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Spain vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Spain has a population of 48.8M (ranked 32/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Spain's land area is 192,934 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 51st vs. 49th).

By GDP, Spain ranks 14/197 ($1.72T) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Spain ranks 31/197 ($35,297), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Spain Yemen
Population
48786181
42727988
Population rank 32/197 37/197
GDP
$1.72T
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 14/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$35,297
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 31/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$56,926
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$1.75T
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.6%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$35,940
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 19/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,195
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
192,934 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
253 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.12
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
46.4 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Spain and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Spain and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Spain

Yemen
Year GDP
Spain Yemen
1960 $12,424,514,014 -
1961 $14,238,126,760 -
1962 $16,609,632,791 -
1963 $19,631,714,760 -
1964 $21,966,876,027 -
1965 $25,479,619,607 -
1966 $29,559,436,183 -
1967 $32,570,905,397 -
1968 $32,394,326,464 -
1969 $37,090,689,288 -
1970 $40,963,715,237 -
1971 $46,586,119,760 -
1972 $59,090,176,029 -
1973 $78,583,355,226 -
1974 $97,204,522,642 -
1975 $114,695,060,870 -
1976 $118,422,534,195 -
1977 $132,354,665,936 -
1978 $160,484,969,618 -
1979 $214,448,666,336 -
1980 $232,600,556,974 -
1981 $202,663,023,968 -
1982 $195,856,752,991 -
1983 $170,829,074,246 -
1984 $171,979,977,230 -
1985 $180,664,322,896 -
1986 $251,141,555,186 -
1987 $318,520,253,335 -
1988 $375,891,716,898 -
1989 $414,460,794,097 -
1990 $536,175,326,477 $12,643,821,569
1991 $576,753,902,322 $14,665,445,462
1992 $630,465,353,486 $17,959,367,194
1993 $524,700,572,624 $21,736,802,664
1994 $530,183,651,720 $28,019,483,764
1995 $614,170,002,669 $12,796,345,679
1996 $642,251,412,058 $6,496,163,616
1997 $589,739,772,727 $6,838,298,531
1998 $618,731,484,575 $6,322,175,566
1999 $634,394,904,387 $7,639,325,296
2000 $598,102,854,756 $9,679,316,770
2001 $627,798,682,379 $9,852,990,693
2002 $708,938,227,244 $10,693,430,511
2003 $907,963,217,058 $11,777,532,662
2004 $1,069,829,382,515 $13,867,634,371
2005 $1,154,667,551,776 $16,731,566,717
2006 $1,261,846,683,275 $19,063,143,370
2007 $1,476,746,276,855 $21,650,528,674
2008 $1,636,115,447,613 $26,910,855,807
2009 $1,496,587,590,848 $25,130,278,213
2010 $1,427,989,078,917 $30,906,749,533
2011 $1,487,568,659,241 $32,726,417,878
2012 $1,330,994,811,670 $35,401,331,609
2013 $1,362,186,923,158 $40,415,233,436
2014 $1,380,244,561,362 $43,228,585,321
2015 $1,206,164,777,553 $42,444,490,074
2016 $1,243,015,667,917 $31,317,825,274
2017 $1,321,754,088,819 $26,842,229,045
2018 $1,431,642,809,327 $21,606,160,663
2019 $1,403,496,387,686 -
2020 $1,289,783,836,971 -
2021 $1,461,244,901,853 -
2022 $1,446,498,147,749 -
2023 $1,620,090,734,957 -
2024 $1,722,745,978,335 -

Spain and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Spain

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Spain Yemen
1960 $408 -
1961 $463 -
1962 $535 -
1963 $627 -
1964 $695 -
1965 $797 -
1966 $916 -
1967 $997 -
1968 $978 -
1969 $1,109 -
1970 $1,211 -
1971 $1,361 -
1972 $1,708 -
1973 $2,246 -
1974 $2,748 -
1975 $3,208 -
1976 $3,277 -
1977 $3,625 -
1978 $4,353 -
1979 $5,766 -
1980 $6,204 -
1981 $5,367 -
1982 $5,156 -
1983 $4,475 -
1984 $4,487 -
1985 $4,696 -
1986 $6,509 -
1987 $8,234 -
1988 $9,696 -
1989 $10,674 -
1990 $13,795 $910
1991 $14,801 $1,016
1992 $16,101 $1,198
1993 $13,330 $1,397
1994 $13,406 $1,735
1995 $15,461 $764
1996 $16,101 $375
1997 $14,722 $383
1998 $15,382 $343
1999 $15,708 $401
2000 $14,743 $493
2001 $15,368 $487
2002 $17,111 $513
2003 $21,522 $549
2004 $24,925 $628
2005 $26,451 $734
2006 $28,422 $810
2007 $32,652 $890
2008 $35,603 $1,072
2009 $32,280 $969
2010 $30,659 $1,155
2011 $31,825 $1,186
2012 $28,456 $1,245
2013 $29,229 $1,379
2014 $29,708 $1,430
2015 $25,982 $1,362
2016 $26,756 $975
2017 $28,381 $811
2018 $30,602 $634
2019 $29,787 -
2020 $27,234 -
2021 $30,799 -
2022 $30,270 -
2023 $33,509 -
2024 $35,297 -

Spain vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Spain

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Spain Yemen
1950 61.8 28.9
1951 61.5 29.3
1952 64.8 29.6
1953 65.7 30
1954 66.9 30.4
1955 66.7 30.8
1956 66.8 31.3
1957 66.6 31.8
1958 68.8 32.4
1959 68.7 32.9
1960 69.2 33.5
1961 69.6 34.1
1962 69.6 33.7
1963 69.8 33.4
1964 70.5 34.9
1965 70.9 35.6
1966 71.2 36.3
1967 71.3 37.1
1968 71.7 38
1969 71.1 39.6
1970 72.1 40.6
1971 71.7 41.8
1972 73 42.7
1973 72.7 43.6
1974 73.1 44.5
1975 73.5 45.5
1976 73.8 46.4
1977 74.3 47.4
1978 74.5 48.5
1979 75 49.5
1980 75.5 50.6
1981 75.7 51.7
1982 76.3 52.4
1983 76.1 53.6
1984 76.5 54.6
1985 76.4 55.4
1986 76.7 54
1987 77 56.8
1988 76.9 57.4
1989 77 58
1990 77 58.5
1991 77.1 58.8
1992 77.6 59.3
1993 77.7 59.7
1994 78.1 59.8
1995 78.2 60.5
1996 78.3 60.9
1997 78.9 61.3
1998 78.9 61.8
1999 78.9 62.3
2000 79.4 62.8
2001 79.7 63.3
2002 79.8 63.8
2003 79.7 64.4
2004 80.3 64.9
2005 80.3 65.4
2006 81 65.8
2007 81 66.2
2008 81.3 66.6
2009 81.6 66.9
2010 82 67.2
2011 82.2 67.4
2012 82.2 67.6
2013 82.7 68
2014 82.8 68
2015 82.6 66.8
2016 83 67.1
2017 83 67.1
2018 83.1 65.9
2019 83.5 66.6
2020 82.2 66.4
2021 83 66
2022 82.4 68
2023 83.7 69.3
2024 83.8 69.4
2025 84 69.6

Spain and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Spain

Yemen
Year Population
Spain Yemen
1960 30,455,000 5,532,301
1961 30,739,250 5,655,232
1962 31,023,366 5,782,221
1963 31,296,651 5,911,135
1964 31,609,195 6,048,006
1965 31,954,292 6,195,593
1966 32,283,194 6,351,494
1967 32,682,947 6,516,444
1968 33,113,134 6,690,524
1969 33,441,054 6,875,859
1970 33,814,531 7,065,279
1971 34,224,490 7,257,462
1972 34,604,469 7,460,068
1973 34,988,947 7,672,796
1974 35,373,335 7,896,783
1975 35,757,900 8,133,598
1976 36,137,812 8,384,113
1977 36,511,638 8,648,222
1978 36,864,898 8,926,586
1979 37,191,330 9,224,194
1980 37,491,165 9,543,358
1981 37,758,631 9,882,362
1982 37,986,012 10,241,006
1983 38,171,525 10,621,499
1984 38,330,364 11,025,597
1985 38,469,512 11,453,825
1986 38,584,624 11,901,040
1987 38,684,815 12,369,912
1988 38,766,939 12,859,708
1989 38,827,764 13,364,174
1990 38,867,322 13,887,862
1991 38,966,376 14,430,201
1992 39,157,685 14,989,494
1993 39,361,262 15,563,914
1994 39,549,108 16,149,147
1995 39,724,050 16,740,058
1996 39,889,852 17,313,177
1997 40,057,389 17,873,936
1998 40,223,509 18,446,013
1999 40,386,875 19,029,420
2000 40,567,864 19,624,141
2001 40,850,412 20,226,147
2002 41,431,558 20,835,086
2003 42,187,645 21,456,379
2004 42,921,895 22,095,167
2005 43,653,155 22,790,085
2006 44,397,319 23,543,083
2007 45,226,803 24,318,082
2008 45,954,106 25,111,941
2009 46,362,946 25,927,724
2010 46,576,897 26,754,387
2011 46,742,697 27,582,897
2012 46,773,055 28,433,647
2013 46,604,197 29,312,952
2014 46,460,733 30,226,309
2015 46,422,303 31,159,379
2016 46,458,139 32,109,010
2017 46,571,232 33,090,921
2018 46,782,011 34,085,182
2019 47,118,501 35,111,408
2020 47,359,424 36,134,863
2021 47,443,821 37,140,230
2022 47,786,102 38,222,876
2023 48,347,910 39,390,799
2024 48,807,137 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Spain and Yemen

Fertility rate
Spain

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Spain Yemen
1960 2.86 7.99
1961 2.77 8
1962 2.8 8.01
1963 2.88 8.03
1964 3.01 8.07
1965 2.94 8.1
1966 2.91 8.14
1967 2.94 8.17
1968 2.87 8.19
1969 2.86 8.22
1970 2.84 8.23
1971 2.9 8.26
1972 2.87 8.27
1973 2.84 8.29
1974 2.88 8.33
1975 2.77 8.37
1976 2.77 8.42
1977 2.65 8.47
1978 2.54 8.5
1979 2.37 8.67
1980 2.22 8.71
1981 2.04 8.75
1982 1.94 8.79
1983 1.8 8.83
1984 1.73 8.85
1985 1.64 8.86
1986 1.56 8.86
1987 1.49 8.83
1988 1.45 8.79
1989 1.4 8.71
1990 1.36 8.61
1991 1.33 8.46
1992 1.31 8.27
1993 1.26 8.05
1994 1.19 7.8
1995 1.16 7.53
1996 1.14 7
1997 1.15 6.82
1998 1.13 6.64
1999 1.17 6.49
2000 1.22 6.32
2001 1.23 6.14
2002 1.25 5.97
2003 1.3 5.84
2004 1.31 5.71
2005 1.33 5.56
2006 1.36 5.41
2007 1.38 5.26
2008 1.45 5.11
2009 1.38 5
2010 1.37 4.81
2011 1.34 4.63
2012 1.32 4.63
2013 1.27 4.62
2014 1.32 4.62
2015 1.33 4.62
2016 1.33 4.61
2017 1.31 4.61
2018 1.26 4.61
2019 1.23 4.6
2020 1.18 4.6
2021 1.18 4.6
2022 1.16 4.59
2023 1.12 4.59

Spain and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Spain

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Spain Yemen
1960 29.4 19.7
1961 29.6 19.6
1962 29.7 19.6
1963 29.9 19.5
1964 30.1 19.4
1965 30.2 19.3
1966 30.3 19.2
1967 30.4 19.1
1968 30.4 18.9
1969 30.2 18.7
1970 30.1 18.4
1971 30.1 18.1
1972 30 17.8
1973 30 17.6
1974 30 17.3
1975 30 17
1976 30.1 16.8
1977 30.2 16.6
1978 30.4 16.3
1979 30.6 16.1
1980 30.7 15.9
1981 30.9 15.7
1982 31.1 15.5
1983 31.4 15.3
1984 31.6 15.1
1985 31.9 15
1986 32.2 14.9
1987 32.5 14.8
1988 32.9 14.7
1989 33.2 14.6
1990 33.6 14.6
1991 33.9 14.6
1992 34.2 14.6
1993 34.6 14.6
1994 34.9 14.6
1995 35.3 14.7
1996 35.7 14.8
1997 36.2 14.9
1998 36.6 15
1999 37 15.2
2000 37.4 15.4
2001 37.8 15.6
2002 38.1 15.8
2003 38.3 16
2004 38.5 16.2
2005 38.8 16.4
2006 39 16.7
2007 39.2 16.9
2008 39.4 17.2
2009 39.8 17.4
2010 40.2 17.7
2011 40.6 17.9
2012 41.1 18.1
2013 41.7 18.3
2014 42.2 18.5
2015 42.7 18.7
2016 43.1 18.8
2017 43.5 18.9
2018 43.8 19
2019 44.1 19.1
2020 44.5 19.1
2021 44.9 19.1
2022 45.4 19.2
2023 45.9 19.2
2024 46.4 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Spain Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$1.63T
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
45.1%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.59%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.51%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
199,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
69.1%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
19.5%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
66.3
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
24.5%
2023
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2023
3%
2014
Number of millionaires
1,180,703
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.96%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
34
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
277
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$754B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$6.34B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
36,410,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
1998
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Spain Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,294 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.2
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
217.3 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.49 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.5%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
25.2%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
5,118 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
47%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
10.9%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
19.9%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Spain Yemen
% of world population
0.6%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+111,674
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
81.8%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.8
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
89
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.69
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
176
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
54.1%
2004
English speaking
22%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Spain Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,911
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$558
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.48
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
31.5 years
2023
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.1
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
16.2%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.7%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
76
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.4%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.16 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Spain Yemen
% of world land
0.34%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
3,953 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
95,648 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
71,757 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
424,505 mi
2020
n/a

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