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Norway vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 62nd vs. 49th).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Yemen
Population
5642662
42727988
Population rank 119/197 37/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 32/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 8/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$207B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 17/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Norway and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Norway and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Norway

Yemen
Year GDP
Norway Yemen
1960 $5,197,398,721 -
1961 $5,669,689,210 -
1962 $6,107,076,929 -
1963 $6,553,269,536 -
1964 $7,206,522,122 -
1965 $8,111,945,661 -
1966 $8,753,940,267 -
1967 $9,577,383,653 -
1968 $10,227,087,165 -
1969 $11,136,187,440 -
1970 $12,814,123,115 -
1971 $14,583,114,840 -
1972 $17,358,610,850 -
1973 $22,534,253,703 -
1974 $27,145,693,810 -
1975 $32,877,805,200 -
1976 $35,942,270,686 -
1977 $41,508,030,431 -
1978 $46,522,900,254 -
1979 $53,132,244,624 -
1980 $64,439,382,896 -
1981 $63,596,654,761 -
1982 $62,647,195,538 -
1983 $61,627,240,831 -
1984 $62,057,955,033 -
1985 $65,416,879,914 -
1986 $78,693,118,044 -
1987 $94,229,907,236 -
1988 $101,900,260,856 -
1989 $102,633,934,391 -
1990 $119,791,843,060 $12,643,821,569
1991 $121,872,464,483 $14,665,445,462
1992 $130,838,040,068 $17,959,367,194
1993 $120,579,213,713 $21,736,802,664
1994 $127,131,319,429 $28,019,483,764
1995 $152,029,612,325 $12,796,345,679
1996 $163,520,109,151 $6,496,163,616
1997 $161,356,631,888 $6,838,298,531
1998 $154,230,295,158 $6,322,175,566
1999 $162,383,706,021 $7,639,325,296
2000 $171,457,201,936 $9,679,316,770
2001 $174,239,354,071 $9,852,990,693
2002 $195,914,852,576 $10,693,430,511
2003 $229,385,469,337 $11,777,532,662
2004 $265,268,662,473 $13,867,634,371
2005 $309,978,579,744 $16,731,566,717
2006 $346,915,160,682 $19,063,143,370
2007 $402,643,260,488 $21,650,528,674
2008 $464,917,553,191 $26,910,855,807
2009 $387,976,400,617 $25,130,278,213
2010 $431,052,143,940 $30,906,749,533
2011 $501,360,549,669 $32,726,417,878
2012 $512,777,309,841 $35,401,331,609
2013 $526,014,468,085 $40,415,233,436
2014 $501,736,471,833 $43,228,585,321
2015 $388,159,512,246 $42,444,490,074
2016 $370,956,547,619 $31,317,825,274
2017 $401,745,275,035 $26,842,229,045
2018 $439,788,625,884 $21,606,160,663
2019 $408,742,840,909 -
2020 $367,633,418,887 -
2021 $503,367,986,030 -
2022 $596,297,651,036 -
2023 $482,949,731,777 -
2024 $483,727,398,216 -

Norway and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Norway Yemen
1960 $1,451 -
1961 $1,571 -
1962 $1,678 -
1963 $1,787 -
1964 $1,951 -
1965 $2,179 -
1966 $2,333 -
1967 $2,531 -
1968 $2,680 -
1969 $2,894 -
1970 $3,306 -
1971 $3,736 -
1972 $4,414 -
1973 $5,690 -
1974 $6,812 -
1975 $8,204 -
1976 $8,927 -
1977 $10,266 -
1978 $11,463 -
1979 $13,047 -
1980 $15,772 -
1981 $15,513 -
1982 $15,225 -
1983 $14,928 -
1984 $14,989 -
1985 $15,754 -
1986 $18,883 -
1987 $22,506 -
1988 $24,207 -
1989 $24,281 -
1990 $28,243 $910
1991 $28,597 $1,016
1992 $30,524 $1,198
1993 $27,964 $1,397
1994 $29,316 $1,735
1995 $34,876 $764
1996 $37,322 $375
1997 $36,629 $383
1998 $34,803 $343
1999 $36,393 $401
2000 $38,178 $493
2001 $38,602 $487
2002 $43,171 $513
2003 $50,250 $549
2004 $57,769 $628
2005 $67,047 $734
2006 $74,434 $810
2007 $85,502 $890
2008 $97,504 $1,072
2009 $80,348 $969
2010 $88,163 $1,155
2011 $101,222 $1,186
2012 $102,176 $1,245
2013 $103,554 $1,379
2014 $97,667 $1,430
2015 $74,810 $1,362
2016 $70,867 $975
2017 $76,132 $811
2018 $82,793 $634
2019 $76,431 -
2020 $68,340 -
2021 $93,073 -
2022 $109,270 -
2023 $87,497 -
2024 $86,810 -

