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New Zealand vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 74th vs. 49th).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Yemen
Population
5406623
42727988
Population rank 124/197 37/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 53/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 26/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$133B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 28/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

New Zealand and Yemen: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Yemen economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Yemen
Year GDP
New Zealand Yemen
1960 $5,536,098,360 -
1961 $5,721,994,864 -
1962 $6,133,158,532 -
1963 $6,699,741,645 -
1964 $7,340,766,415 -
1965 $5,706,251,400 -
1966 $5,917,437,693 -
1967 $6,016,017,227 -
1968 $5,228,045,415 -
1969 $5,814,357,709 -
1970 $6,495,605,331 -
1971 $7,911,136,757 -
1972 $9,567,331,065 -
1973 $12,802,281,898 -
1974 $13,940,981,798 -
1975 $12,861,983,284 -
1976 $13,604,832,424 -
1977 $15,446,825,318 -
1978 $18,530,518,395 -
1979 $20,731,243,113 -
1980 $23,244,547,385 -
1981 $24,417,617,184 -
1982 $24,164,603,059 -
1983 $24,309,279,706 -
1984 $21,665,975,319 -
1985 $24,679,795,396 -
1986 $30,604,668,357 -
1987 $40,376,354,070 -
1988 $45,176,811,594 -
1989 $43,920,222,525 -
1990 $45,495,129,385 $12,643,821,569
1991 $42,745,329,732 $14,665,445,462
1992 $41,649,829,860 $17,959,367,194
1993 $46,775,620,817 $21,736,802,664
1994 $55,314,732,279 $28,019,483,764
1995 $63,918,703,507 $12,796,345,679
1996 $70,140,835,299 $6,496,163,616
1997 $66,075,143,415 $6,838,298,531
1998 $56,227,169,851 $6,322,175,566
1999 $58,762,260,626 $7,639,325,296
2000 $52,623,281,957 $9,679,316,770
2001 $53,872,425,917 $9,852,990,693
2002 $66,627,729,311 $10,693,430,511
2003 $88,250,885,550 $11,777,532,662
2004 $103,905,210,084 $13,867,634,371
2005 $114,720,129,550 $16,731,566,717
2006 $111,538,810,713 $19,063,143,370
2007 $137,188,946,866 $21,650,528,674
2008 $133,437,126,590 $26,910,855,807
2009 $121,663,439,315 $25,130,278,213
2010 $146,887,902,524 $30,906,749,533
2011 $168,484,908,960 $32,726,417,878
2012 $176,560,711,239 $35,401,331,609
2013 $191,012,364,177 $40,415,233,436
2014 $201,518,402,787 $43,228,585,321
2015 $178,224,167,088 $42,444,490,074
2016 $189,100,085,275 $31,317,825,274
2017 $206,745,969,246 $26,842,229,045
2018 $211,985,631,173 $21,606,160,663
2019 $213,006,341,102 -
2020 $213,029,554,654 -
2021 $253,977,931,815 -
2022 $249,509,991,440 -
2023 $255,194,972,673 -
2024 $260,235,932,559 -

New Zealand and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Yemen
1960 $2,334 -
1961 $2,365 -
1962 $2,471 -
1963 $2,646 -
1964 $2,839 -
1965 $2,171 -
1966 $2,211 -
1967 $2,208 -
1968 $1,902 -
1969 $2,097 -
1970 $2,311 -
1971 $2,773 -
1972 $3,295 -
1973 $4,323 -
1974 $4,611 -
1975 $4,172 -
1976 $4,374 -
1977 $4,951 -
1978 $5,937 -
1979 $6,668 -
1980 $7,467 -
1981 $7,814 -
1982 $7,656 -
1983 $7,598 -
1984 $6,714 -
1985 $7,601 -
1986 $9,428 -
1987 $12,331 -
1988 $13,759 -
1989 $13,312 -
1990 $13,663 $910
1991 $12,230 $1,016
1992 $11,793 $1,198
1993 $13,094 $1,397
1994 $15,280 $1,735
1995 $17,400 $764
1996 $18,794 $375
1997 $17,474 $383
1998 $14,738 $343
1999 $15,322 $401
2000 $13,641 $493
2001 $13,883 $487
2002 $16,874 $513
2003 $21,914 $549
2004 $25,420 $628
2005 $27,751 $734
2006 $26,655 $810
2007 $32,480 $890
2008 $31,325 $1,072
2009 $28,277 $969
2010 $33,762 $1,155
2011 $38,432 $1,186
2012 $40,054 $1,245
2013 $43,000 $1,379
2014 $44,618 $1,430
2015 $38,665 $1,362
2016 $40,114 $975
2017 $42,950 $811
2018 $43,257 $634
2019 $42,779 -
2020 $41,851 -
2021 $49,689 -
2022 $48,760 -
2023 $48,655 -
2024 $48,747 -

