Saudi Arabia has a population of 35.3M (ranked 45/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Saudi Arabia's land area is 830,000 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 12th vs. 49th).
By GDP, Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 ($1.24T) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Saudi Arabia ranks 32/197 ($35,057), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).
Main facts and rankings
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population |
36428123
|
42727988
|
| Population rank | 44/197 | 37/197 |
| GDP |
$1.24T
2024 |
$21.6B
2018 |
| GDP rank | 18/197 | 124/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$35,057
2024 |
$634
2018 |
| GDP per capita rank | 32/197 | 192/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$71,243
2024 |
$3,164
2013 |
| Government debt |
$370B
2024 |
$18.8B
2018 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
34.8%
2025 |
71.2%
2025 |
| Government debt per person |
$10,473
2024 |
$551
2018 |
| Government debt per person rank | 58/185 | 164/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$25,072
2025 |
$1,333
2025 |
| Land area |
830,000 sq mi
2025 |
203,850 sq mi
2025 |
| Population density |
42.5 ppl/mi²
2024 |
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024 |
| Fertility rate |
2.28
2023 |
4.59
2023 |
| Median age |
30.5 years
2024 |
19.3 years
2024 |
| Life expectancy |
79.2 years
2025 |
69.6 years
2025 |
Saudi Arabia and Yemen: Comparison Charts
Saudi Arabia and Yemen economies compared
GDP
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
| Year | GDP | |
|---|---|---|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1960 | $1,748,124,064 | - |
| 1961 | $1,920,811,284 | - |
| 1962 | $2,130,606,532 | - |
| 1963 | $2,207,393,172 | - |
| 1964 | $2,371,808,713 | - |
| 1965 | $2,647,955,558 | - |
| 1966 | $2,920,555,557 | - |
| 1967 | $3,257,022,223 | - |
| 1968 | $4,187,777,711 | - |
| 1969 | $4,485,777,644 | - |
| 1970 | $5,377,333,333 | - |
| 1971 | $7,184,806,909 | - |
| 1972 | $9,664,267,087 | - |
| 1973 | $14,947,435,499 | - |
| 1974 | $45,412,957,746 | - |
| 1975 | $46,773,208,643 | - |
| 1976 | $64,005,665,722 | - |
| 1977 | $74,188,986,586 | - |
| 1978 | $80,266,516,687 | - |
| 1979 | $111,858,444,786 | - |
| 1980 | $164,539,660,725 | - |
| 1981 | $184,291,360,139 | - |
| 1982 | $153,240,313,858 | - |
| 1983 | $129,171,635,311 | - |
| 1984 | $119,624,858,116 | - |
| 1985 | $103,897,846,494 | - |
| 1986 | $86,961,922,765 | - |
| 1987 | $85,695,861,148 | - |
| 1988 | $88,256,074,766 | - |
| 1989 | $95,344,459,279 | - |
| 1990 | $117,630,173,565 | $12,643,821,569 |
| 1991 | $132,223,230,975 | $14,665,445,462 |
| 1992 | $137,087,850,467 | $17,959,367,194 |
| 1993 | $132,967,957,276 | $21,736,802,664 |
| 1994 | $135,174,899,866 | $28,019,483,764 |
| 1995 | $143,343,124,166 | $12,796,345,679 |
| 1996 | $158,662,483,311 | $6,496,163,616 |
| 1997 | $165,963,684,913 | $6,838,298,531 |
