.4 66.4
2021 81.4 66
2022 81.9 68
2023 82.2 69.3
2024 82.3 69.4
2025 82.4 69.6

Netherlands and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Netherlands

Yemen
Year Population
Netherlands Yemen
1960 11,486,631 5,532,301
1961 11,638,712 5,655,232
1962 11,805,689 5,782,221
1963 11,965,966 5,911,135
1964 12,127,120 6,048,006
1965 12,294,732 6,195,593
1966 12,456,251 6,351,494
1967 12,598,201 6,516,444
1968 12,729,721 6,690,524
1969 12,877,984 6,875,859
1970 13,038,526 7,065,279
1971 13,194,497 7,257,462
1972 13,328,593 7,460,068
1973 13,439,322 7,672,796
1974 13,545,056 7,896,783
1975 13,666,335 8,133,598
1976 13,774,037 8,384,113
1977 13,856,185 8,648,222
1978 13,941,700 8,926,586
1979 14,038,270 9,224,194
1980 14,149,800 9,543,358
1981 14,247,208 9,882,362
1982 14,312,690 10,241,006
1983 14,367,070 10,621,499
1984 14,424,211 11,025,597
1985 14,491,632 11,453,825
1986 14,572,278 11,901,040
1987 14,665,037 12,369,912
1988 14,760,094 12,859,708
1989 14,848,907 13,364,174
1990 14,951,510 13,887,862
1991 15,069,798 14,430,201
1992 15,184,166 14,989,494
1993 15,290,368 15,563,914
1994 15,382,838 16,149,147
1995 15,459,006 16,740,058
1996 15,530,498 17,313,177
1997 15,610,650 17,873,936
1998 15,707,209 18,446,013
1999 15,812,088 19,029,420
2000 15,925,513 19,624,141
2001 16,046,180 20,226,147
2002 16,148,929 20,835,086
2003 16,225,302 21,456,379
2004 16,281,779 22,095,167
2005 16,319,868 22,790,085
2006 16,346,101 23,543,083
2007 16,381,696 24,318,082
2008 16,445,593 25,111,941
2009 16,530,388 25,927,724
2010 16,615,394 26,754,387
2011 16,693,074 27,582,897
2012 16,754,962 28,433,647
2013 16,804,432 29,312,952
2014 16,865,008 30,226,309
2015 16,939,923 31,159,379
2016 17,030,314 32,109,010
2017 17,131,296 33,090,921
2018 17,231,624 34,085,182
2019 17,344,874 35,111,408
2020 17,441,500 36,134,863
2021 17,533,044 37,140,230
2022 17,700,982 38,222,876
2023 17,877,117 39,390,799
2024 17,994,237 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Netherlands and Yemen

Fertility rate
Netherlands

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Netherlands Yemen
1960 3.12 7.99
1961 3.22 8
1962 3.18 8.01
1963 3.19 8.03
1964 3.17 8.07
1965 3.04 8.1
1966 2.9 8.14
1967 2.81 8.17
1968 2.72 8.19
1969 2.75 8.22
1970 2.57 8.23
1971 2.36 8.26
1972 2.15 8.27
1973 1.9 8.29
1974 1.77 8.33
1975 1.66 8.37
1976 1.63 8.42
1977 1.58 8.47
1978 1.58 8.5
1979 1.56 8.67
1980 1.6 8.71
1981 1.56 8.75
1982 1.5 8.79
1983 1.47 8.83
1984 1.49 8.85
1985 1.51 8.86
1986 1.55 8.86
1987 1.56 8.83
1988 1.55 8.79
1989 1.55 8.71
1990 1.62 8.61
1991 1.61 8.46
1992 1.59 8.27
1993 1.57 8.05
1994 1.57 7.8
1995 1.53 7.53
1996 1.53 7
1997 1.56 6.82
1998 1.63 6.64
1999 1.65 6.49
2000 1.72 6.32
2001 1.71 6.14
2002 1.73 5.97
2003 1.75 5.84
2004 1.72 5.71
2005 1.71 5.56
2006 1.72 5.41
2007 1.72 5.26
2008 1.77 5.11
2009 1.79 5
2010 1.79 4.81
2011 1.76 4.63
2012 1.72 4.63
2013 1.68 4.62
2014 1.71 4.62
2015 1.66 4.62
2016 1.66 4.61
2017 1.62 4.61
2018 1.59 4.61
2019 1.57 4.6
2020 1.54 4.6
2021 1.62 4.6
2022 1.49 4.59
2023 1.43 4.59

Netherlands and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Netherlands

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Netherlands Yemen
1960 28.8 19.7
1961 28.8 19.6
1962 28.7 19.6
1963 28.7 19.5
1964 28.6 19.4
1965 28.6 19.3
1966 28.6 19.2
1967 28.5 19.1
1968 28.6 18.9
1969 28.6 18.7
1970 28.6 18.4
1971 28.7 18.1
1972 28.9 17.8
1973 29 17.6
1974 29.3 17.3
1975 29.4 17
1976 29.8 16.8
1977 30.3 16.6
1978 30.7 16.3
1979 31 16.1
1980 31.3 15.9
1981 31.6 15.7
1982 31.9 15.5
1983 32.3 15.3
1984 32.6 15.1
1985 32.9 15
1986 33.2 14.9
1987 33.5 14.8
1988 33.8 14.7
1989 34.1 14.6
1990 34.3 14.6
1991 34.6 14.6
1992 34.8 14.6
1993 35.1 14.6
1994 35.4 14.6
1995 35.7 14.7
1996 36.1 14.8
1997 36.4 14.9
1998 36.7 15
1999 37 15.2
2000 37.3 15.4
2001 37.5 15.6
2002 37.8 15.8
2003 38.1 16
2004 38.5 16.2
2005 38.9 16.4
2006 39.3 16.7
2007 39.7 16.9
2008 40 17.2
2009 40.3 17.4
2010 40.7 17.7
2011 41 17.9
2012 41.3 18.1
2013 41.6 18.3
2014 41.8 18.5
2015 42 18.7
2016 42.2 18.8
2017 42.3 18.9
2018 42.4 19
2019 42.5 19.1
2020 42.5 19.1
2021 42.6 19.1
2022 42.5 19.2
2023 42.4 19.2
2024 42.4 19.3

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for the Netherlands and Yemen.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Netherlands Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$1.13T
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.7%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.18%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.9%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.64%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
70.3%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
17.9%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
78.2
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
21.4%
2021
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2021
3%
2014
Number of millionaires
1,231,625
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
8.62%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
13
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
103
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.1T
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$79.1B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$4.72B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,265,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
1.44%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Netherlands Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,418 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22.9
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
122.9 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.87 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.5%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.01%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
87%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,189 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
33.1%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
3.28%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Netherlands Yemen
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+121,628
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
93.5%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.03 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.59 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.1
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
78
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
95
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.69
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
54.1%
2004
English speaking
90.9%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
97%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Netherlands Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,796
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$581
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.91
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
30.4 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
4
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
15%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.3%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.71 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Netherlands Yemen
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
722 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,961 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,437 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
88,123 mi
2022
n/a

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Netherlands vs Yemen
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare