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Switzerland vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Switzerland has a population of 9.03M (ranked 101/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Switzerland's land area is 15,255 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 131st vs. 49th).

By GDP, Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Switzerland Yemen
Population
9112950
42727988
Population rank 100/197 37/197
GDP
$937B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 20/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$103,670
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 5/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$93,819
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$352B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.9%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$38,957
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 14/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$88,321
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
15,255 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
592 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.33
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
43.7 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Switzerland and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Switzerland and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Switzerland

Yemen
Year GDP
Switzerland Yemen
1960 $10,412,232,621 -
1961 $11,713,348,834 -
1962 $12,989,649,694 -
1963 $14,283,872,299 -
1964 $15,833,133,858 -
1965 $16,780,226,225 -
1966 $18,019,402,374 -
1967 $19,397,044,714 -
1968 $20,712,102,794 -
1969 $22,442,043,274 -
1970 $24,998,066,773 -
1971 $30,040,171,751 -
1972 $36,844,318,854 -
1973 $49,550,006,320 -
1974 $57,103,011,446 -
1975 $65,466,081,819 -
1976 $68,476,524,644 -
1977 $73,135,771,167 -
1978 $102,280,472,036 -
1979 $114,970,094,425 -
1980 $122,557,843,886 -
1981 $112,244,805,519 -
1982 $115,043,365,512 -
1983 $114,634,358,535 -
1984 $109,455,312,168 -
1985 $110,980,314,192 -
1986 $159,089,921,063 -
1987 $199,236,370,038 -
1988 $215,540,625,299 -
1989 $208,105,846,934 -
1990 $265,763,573,999 $12,643,821,569
1991 $268,901,693,863 $14,665,445,462
1992 $279,921,425,828 $17,959,367,194
1993 $272,237,527,071 $21,736,802,664
1994 $301,375,055,202 $28,019,483,764
1995 $352,835,806,342 $12,796,345,679
1996 $340,103,959,547 $6,496,163,616
1997 $294,788,198,856 $6,838,298,531
1998 $303,459,014,347 $6,322,175,566
1999 $297,873,643,323 $7,639,325,296
2000 $279,216,033,870 $9,679,316,770
2001 $286,582,672,434 $9,852,990,693
2002 $309,301,422,430 $10,693,430,511
2003 $362,075,086,508 $11,777,532,662
2004 $403,912,891,033 $13,867,634,371
2005 $418,284,865,885 $16,731,566,717
2006 $441,634,672,197 $19,063,143,370
2007 $490,740,715,595 $21,650,528,674
2008 $567,267,767,519 $26,910,855,807
2009 $554,212,916,092 $25,130,278,213
2010 $598,851,027,948 $30,906,749,533
2011 $715,888,126,682 $32,726,417,878
2012 $686,420,221,558 $35,401,331,609
2013 $706,234,937,371 $40,415,233,436
2014 $726,537,809,430 $43,228,585,321
2015 $694,118,186,380 $42,444,490,074
2016 $687,895,460,903 $31,317,825,274
2017 $695,200,834,102 $26,842,229,045
2018 $725,568,717,468 $21,606,160,663
2019 $721,369,112,727 -
2020 $741,999,406,006 -
2021 $815,309,330,987 -
2022 $828,508,926,958 -
2023 $894,424,821,645 -
2024 $936,564,198,049 -

Switzerland and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Switzerland

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Switzerland Yemen
1960 $1,954 -
1961 $2,155 -
1962 $2,330 -
1963 $2,508 -
1964 $2,735 -
1965 $2,865 -
1966 $3,045 -
1967 $3,237 -
1968 $3,413 -
1969 $3,657 -
1970 $4,044 -
1971 $4,835 -
1972 $5,885 -
1973 $7,856 -
1974 $9,005 -
1975 $10,328 -
1976 $10,865 -
1977 $11,644 -
1978 $16,282 -
1979 $18,266 -
1980 $19,394 -
1981 $17,665 -
1982 $18,000 -
1983 $17,859 -
1984 $16,991 -
1985 $17,152 -
1986 $24,460 -
1987 $30,441 -
1988 $32,690 -
1989 $31,309 -
1990 $39,575 $910
1991 $39,544 $1,016
1992 $40,714 $1,198
1993 $39,237 $1,397
1994 $43,092 $1,735
1995 $50,114 $764
1996 $48,093 $375
1997 $41,584 $383
1998 $42,681 $343
1999 $41,696 $401
2000 $38,865 $493
2001 $39,639 $487
2002 $42,459 $513
2003 $49,336 $549
2004 $54,659 $628
2005 $56,243 $734
2006 $59,011 $810
2007 $64,989 $890
2008 $74,175 $1,072
2009 $71,568 $969
2010 $76,531 $1,155
2011 $90,477 $1,186
2012 $85,836 $1,245
2013 $87,304 $1,379
2014 $88,725 $1,430
2015 $83,806 $1,362
2016 $82,153 $975
2017 $82,254 $811
2018 $85,217 $634
2019 $84,122 -
2020 $85,898 -
2021 $93,665 -
2022 $94,395 -
2023 $100,632 -
2024 $103,670 -