Norway vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Yemen
1950 71.6 28.9
1951 72.5 29.3
1952 72.7 29.6
1953 73.1 30
1954 73.2 30.4
1955 73.4 30.8
1956 73.5 31.3
1957 73.4 31.8
1958 73.4 32.4
1959 73.6 32.9
1960 73.6 33.5
1961 73.6 34.1
1962 73.5 33.7
1963 73.1 33.4
1964 73.6 34.9
1965 73.7 35.6
1966 74 36.3
1967 74.1 37.1
1968 73.9 38
1969 73.7 39.6
1970 74.1 40.6
1971 74.2 41.8
1972 74.3 42.7
1973 74.4 43.6
1974 74.8 44.5
1975 74.8 45.5
1976 75 46.4
1977 75.4 47.4
1978 75.4 48.5
1979 75.4 49.5
1980 75.7 50.6
1981 75.9 51.7
1982 76 52.4
1983 76.1 53.6
1984 76.2 54.6
1985 75.9 55.4
1986 76.3 54
1987 76.1 56.8
1988 76.3 57.4
1989 76.5 58
1990 76.6 58.5
1991 77 58.8
1992 77.2 59.3
1993 77.2 59.7
1994 77.8 59.8
1995 77.8 60.5
1996 78.2 60.9
1997 78.2 61.3
1998 78.4 61.8
1999 78.4 62.3
2000 78.7 62.8
2001 78.9 63.3
2002 79 63.8
2003 79.5 64.4
2004 80 64.9
2005 80.2 65.4
2006 80.4 65.8
2007 80.5 66.2
2008 80.7 66.6
2009 80.9 66.9
2010 81 67.2
2011 81.2 67.4
2012 81.4 67.6
2013 81.7 68
2014 82.1 68
2015 82.3 66.8
2016 82.4 67.1
2017 82.6 67.1
2018 82.8 65.9
2019 83 66.6
2020 83.2 66.4
2021 83.2 66
2022 82.6 68
2023 83.3 69.3
2024 83.5 69.4
2025 83.6 69.6

Norway and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Yemen
Year Population
Norway Yemen
1960 3,581,239 5,532,301
1961 3,609,800 5,655,232
1962 3,638,918 5,782,221
1963 3,666,537 5,911,135
1964 3,694,339 6,048,006
1965 3,723,168 6,195,593
1966 3,753,012 6,351,494
1967 3,784,539 6,516,444
1968 3,816,486 6,690,524
1969 3,847,707 6,875,859
1970 3,875,763 7,065,279
1971 3,903,039 7,257,462
1972 3,933,004 7,460,068
1973 3,960,612 7,672,796
1974 3,985,258 7,896,783
1975 4,007,313 8,133,598
1976 4,026,152 8,384,113
1977 4,043,205 8,648,222
1978 4,058,671 8,926,586
1979 4,072,517 9,224,194
1980 4,085,620 9,543,358
1981 4,099,702 9,882,362
1982 4,114,787 10,241,006
1983 4,128,432 10,621,499
1984 4,140,099 11,025,597
1985 4,152,516 11,453,825
1986 4,167,354 11,901,040
1987 4,186,905 12,369,912
1988 4,209,488 12,859,708
1989 4,226,901 13,364,174
1990 4,241,473 13,887,862
1991 4,261,732 14,430,201
1992 4,286,401 14,989,494
1993 4,311,991 15,563,914
1994 4,336,613 16,149,147
1995 4,359,184 16,740,058
1996 4,381,336 17,313,177
1997 4,405,157 17,873,936
1998 4,431,464 18,446,013
1999 4,461,913 19,029,420
2000 4,490,967 19,624,141
2001 4,513,751 20,226,147
2002 4,538,159 20,835,086
2003 4,564,855 21,456,379
2004 4,591,910 22,095,167
2005 4,623,291 22,790,085
2006 4,660,677 23,543,083
2007 4,709,153 24,318,082
2008 4,768,212 25,111,941
2009 4,828,726 25,927,724
2010 4,889,252 26,754,387
2011 4,953,088 27,582,897
2012 5,018,573 28,433,647
2013 5,079,623 29,312,952
2014 5,137,232 30,226,309
2015 5,188,607 31,159,379
2016 5,234,519 32,109,010
2017 5,276,968 33,090,921
2018 5,311,916 34,085,182
2019 5,347,896 35,111,408
2020 5,379,475 36,134,863
2021 5,408,320 37,140,230
2022 5,457,127 38,222,876
2023 5,519,594 39,390,799
2024 5,572,272 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Norway and Yemen