| 1998 | $146,775,466,667 | $6,322,175,566 |
| 1999 | $161,717,066,667 | $7,639,325,296 |
| 2000 | $189,514,933,333 | $9,679,316,770 |
| 2001 | $184,137,600,000 | $9,852,990,693 |
| 2002 | $189,605,866,667 | $10,693,430,511 |
| 2003 | $215,807,733,333 | $11,777,532,662 |
| 2004 | $258,742,133,333 | $13,867,634,371 |
| 2005 | $328,459,608,764 | $16,731,566,717 |
| 2006 | $376,900,133,511 | $19,063,143,370 |
| 2007 | $415,964,509,673 | $21,650,528,674 |
| 2008 | $519,796,800,000 | $26,910,855,807 |
| 2009 | $429,097,866,667 | $25,130,278,213 |
| 2010 | $528,207,466,667 | $30,906,749,533 |
| 2011 | $680,660,800,000 | $32,726,417,878 |
| 2012 | $751,921,333,333 | $35,401,331,609 |
| 2013 | $769,755,733,333 | $40,415,233,436 |
| 2014 | $787,153,066,667 | $43,228,585,321 |
| 2015 | $693,414,400,000 | $42,444,490,074 |
| 2016 | $689,279,466,667 | $31,317,825,274 |
| 2017 | $741,266,133,333 | $26,842,229,045 |
| 2018 | $886,564,800,000 | $21,606,160,663 |
| 2019 | $888,890,133,333 | - |
| 2020 | $767,951,200,000 | - |
| 2021 | $982,661,066,667 | - |
| 2022 | $1,239,075,200,000 | - |
| 2023 | $1,218,584,533,333 | - |
| 2024 | $1,237,529,866,667 | - |
Saudi Arabia and Yemen economies compared
GDP per capita
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
| Year | GDP per capita | |
|---|---|---|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1960 | $718 | - |
| 1961 | $760 | - |
| 1962 | $813 | - |
| 1963 | $812 | - |
| 1964 | $840 | - |
| 1965 | $904 | - |
| 1966 | $961 | - |
| 1967 | $1,032 | - |
| 1968 | $1,276 | - |
| 1969 | $1,313 | - |
| 1970 | $1,509 | - |
| 1971 | $1,929 | - |
| 1972 | $2,474 | - |
| 1973 | $3,640 | - |
| 1974 | $10,503 | - |
| 1975 | $10,266 | - |
| 1976 | $13,313 | - |
| 1977 | $14,595 | - |
| 1978 | $14,914 | - |
| 1979 | $19,612 | - |
| 1980 | $27,206 | - |
| 1981 | $28,703 | - |
| 1982 | $22,454 | - |
| 1983 | $17,810 | - |
| 1984 | $15,541 | - |
| 1985 | $12,745 | - |
| 1986 | $10,078 | - |
| 1987 | $9,386 | - |
| 1988 | $9,165 | - |
| 1989 | $9,414 | - |
| 1990 | $11,055 | $910 |
| 1991 | $11,847 | $1,016 |
| 1992 | $11,730 | $1,198 |
| 1993 | $10,885 | $1,397 |
| 1994 | $10,602 | $1,735 |
| 1995 | $10,786 | $764 |
| 1996 | $11,472 | $375 |
| 1997 | $11,545 | $383 |
| 1998 | $9,836 | $343 |
| 1999 | $10,452 | $401 |
| 2000 | $11,715 | $493 |
| 2001 | $10,805 | $487 |
| 2002 | $10,586 | $513 |
| 2003 | $11,487 | $549 |
| 2004 | $13,154 | $628 |
| 2005 | $15,976 | $734 |
| 2006 | $17,564 | $810 |
| 2007 | $18,596 | $890 |
| 2008 | $22,320 | $1,072 |
| 2009 | $17,718 | $969 |
| 2010 | $22,028 | $1,155 |
| 2011 | $27,127 | $1,186 |
| 2012 | $28,733 | $1,245 |
| 2013 | $27,865 | $1,379 |
| 2014 | $27,805 | $1,430 |
| 2015 | $23,256 | $1,362 |
| 2016 | $22,268 | $975 |
| 2017 | $23,929 | $811 |
| 2018 | $29,360 | $634 |
| 2019 | $29,567 | - |
| 2020 | $24,339 | - |
| 2021 | $31,921 | - |
| 2022 | $38,510 | - |
| 2023 | $36,157 | - |
| 2024 | $35,057 | - |
Saudi Arabia vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator
Life expectancy
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1950 | 40 | 28.9 |
| 1951 | 40.6 | 29.3 |
| 1952 | 41.1 | 29.6 |
| 1953 | 41.6 | 30 |
| 1954 | 42.1 | 30.4 |
| 1955 | 42.6 | 30.8 |
| 1956 | 43.1 | 31.3 |
| 1957 | 43.7 | 31.8 |
| 1958 | 44.2 | 32.4 |
| 1959 | 44.8 | 32.9 |
| 1960 | 45.3 | 33.5 |
| 1961 | 45.9 | 34.1 |
| 1962 | 46.5 | 33.7 |
| 1963 | 47.1 | 33.4 |
| 1964 | 47.7 | 34.9 |
| 1965 | 48.4 | 35.6 |
| 1966 | 49.2 | 36.3 |
| 1967 | 50 | 37.1 |
| 1968 | 50.9 | 38 |
| 1969 | 51.8 | 39.6 |
| 1970 | 52.7 | 40.6 |
| 1971 | 53.7 | 41.8 |
| 1972 | 54.7 | 42.7 |
| 1973 | 55.8 | 43.6 |
| 1974 | 56.8 | 44.5 |
| 1975 | 57.8 | 45.5 |
| 1976 | 58.8 | 46.4 |
| 1977 | 59.7 | 47.4 |
| 1978 | 60.7 | 48.5 |
| 1979 | 61.5 | 49.5 |
| 1980 | 62.4 | 50.6 |
| 1981 | 63.3 | 51.7 |
| 1982 | 64 | 52.4 |
| 1983 | 64.7 | 53.6 |
| 1984 | 65.4 | 54.6 |
| 1985 | 66 | 55.4 |
| 1986 | 66.6 | 54 |
| 1987 | 67.2 | 56.8 |
| 1988 | 67.8 | 57.4 |
| 1989 | 68.4 | 58 |
| 1990 | 68.9 | 58.5 |
| 1991 | 69.3 | 58.8 |
| 1992 | 69.8 | 59.3 |
| 1993 | 70.2 | 59.7 |
| 1994 | 70.6 | 59.8 |
| 1995 | 70.9 | 60.5 |
| 1996 | 71.3 | 60.9 |
| 1997 | 71.6 | 61.3 |
| 1998 | 72 | 61.8 |
| 1999 | 72.3 | 62.3 |
| 2000 | 72.6 | 62.8 |
| 2001 | 73 | 63.3 |
| 2002 | 73.3 | 63.8 |
| 2003 | 73.7 | 64.4 |
| 2004 | 74 | 64.9 |
| 2005 | 74.4 | 65.4 |
| 2006 | 74.8 | 65.8 |
| 2007 | 75.1 | 66.2 |
| 2008 | 75.3 | 66.6 |
| 2009 | 75.4 | 66.9 |
| 2010 | 75.6 | 67.2 |
| 2011 | 75.8 | 67.4 |
| 2012 | 76.1 | 67.6 |
| 2013 | 76.5 | 68 |
| 2014 | 77.1 | 68 |
| 2015 | 77.8 | 66.8 |
| 2016 | 78.4 | 67.1 |
| 2017 | 78.7 | 67.1 |
| 2018 | 78.7 | 65.9 |
| 2019 | 78.3 | 66.6 |
| 2020 | 77.6 | 66.4 |
| 2021 | 77.1 | 66 |
| 2022 | 77.3 | 68 |
| 2023 | 78.7 | 69.3 |
| 2024 | 79 | 69.4 |
| 2025 | 79.2 | 69.6 |
Saudi Arabia and Yemen population clocks and comparison
Population
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1960 | 2,435,403 | 5,532,301 |
| 1961 | 2,526,347 | 5,655,232 |
| 1962 | 2,620,910 | 5,782,221 |
| 1963 | 2,719,341 | 5,911,135 |
| 1964 | 2,821,968 | 6,048,006 |
| 1965 | 2,928,771 | 6,195,593 |
| 1966 | 3,039,887 | 6,351,494 |
| 1967 | 3,157,242 | 6,516,444 |
| 1968 | 3,282,711 | 6,690,524 |
| 1969 | 3,417,114 | 6,875,859 |
| 1970 | 3,562,470 | 7,065,279 |
| 1971 | 3,724,031 | 7,257,462 |
| 1972 | 3,905,722 | 7,460,068 |
| 1973 | 4,106,344 | 7,672,796 |
| 1974 | 4,323,632 | 7,896,783 |
| 1975 | 4,556,287 | 8,133,598 |
| 1976 | 4,807,933 | 8,384,113 |
| 1977 | 5,083,048 | 8,648,222 |
| 1978 | 5,381,902 | 8,926,586 |
| 1979 | 5,703,698 | 9,224,194 |
| 1980 | 6,047,997 | 9,543,358 |
| 1981 | 6,420,551 | 9,882,362 |
| 1982 | 6,824,486 | 10,241,006 |
| 1983 | 7,252,941 | 10,621,499 |
| 1984 | 7,697,307 | 11,025,597 |
| 1985 | 8,151,779 | 11,453,825 |
| 1986 | 8,628,639 | 11,901,040 |
| 1987 | 9,130,194 | 12,369,912 |
| 1988 | 9,629,165 | 12,859,708 |
| 1989 | 10,128,394 | 13,364,174 |
| 1990 | 10,640,691 | 13,887,862 |
| 1991 | 11,160,744 | 14,430,201 |
| 1992 | 11,686,676 | 14,989,494 |
| 1993 | 12,215,862 | 15,563,914 |
| 1994 | 12,750,040 | 16,149,147 |
| 1995 | 13,289,245 | 16,740,058 |
| 1996 | 13,831,009 | 17,313,177 |
| 1997 | 14,374,943 | 17,873,936 |
| 1998 | 14,922,185 | 18,446,013 |
| 1999 | 15,472,075 | 19,029,420 |
| 2000 | 16,177,722 | 19,624,141 |
| 2001 | 17,041,397 | 20,226,147 |
| 2002 | 17,910,910 | 20,835,086 |
| 2003 | 18,786,767 | 21,456,379 |
| 2004 | 19,669,480 | 22,095,167 |
| 2005 | 20,559,890 | 22,790,085 |
| 2006 | 21,459,144 | 23,543,083 |
| 2007 | 22,368,313 | 24,318,082 |
| 2008 | 23,287,877 | 25,111,941 |
| 2009 | 24,217,654 | 25,927,724 |
| 2010 | 23,978,487 | 26,754,387 |
| 2011 | 25,091,867 | 27,582,897 |
| 2012 | 26,168,861 | 28,433,647 |
| 2013 | 27,624,004 | 29,312,952 |
| 2014 | 28,309,273 | 30,226,309 |
| 2015 | 29,816,382 | 31,159,379 |
| 2016 | 30,954,198 | 32,109,010 |
| 2017 | 30,977,355 | 33,090,921 |
| 2018 | 30,196,281 | 34,085,182 |
| 2019 | 30,063,799 | 35,111,408 |
| 2020 | 31,552,510 | 36,134,863 |
| 2021 | 30,784,383 | 37,140,230 |
| 2022 | 32,175,224 | 38,222,876 |
| 2023 | 33,702,731 | 39,390,799 |
| 2024 | 35,300,280 | 40,583,164 |
Fertility rates in Saudi Arabia and Yemen
Fertility rate
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1960 | 7.63 | 7.99 |
| 1961 | 7.63 | 8 |
| 1962 | 7.64 | 8.01 |
| 1963 | 7.65 | 8.03 |
| 1964 | 7.67 | 8.07 |
| 1965 | 7.66 | 8.1 |
| 1966 | 7.66 | 8.14 |
| 1967 | 7.66 | 8.17 |
| 1968 | 7.63 | 8.19 |
| 1969 | 7.6 | 8.22 |
| 1970 | 7.58 | 8.23 |
| 1971 | 7.56 | 8.26 |
| 1972 | 7.54 | 8.27 |
| 1973 | 7.48 | 8.29 |
| 1974 | 7.43 | 8.33 |
| 1975 | 7.37 | 8.37 |
| 1976 | 7.33 | 8.42 |
| 1977 | 7.3 | 8.47 |
| 1978 | 7.26 | 8.5 |
| 1979 | 7.23 | 8.67 |
| 1980 | 7.15 | 8.71 |
| 1981 | 7.07 | 8.75 |
| 1982 | 6.98 | 8.79 |
| 1983 | 6.88 | 8.83 |
| 1984 | 6.78 | 8.85 |
| 1985 | 6.65 | 8.86 |
| 1986 | 6.52 | 8.86 |
| 1987 | 6.34 | 8.83 |
| 1988 | 6.15 | 8.79 |
| 1989 | 5.98 | 8.71 |
| 1990 | 5.8 | 8.61 |
| 1991 | 5.64 | 8.46 |
| 1992 | 5.49 | 8.27 |
| 1993 | 5.33 | 8.05 |
| 1994 | 5.16 | 7.8 |
| 1995 | 4.99 | 7.53 |
| 1996 | 4.81 | 7 |
| 1997 | 4.66 | 6.82 |
| 1998 | 4.52 | 6.64 |
| 1999 | 4.35 | 6.49 |
| 2000 | 4.21 | 6.32 |
| 2001 | 3.96 | 6.14 |
| 2002 | 3.71 | 5.97 |
| 2003 | 3.47 | 5.84 |
| 2004 | 3.26 | 5.71 |
| 2005 | 3.16 | 5.56 |
| 2006 | 3.18 | 5.41 |
| 2007 | 3.19 | 5.26 |
| 2008 | 3.07 | 5.11 |
| 2009 | 2.95 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2.81 | 4.81 |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 4.63 |
| 2012 | 2.78 | 4.63 |
| 2013 | 2.67 | 4.62 |
| 2014 | 2.68 | 4.62 |
| 2015 | 2.63 | 4.62 |
| 2016 | 2.65 | 4.61 |
| 2017 | 2.67 | 4.61 |
| 2018 | 2.67 | 4.61 |
| 2019 | 2.49 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 2.27 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 2.17 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 2.14 | 4.59 |
| 2023 | 2.28 | 4.59 |
Saudi Arabia and Yemen demographics compared
Median age
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
| Year | Median age, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
| 1960 | 18.6 | 19.7 |
| 1961 | 18.5 | 19.6 |
| 1962 | 18.4 | 19.6 |
| 1963 | 18.2 | 19.5 |
| 1964 | 18 | 19.4 |
| 1965 | 17.9 | 19.3 |
| 1966 | 17.7 | 19.2 |
| 1967 | 17.6 | 19.1 |
| 1968 | 17.5 | 18.9 |
| 1969 | 17.4 | 18.7 |
| 1970 | 17.4 | 18.4 |
| 1971 | 17.4 | 18.1 |
| 1972 | 17.4 | 17.8 |
| 1973 | 17.5 | 17.6 |
| 1974 | 17.6 | 17.3 |
| 1975 | 17.7 | 17 |
| 1976 | 17.8 | 16.8 |
| 1977 | 17.9 | 16.6 |
| 1978 | 18 | 16.3 |
| 1979 | 18.1 | 16.1 |
| 1980 | 18.2 | 15.9 |
| 1981 | 18.3 | 15.7 |
| 1982 | 18.4 | 15.5 |
| 1983 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
| 1984 | 18.6 | 15.1 |
| 1985 | 18.7 | 15 |
| 1986 | 18.7 | 14.9 |
| 1987 | 18.8 | 14.8 |
| 1988 | 18.9 | 14.7 |
| 1989 | 19 | 14.6 |
| 1990 | 19 | 14.6 |
| 1991 | 19.2 | 14.6 |
| 1992 | 19.3 | 14.6 |
| 1993 | 19.4 | 14.6 |
| 1994 | 19.6 | 14.6 |
| 1995 | 19.7 | 14.7 |
| 1996 | 19.9 | 14.8 |
| 1997 | 20.2 | 14.9 |
| 1998 | 20.4 | 15 |
| 1999 | 20.7 | 15.2 |
| 2000 | 20.8 | 15.4 |
| 2001 | 20.7 | 15.6 |
| 2002 | 20.8 | 15.8 |
| 2003 | 21.1 | 16 |
| 2004 | 21.4 | 16.2 |
| 2005 | 21.9 | 16.4 |
| 2006 | 22.3 | 16.7 |
| 2007 | 22.8 | 16.9 |
| 2008 | 23.4 | 17.2 |
| 2009 | 23.9 | 17.4 |
| 2010 | 24.5 | 17.7 |
| 2011 | 25.2 | 17.9 |
| 2012 | 25.9 | 18.1 |
| 2013 | 26.6 | 18.3 |
| 2014 | 27.2 | 18.5 |
| 2015 | 27.9 | 18.7 |
| 2016 | 28.6 | 18.8 |
| 2017 | 29 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | 29.3 | 19 |
| 2019 | 29.3 | 19.1 |
| 2020 | 29.4 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | 29.5 | 19.1 |
| 2022 | 29.7 | 19.2 |
| 2023 | 30.2 | 19.2 |
| 2024 | 30.5 | 19.3 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$1.26T
2024 |
$25.3B
2018 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
32.5%
2025 |
9.59%
2025 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.11%
2023 |
5.46%
2012 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
7.09%
2023 |
3.97%
2014 |
| Armed forces personnel |
282,000
2020 |
40,000
2020 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-4.93%
2025 |
-3.73%
2025 |
| Unemployment rate |
3.52%
2024 |
13.5%
2014 |
| Services, % of GDP |
47.2%
2024 |
41.8%
2018 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
44.8%
2024 |
25.4%
2018 |
| Economic freedom index |
64.4
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 millionaires |
351,855
2024 |
n/a |
| Percentage of millionaires |
1.44%
2024 |
n/a |
| Number of billionaires |
15
2025 |
n/a |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.00006%
2025 |
n/a |
| Listed domestic companies |
352
2024 |
n/a |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$2.73T
2024 |
n/a |
| Total reserves including gold |
$464B
2024 |
$1.25B
2022 |
| Personal remittances received |
$322M
2024 |
$3.43B
2024 |
| International tourist arrivals |
20,292,000
2019 |
398,000
2015 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
3.26%
2020 |
12.4%
2016 |
| Banked people share |
78.8%
2024 |
11.9%
2022 |
Energy
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
7,530 kg
2022 |
68.9 kg
2022 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$9.56
2022 |
$11.2
2013 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
623 megatons
2023 |
10.9 megatons
2023 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
18.5 tons
2023 |
0.28 tons
2023 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
99.9%
2022 |
93.1%
2022 |
| Renewable energy use share |
0.1%
2021 |
3.7%
2021 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
0.09%
2022 |
1.64%
2022 |
| Net energy imports use share |
-178.2%
2022 |
-11%
2022 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
11,835 kWh
2022 |
54 kWh
2022 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
0.07%
2021 |
21.1%
2021 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
83.6%
2023 |
Society
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.43%
2024 |
0.5%
2024 |
| Annual migration change |
+122,170
2024 |
-10,482
2024 |
| Urban population |
85.2%
2024 |
40.5%
2024 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
| Average male height |
5.6 ft
2025 |
5.39 ft
2025 |
| Average female height |
5.21 ft
2025 |
5.08 ft
2025 |
| Quality of life index |
67.3
2025 |
16.1
2025 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
59
2024 |
13
2024 |
| Higher education index |
78
2025 |
20
2025 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
0.8
2019 |
6.31
2013 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
35.9
2019 |
29.4
2019 |
| Visa free countries |
104
2025 |
46
2025 |
| Adult literacy rate |
97.9%
2024 |
54.1%
2004 |
| English speaking |
55%
2025 |
9%
2023 |
| People using the Internet |
100%
2024 |
13.8%
2020 |
Health
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$1,593
2022 |
$38.1
2022 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$175.5
2022 |
$26.8
2022 |
| Life expectancy |
79.2 years
2025 |
69.6 years
2025 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0%
2022 |
23.9%
2022 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
3.08
2022 |
0.29
2014 |
| Age at first childbirth | n/a |
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 |
6.2
2023 |
39.3
2023 |
| Obesity rate |
42.5%
2022 |
14.1%
2022 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
23.1%
2024 |
5.5%
2024 |
| Air quality index |
32
2025 |
31
2025 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
14.9%
2022 |
21.4%
2022 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0 liters
2020 |
0.04 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
1.44%
2025 |
0.35%
2025 |
| Land area per capita |
23,513 sq mi
2024 |
5,023 sq mi
2024 |
| Agricultural land area |
670,418 sq mi
2025 |
90,549 sq mi
2025 |
| Forest area |
3,772 sq mi
2025 |
2,120 sq mi
2025 |
| Roads length |
137,554 mi
2006 |
n/a |
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