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Sweden vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sweden has a population of 10.6M (ranked 93/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Sweden's land area is 157,248 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 58th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Sweden Yemen
Population
10654722
42727988
Population rank 93/197 37/197
GDP
$610B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 25/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$57,723
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 15/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,030
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$199B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.7%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$18,842
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 32/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$40,075
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
157,248 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.45
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
41.1 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Sweden and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Sweden and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Sweden

Yemen
Year GDP
Sweden Yemen
1960 $15,930,258,332 -
1961 $17,329,819,494 -
1962 $18,794,282,717 -
1963 $20,342,365,392 -
1964 $22,685,750,575 -
1965 $24,964,233,891 -
1966 $27,155,028,520 -
1967 $29,475,219,787 -
1968 $31,278,230,634 -
1969 $33,967,691,454 -
1970 $38,037,663,342 -
1971 $41,506,627,519 -
1972 $48,883,734,672 -
1973 $59,319,523,962 -
1974 $65,918,391,224 -
1975 $82,766,182,746 -
1976 $89,233,541,404 -
1977 $94,332,865,494 -
1978 $104,292,130,796 -
1979 $123,208,942,175 -
1980 $141,887,695,763 -
1981 $129,500,408,224 -
1982 $114,216,043,040 -
1983 $104,863,313,508 -
1984 $109,044,297,251 -
1985 $113,959,392,485 -
1986 $150,281,594,980 -
1987 $182,746,413,791 -
1988 $206,688,963,474 -
1989 $217,634,838,449 -
1990 $261,469,578,631 $12,643,821,569
1991 $273,834,608,020 $14,665,445,462
1992 $283,912,173,667 $17,959,367,194
1993 $212,647,043,708 $21,736,802,664
1994 $228,701,658,891 $28,019,483,764
1995 $267,052,836,695 $12,796,345,679
1996 $291,952,430,659 $6,496,163,616
1997 $268,251,974,486 $6,838,298,531
1998 $270,889,570,938 $6,322,175,566
1999 $274,320,415,376 $7,639,325,296
2000 $262,905,197,442 $9,679,316,770
2001 $242,499,249,693 $9,852,990,693
2002 $267,373,345,247 $10,693,430,511
2003 $334,074,051,173 $11,777,532,662
2004 $384,547,211,147 $13,867,634,371
2005 $391,690,329,314 $16,731,566,717
2006 $422,530,427,476 $19,063,143,370
2007 $490,050,156,833 $21,650,528,674
2008 $514,616,528,349 $26,910,855,807
2009 $434,313,804,907 $25,130,278,213
2010 $492,753,255,886 $30,906,749,533
2011 $570,541,353,129 $32,726,417,878
2012 $549,742,183,874 $35,401,331,609
2013 $584,128,116,410 $40,415,233,436
2014 $577,730,245,154 $43,228,585,321
2015 $501,698,263,621 $42,444,490,074
2016 $514,218,206,628 $31,317,825,274
2017 $536,083,940,229 $26,842,229,045
2018 $551,312,498,430 $21,606,160,663
2019 $532,169,294,166 -
2020 $545,147,614,972 -
2021 $637,186,904,844 -
2022 $579,895,717,344 -
2023 $585,489,968,189 -
2024 $610,117,791,237 -

Sweden and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Sweden

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Sweden Yemen
1960 $2,128 -
1961 $2,304 -
1962 $2,485 -
1963 $2,675 -
1964 $2,961 -
1965 $3,228 -
1966 $3,478 -
1967 $3,746 -
1968 $3,953 -
1969 $4,263 -
1970 $4,729 -
1971 $5,125 -
1972 $6,018 -
1973 $7,291 -
1974 $8,078 -
1975 $10,103 -
1976 $10,853 -
1977 $11,432 -
1978 $12,602 -
1979 $14,856 -
1980 $17,073 -
1981 $15,564 -
1982 $13,719 -
1983 $12,590 -
1984 $13,080 -
1985 $13,647 -
1986 $17,955 -
1987 $21,761 -
1988 $24,499 -
1989 $25,625 -
1990 $30,550 $910
1991 $31,777 $1,016
1992 $32,754 $1,198
1993 $24,390 $1,397
1994 $26,046 $1,735
1995 $30,254 $764
1996 $33,023 $375
1997 $30,324 $383
1998 $30,606 $343
1999 $30,969 $401
2000 $29,633 $493
2001 $27,259 $487
2002 $29,958 $513
2003 $37,292 $549
2004 $42,758 $628
2005 $43,379 $734
2006 $46,532 $810
2007 $53,569 $890
2008 $55,817 $1,072
2009 $46,708 $969
2010 $52,543 $1,155
2011 $60,380 $1,186
2012 $57,750 $1,245
2013 $60,844 $1,379
2014 $59,584 $1,430
2015 $51,198 $1,362
2016 $51,820 $975
2017 $53,301 $811
2018 $54,182 $634
2019 $51,773 -
2020 $52,654 -
2021 $61,175 -
2022 $55,297 -
2023 $55,567 -
2024 $57,723 -