New Zealand vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Yemen
1950 69.3 28.9
1951 69.1 29.3
1952 69.4 29.6
1953 70.2 30
1954 70.3 30.4
1955 70.5 30.8
1956 70.7 31.3
1957 70.3 31.8
1958 70.9 32.4
1959 70.8 32.9
1960 71.2 33.5
1961 70.9 34.1
1962 71.2 33.7
1963 71.3 33.4
1964 71.3 34.9
1965 71.2 35.6
1966 71.1 36.3
1967 71.4 37.1
1968 71.1 38
1969 71.5 39.6
1970 71.2 40.6
1971 71.7 41.8
1972 71.8 42.7
1973 71.7 43.6
1974 71.9 44.5
1975 72.2 45.5
1976 72.4 46.4
1977 72.1 47.4
1978 73 48.5
1979 73.1 49.5
1980 72.9 50.6
1981 73.6 51.7
1982 73.7 52.4
1983 73.8 53.6
1984 74.4 54.6
1985 73.9 55.4
1986 74.1 54
1987 74.2 56.8
1988 74.5 57.4
1989 74.9 58
1990 75.4 58.5
1991 76.1 58.8
1992 76.2 59.3
1993 76.5 59.7
1994 76.9 59.8
1995 76.8 60.5
1996 76.8 60.9
1997 77.3 61.3
1998 78.2 61.8
1999 77.9 62.3
2000 78.7 62.8
2001 78.7 63.3
2002 78.9 63.8
2003 79.1 64.4
2004 79.4 64.9
2005 80 65.4
2006 80 65.8
2007 80.1 66.2
2008 80.2 66.6
2009 80.5 66.9
2010 81.1 67.2
2011 80.8 67.4
2012 81.2 67.6
2013 81.6 68
2014 81.4 68
2015 81.6 66.8
2016 82 67.1
2017 81.6 67.1
2018 81.9 65.9
2019 81.8 66.6
2020 82.7 66.4
2021 82.3 66
2022 81 68
2023 82.1 69.3
2024 82.2 69.4
2025 82.4 69.6

New Zealand and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Yemen
Year Population
New Zealand Yemen
1960 2,371,800 5,532,301
1961 2,419,700 5,655,232
1962 2,482,000 5,782,221
1963 2,531,800 5,911,135
1964 2,585,400 6,048,006
1965 2,628,400 6,195,593
1966 2,675,900 6,351,494
1967 2,724,100 6,516,444
1968 2,748,100 6,690,524
1969 2,772,800 6,875,859
1970 2,810,700 7,065,279
1971 2,853,000 7,257,462
1972 2,903,900 7,460,068
1973 2,961,300 7,672,796
1974 3,023,700 7,896,783
1975 3,083,100 8,133,598
1976 3,110,500 8,384,113
1977 3,120,200 8,648,222
1978 3,121,200 8,926,586
1979 3,109,000 9,224,194
1980 3,112,900 9,543,358
1981 3,124,900 9,882,362
1982 3,156,100 10,241,006
1983 3,199,300 10,621,499
1984 3,227,100 11,025,597
1985 3,247,100 11,453,825
1986 3,246,300 11,901,040
1987 3,274,400 12,369,912
1988 3,283,400 12,859,708
1989 3,299,200 13,364,174
1990 3,329,800 13,887,862
1991 3,495,100 14,430,201
1992 3,531,700 14,989,494
1993 3,572,200 15,563,914
1994 3,620,000 16,149,147
1995 3,673,400 16,740,058
1996 3,732,000 17,313,177
1997 3,781,300 17,873,936
1998 3,815,000 18,446,013
1999 3,835,100 19,029,420
2000 3,857,700 19,624,141
2001 3,880,500 20,226,147
2002 3,948,500 20,835,086
2003 4,027,200 21,456,379
2004 4,087,500 22,095,167
2005 4,133,900 22,790,085
2006 4,184,600 23,543,083
2007 4,223,800 24,318,082
2008 4,259,800 25,111,941
2009 4,302,600 25,927,724
2010 4,350,700 26,754,387
2011 4,384,000 27,582,897
2012 4,408,100 28,433,647
2013 4,442,100 29,312,952
2014 4,516,500 30,226,309
2015 4,609,400 31,159,379
2016 4,714,100 32,109,010
2017 4,813,600 33,090,921
2018 4,900,600 34,085,182
2019 4,979,200 35,111,408
2020 5,090,200 36,134,863
2021 5,111,300 37,140,230
2022 5,117,100 38,222,876
2023 5,245,000 39,390,799
2024 5,338,500 40,583,164