Fertility rate
Norway

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Norway Yemen
1960 2.85 7.99
1961 2.94 8
1962 2.91 8.01
1963 2.93 8.03
1964 2.98 8.07
1965 2.94 8.1
1966 2.9 8.14
1967 2.81 8.17
1968 2.75 8.19
1969 2.7 8.22
1970 2.5 8.23
1971 2.49 8.26
1972 2.38 8.27
1973 2.23 8.29
1974 2.13 8.33
1975 1.98 8.37
1976 1.86 8.42
1977 1.75 8.47
1978 1.77 8.5
1979 1.75 8.67
1980 1.72 8.71
1981 1.7 8.75
1982 1.71 8.79
1983 1.66 8.83
1984 1.66 8.85
1985 1.68 8.86
1986 1.71 8.86
1987 1.74 8.83
1988 1.84 8.79
1989 1.89 8.71
1990 1.93 8.61
1991 1.92 8.46
1992 1.88 8.27
1993 1.86 8.05
1994 1.87 7.8
1995 1.87 7.53
1996 1.89 7
1997 1.86 6.82
1998 1.81 6.64
1999 1.85 6.49
2000 1.85 6.32
2001 1.78 6.14
2002 1.75 5.97
2003 1.8 5.84
2004 1.83 5.71
2005 1.84 5.56
2006 1.9 5.41
2007 1.9 5.26
2008 1.96 5.11
2009 1.98 5
2010 1.95 4.81
2011 1.88 4.63
2012 1.85 4.63
2013 1.78 4.62
2014 1.75 4.62
2015 1.72 4.62
2016 1.71 4.61
2017 1.62 4.61
2018 1.56 4.61
2019 1.53 4.6
2020 1.48 4.6
2021 1.55 4.6
2022 1.41 4.59
2023 1.4 4.59

Norway and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Norway Yemen
1960 34.3 19.7
1961 34.4 19.6
1962 34.4 19.6
1963 34.3 19.5
1964 34.2 19.4
1965 34.1 19.3
1966 33.9 19.2
1967 33.7 19.1
1968 33.5 18.9
1969 33.2 18.7
1970 32.9 18.4
1971 32.7 18.1
1972 32.5 17.8
1973 32.4 17.6
1974 32.4 17.3
1975 32.5 17
1976 32.6 16.8
1977 32.7 16.6
1978 32.9 16.3
1979 33.1 16.1
1980 33.3 15.9
1981 33.6 15.7
1982 33.9 15.5
1983 34.1 15.3
1984 34.4 15.1
1985 34.6 15
1986 34.8 14.9
1987 34.9 14.8
1988 35.1 14.7
1989 35.2 14.6
1990 35.4 14.6
1991 35.5 14.6
1992 35.7 14.6
1993 35.8 14.6
1994 35.9 14.6
1995 36.1 14.7
1996 36.2 14.8
1997 36.4 14.9
1998 36.5 15
1999 36.7 15.2
2000 36.9 15.4
2001 37.1 15.6
2002 37.3 15.8
2003 37.5 16
2004 37.7 16.2
2005 37.9 16.4
2006 38.1 16.7
2007 38.3 16.9
2008 38.4 17.2
2009 38.5 17.4
2010 38.6 17.7
2011 38.7 17.9
2012 38.8 18.1
2013 38.9 18.3
2014 39 18.5
2015 39.2 18.7
2016 39.3 18.8
2017 39.4 18.9
2018 39.6 19
2019 39.8 19.1
2020 40 19.1
2021 40.3 19.1
2022 40.4 19.2
2023 40.5 19.2
2024 40.7 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
3%
2014
Number of millionaires
253,085
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.84%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
17
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
180
2017
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Norway Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
48.2%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-704%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
23,520 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
99.1%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Norway Yemen
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
54.1%
2004
English speaking
87.6%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Norway Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Yemen
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025

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