Sweden vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sweden

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Sweden Yemen
1950 71.1 28.9
1951 71.4 29.3
1952 71.8 29.6
1953 71.9 30
1954 72.4 30.4
1955 72.6 30.8
1956 72.7 31.3
1957 72.5 31.8
1958 73.2 32.4
1959 73.4 32.9
1960 73 33.5
1961 73.5 34.1
1962 73.4 33.7
1963 73.5 33.4
1964 73.7 34.9
1965 73.9 35.6
1966 74.1 36.3
1967 74.1 37.1
1968 74 38
1969 74.1 39.6
1970 74.7 40.6
1971 74.6 41.8
1972 74.7 42.7
1973 74.9 43.6
1974 75 44.5
1975 75 45.5
1976 75 46.4
1977 75.4 47.4
1978 75.5 48.5
1979 75.5 49.5
1980 75.7 50.6
1981 76 51.7
1982 76.3 52.4
1983 76.6 53.6
1984 76.8 54.6
1985 76.7 55.4
1986 77 54
1987 77.1 56.8
1988 77 57.4
1989 77.7 58
1990 77.6 58.5
1991 77.7 58.8
1992 78.1 59.3
1993 78.1 59.7
1994 78.7 59.8
1995 78.8 60.5
1996 79 60.9
1997 79.3 61.3
1998 79.4 61.8
1999 79.5 62.3
2000 79.7 62.8
2001 79.8 63.3
2002 79.9 63.8
2003 80.2 64.4
2004 80.5 64.9
2005 80.6 65.4
2006 80.8 65.8
2007 81 66.2
2008 81.1 66.6
2009 81.4 66.9
2010 81.5 67.2
2011 81.8 67.4
2012 81.7 67.6
2013 81.9 68
2014 82.2 68
2015 82.2 66.8
2016 82.3 67.1
2017 82.4 67.1
2018 82.5 65.9
2019 83.1 66.6
2020 82.4 66.4
2021 83 66
2022 83 68
2023 83.3 69.3
2024 83.4 69.4
2025 83.6 69.6

Sweden and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Sweden

Yemen
Year Population
Sweden Yemen
1960 7,484,656 5,532,301
1961 7,519,998 5,655,232
1962 7,561,588 5,782,221
1963 7,604,328 5,911,135
1964 7,661,354 6,048,006
1965 7,733,853 6,195,593
1966 7,807,797 6,351,494
1967 7,867,931 6,516,444
1968 7,912,273 6,690,524
1969 7,968,072 6,875,859
1970 8,042,801 7,065,279
1971 8,098,334 7,257,462
1972 8,122,300 7,460,068
1973 8,136,312 7,672,796
1974 8,159,955 7,896,783
1975 8,192,437 8,133,598
1976 8,222,286 8,384,113
1977 8,251,540 8,648,222
1978 8,275,599 8,926,586
1979 8,293,678 9,224,194
1980 8,310,531 9,543,358
1981 8,320,503 9,882,362
1982 8,325,263 10,241,006
1983 8,329,033 10,621,499
1984 8,336,605 11,025,597
1985 8,350,386 11,453,825
1986 8,369,829 11,901,040
1987 8,397,804 12,369,912
1988 8,436,489 12,859,708
1989 8,492,964 13,364,174
1990 8,558,835 13,887,862
1991 8,617,375 14,430,201
1992 8,668,067 14,989,494
1993 8,718,561 15,563,914
1994 8,780,745 16,149,147
1995 8,826,939 16,740,058
1996 8,840,998 17,313,177
1997 8,846,062 17,873,936
1998 8,850,974 18,446,013
1999 8,857,874 19,029,420
2000 8,872,109 19,624,141
2001 8,895,960 20,226,147
2002 8,924,958 20,835,086
2003 8,958,229 21,456,379
2004 8,993,531 22,095,167
2005 9,029,572 22,790,085
2006 9,080,505 23,543,083
2007 9,148,092 24,318,082
2008 9,219,637 25,111,941
2009 9,298,515 25,927,724
2010 9,378,126 26,754,387
2011 9,449,213 27,582,897
2012 9,519,374 28,433,647
2013 9,600,379 29,312,952
2014 9,696,110 30,226,309
2015 9,799,186 31,159,379
2016 9,923,085 32,109,010
2017 10,057,698 33,090,921
2018 10,175,214 34,085,182
2019 10,278,887 35,111,408
2020 10,353,442 36,134,863
2021 10,415,811 37,140,230
2022 10,486,941 38,222,876
2023 10,536,632 39,390,799
2024 10,569,709 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Sweden and Yemen