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Yemen

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Yemen
1960 4.24 7.99
1961 4.31 8
1962 4.19 8.01
1963 4.05 8.03
1964 3.8 8.07
1965 3.54 8.1
1966 3.41 8.14
1967 3.35 8.17
1968 3.34 8.19
1969 3.28 8.22
1970 3.17 8.23
1971 3.18 8.26
1972 3 8.27
1973 2.76 8.29
1974 2.58 8.33
1975 2.37 8.37
1976 2.27 8.42
1977 2.21 8.47
1978 2.07 8.5
1979 2.12 8.67
1980 2.03 8.71
1981 2.01 8.75
1982 1.95 8.79
1983 1.92 8.83
1984 1.93 8.85
1985 1.93 8.86
1986 1.96 8.86
1987 2.03 8.83
1988 2.1 8.79
1989 2.12 8.71
1990 2.18 8.61
1991 2.09 8.46
1992 2.06 8.27
1993 2.04 8.05
1994 1.98 7.8
1995 1.98 7.53
1996 1.96 7
1997 1.96 6.82
1998 1.89 6.64
1999 1.97 6.49
2000 1.98 6.32
2001 1.97 6.14
2002 1.89 5.97
2003 1.93 5.84
2004 1.98 5.71
2005 1.97 5.56
2006 2.01 5.41
2007 2.18 5.26
2008 2.19 5.11
2009 2.13 5
2010 2.17 4.81
2011 2.09 4.63
2012 2.1 4.63
2013 2.01 4.62
2014 1.92 4.62
2015 1.99 4.62
2016 1.87 4.61
2017 1.81 4.61
2018 1.71 4.61
2019 1.72 4.6
2020 1.61 4.6
2021 1.64 4.6
2022 1.66 4.59
2023 1.56 4.59

New Zealand and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Yemen
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Yemen
1960 27.5 19.7
1961 27.1 19.6
1962 26.8 19.6
1963 26.4 19.5
1964 26.2 19.4
1965 26 19.3
1966 25.9 19.2
1967 25.8 19.1
1968 25.7 18.9
1969 25.7 18.7
1970 25.6 18.4
1971 25.7 18.1
1972 25.9 17.8
1973 26 17.6
1974 26.2 17.3
1975 26.3 17
1976 26.5 16.8
1977 26.8 16.6
1978 27.1 16.3
1979 27.5 16.1
1980 27.9 15.9
1981 28.2 15.7
1982 28.5 15.5
1983 28.8 15.3
1984 29.1 15.1
1985 29.4 15
1986 29.8 14.9
1987 30.1 14.8
1988 30.4 14.7
1989 30.8 14.6
1990 31.1 14.6
1991 31.4 14.6
1992 31.7 14.6
1993 32 14.6
1994 32.3 14.6
1995 32.6 14.7
1996 32.8 14.8
1997 33.2 14.9
1998 33.6 15
1999 34 15.2
2000 34.3 15.4
2001 34.6 15.6
2002 34.8 15.8
2003 35 16
2004 35.2 16.2
2005 35.5 16.4
2006 35.8 16.7
2007 36.1 16.9
2008 36.4 17.2
2009 36.6 17.4
2010 36.8 17.7
2011 37 17.9
2012 37.2 18.1
2013 37.4 18.3
2014 37.5 18.5
2015 37.4 18.7
2016 37.3 18.8
2017 37.2 18.9
2018 37.3 19
2019 37.3 19.1
2020 37.5 19.1
2021 37.8 19.1
2022 38.1 19.2
2023 38.3 19.2
2024 38.6 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2014
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

New Zealand Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

New Zealand Yemen
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
54.1%
2004
English speaking
97.8%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

New Zealand Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Yemen
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
n/a

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