Fertility rate
Sweden

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Sweden Yemen
1960 2.17 7.99
1961 2.21 8
1962 2.25 8.01
1963 2.33 8.03
1964 2.47 8.07
1965 2.39 8.1
1966 2.37 8.14
1967 2.28 8.17
1968 2.07 8.19
1969 1.93 8.22
1970 1.92 8.23
1971 1.96 8.26
1972 1.91 8.27
1973 1.87 8.29
1974 1.87 8.33
1975 1.77 8.37
1976 1.68 8.42
1977 1.64 8.47
1978 1.6 8.5
1979 1.66 8.67
1980 1.68 8.71
1981 1.63 8.75
1982 1.62 8.79
1983 1.61 8.83
1984 1.66 8.85
1985 1.74 8.86
1986 1.8 8.86
1987 1.84 8.83
1988 1.96 8.79
1989 2.01 8.71
1990 2.13 8.61
1991 2.11 8.46
1992 2.09 8.27
1993 1.99 8.05
1994 1.88 7.8
1995 1.73 7.53
1996 1.6 7
1997 1.52 6.82
1998 1.5 6.64
1999 1.5 6.49
2000 1.54 6.32
2001 1.57 6.14
2002 1.65 5.97
2003 1.71 5.84
2004 1.75 5.71
2005 1.77 5.56
2006 1.85 5.41
2007 1.88 5.26
2008 1.91 5.11
2009 1.94 5
2010 1.98 4.81
2011 1.9 4.63
2012 1.91 4.63
2013 1.89 4.62
2014 1.88 4.62
2015 1.85 4.62
2016 1.85 4.61
2017 1.78 4.61
2018 1.76 4.61
2019 1.71 4.6
2020 1.67 4.6
2021 1.67 4.6
2022 1.53 4.59
2023 1.45 4.59

Sweden and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Sweden

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Sweden Yemen
1960 36 19.7
1961 36.2 19.6
1962 36.3 19.6
1963 36.3 19.5
1964 36.3 19.4
1965 36.2 19.3
1966 36 19.2
1967 35.9 19.1
1968 35.8 18.9
1969 35.6 18.7
1970 35.4 18.4
1971 35.3 18.1
1972 35.3 17.8
1973 35.3 17.6
1974 35.3 17.3
1975 35.3 17
1976 35.4 16.8
1977 35.5 16.6
1978 35.7 16.3
1979 36 16.1
1980 36.2 15.9
1981 36.5 15.7
1982 36.8 15.5
1983 37.1 15.3
1984 37.4 15.1
1985 37.6 15
1986 37.9 14.9
1987 38.1 14.8
1988 38.2 14.7
1989 38.3 14.6
1990 38.3 14.6
1991 38.3 14.6
1992 38.4 14.6
1993 38.4 14.6
1994 38.4 14.6
1995 38.5 14.7
1996 38.6 14.8
1997 38.8 14.9
1998 39 15
1999 39.2 15.2
2000 39.4 15.4
2001 39.5 15.6
2002 39.7 15.8
2003 39.8 16
2004 40 16.2
2005 40.2 16.4
2006 40.4 16.7
2007 40.5 16.9
2008 40.6 17.2
2009 40.7 17.4
2010 40.7 17.7
2011 40.8 17.9
2012 40.9 18.1
2013 40.9 18.3
2014 40.9 18.5
2015 40.9 18.7
2016 40.8 18.8
2017 40.7 18.9
2018 40.6 19
2019 40.5 19.1
2020 40.6 19.1
2021 40.7 19.1
2022 40.7 19.2
2023 40.9 19.2
2024 41.1 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sweden Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$622B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.1%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.32%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.47%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.45%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.31%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
65.9%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
22.6%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
77.9
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
22.3%
2023
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3%
2014
Number of millionaires
575,426
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
7.06%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
45
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0006%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
278
2002
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$290B
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$62.6B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$4.47B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,957,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
4.85%
2010
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Sweden Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,289 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.7
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.4 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.36 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
24.9%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
57.9%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
49.9%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
27.8%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
12,150 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
67.4%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.9%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
29.2%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Sweden Yemen
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+50,115
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
89%
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
5.47 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
80
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.15
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
54.1%
2004
English speaking
89%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
95.5%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Sweden Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,152
2023
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$780
2023
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.31
2020
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
30 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
2.5
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
15.6%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
89
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.57 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Sweden Yemen
% of world land
0.27%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
14,877 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
11,514 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
108,031 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
356,129 mi
2016
n/a

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