Switzerland vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Switzerland

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Switzerland Yemen
1950 68.9 28.9
1951 68.7 29.3
1952 69.6 29.6
1953 69.5 30
1954 70 30.4
1955 70.1 30.8
1956 70.2 31.3
1957 70.5 31.8
1958 71.3 32.4
1959 71.5 32.9
1960 71.4 33.5
1961 71.7 34.1
1962 71.3 33.7
1963 71.3 33.4
1964 72.2 34.9
1965 72.3 35.6
1966 72.4 36.3
1967 72.7 37.1
1968 72.7 38
1969 72.7 39.6
1970 73.1 40.6
1971 73.2 41.8
1972 73.8 42.7
1973 74.1 43.6
1974 74.4 44.5
1975 74.8 45.5
1976 74.9 46.4
1977 75.4 47.4
1978 75.3 48.5
1979 75.6 49.5
1980 75.6 50.6
1981 75.8 51.7
1982 76.2 52.4
1983 76.2 53.6
1984 76.8 54.6
1985 76.9 55.4
1986 77 54
1987 77.3 56.8
1988 77.4 57.4
1989 77.6 58
1990 77.4 58.5
1991 77.6 58.8
1992 77.9 59.3
1993 78.2 59.7
1994 78.5 59.8
1995 78.6 60.5
1996 79 60.9
1997 79.2 61.3
1998 79.5 61.8
1999 79.7 62.3
2000 79.8 62.8
2001 80.3 63.3
2002 80.4 63.8
2003 80.5 64.4
2004 81.1 64.9
2005 81.2 65.4
2006 81.5 65.8
2007 81.7 66.2
2008 82 66.6
2009 82 66.9
2010 82.3 67.2
2011 82.6 67.4
2012 82.6 67.6
2013 82.7 68
2014 83.1 68
2015 82.8 66.8
2016 83.4 67.1
2017 83.4 67.1
2018 83.6 65.9
2019 83.8 66.6
2020 83.1 66.4
2021 83.6 66
2022 83.2 68
2023 84 69.3
2024 84.1 69.4
2025 84.2 69.6

Switzerland and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Switzerland

Yemen
Year Population
Switzerland Yemen
1960 5,327,827 5,532,301
1961 5,434,294 5,655,232
1962 5,573,815 5,782,221
1963 5,694,247 5,911,135
1964 5,789,228 6,048,006
1965 5,856,472 6,195,593
1966 5,918,002 6,351,494
1967 5,991,785 6,516,444
1968 6,067,714 6,690,524
1969 6,136,387 6,875,859
1970 6,180,877 7,065,279
1971 6,213,399 7,257,462
1972 6,260,956 7,460,068
1973 6,307,347 7,672,796
1974 6,341,405 7,896,783
1975 6,338,632 8,133,598
1976 6,302,504 8,384,113
1977 6,281,174 8,648,222
1978 6,281,738 8,926,586
1979 6,294,365 9,224,194
1980 6,319,408 9,543,358
1981 6,354,074 9,882,362
1982 6,391,309 10,241,006
1983 6,418,773 10,621,499
1984 6,441,865 11,025,597
1985 6,470,365 11,453,825
1986 6,504,124 11,901,040
1987 6,545,106 12,369,912
1988 6,593,386 12,859,708
1989 6,646,912 13,364,174
1990 6,715,519 13,887,862
1991 6,799,978 14,430,201
1992 6,875,364 14,989,494
1993 6,938,265 15,563,914
1994 6,993,795 16,149,147
1995 7,040,687 16,740,058
1996 7,071,850 17,313,177
1997 7,088,906 17,873,936
1998 7,110,001 18,446,013
1999 7,143,991 19,029,420
2000 7,184,250 19,624,141
2001 7,229,854 20,226,147
2002 7,284,753 20,835,086
2003 7,339,001 21,456,379
2004 7,389,625 22,095,167
2005 7,437,115 22,790,085
2006 7,483,934 23,543,083
2007 7,551,117 24,318,082
2008 7,647,675 25,111,941
2009 7,743,831 25,927,724
2010 7,824,909 26,754,387
2011 7,912,398 27,582,897
2012 7,996,861 28,433,647
2013 8,089,346 29,312,952
2014 8,188,649 30,226,309
2015 8,282,396 31,159,379
2016 8,373,338 32,109,010
2017 8,451,840 33,090,921
2018 8,514,329 34,085,182
2019 8,575,280 35,111,408
2020 8,638,167 36,134,863
2021 8,704,546 37,140,230
2022 8,777,088 38,222,876
2023 8,888,093 39,390,799
2024 9,034,102 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Switzerland and Yemen

Fertility rate
Switzerland

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Switzerland Yemen
1960 2.44 7.99
1961 2.52 8
1962 2.58 8.01
1963 2.65 8.03
1964 2.66 8.07
1965 2.59 8.1
1966 2.5 8.14
1967 2.39 8.17
1968 2.29 8.19
1969 2.19 8.22
1970 2.1 8.23
1971 2.04 8.26
1972 1.91 8.27
1973 1.81 8.29
1974 1.73 8.33
1975 1.61 8.37
1976 1.55 8.42
1977 1.53 8.47
1978 1.51 8.5
1979 1.52 8.67
1980 1.55 8.71
1981 1.55 8.75
1982 1.56 8.79
1983 1.52 8.83
1984 1.53 8.85
1985 1.52 8.86
1986 1.53 8.86
1987 1.52 8.83
1988 1.57 8.79
1989 1.56 8.71
1990 1.58 8.61
1991 1.58 8.46
1992 1.58 8.27
1993 1.51 8.05
1994 1.49 7.8
1995 1.48 7.53
1996 1.5 7
1997 1.48 6.82
1998 1.47 6.64
1999 1.48 6.49
2000 1.5 6.32
2001 1.38 6.14
2002 1.39 5.97
2003 1.39 5.84
2004 1.42 5.71
2005 1.42 5.56
2006 1.44 5.41
2007 1.46 5.26
2008 1.48 5.11
2009 1.5 5
2010 1.52 4.81
2011 1.52 4.63
2012 1.52 4.63
2013 1.52 4.62
2014 1.54 4.62
2015 1.54 4.62
2016 1.54 4.61
2017 1.52 4.61
2018 1.52 4.61
2019 1.48 4.6
2020 1.46 4.6
2021 1.52 4.6
2022 1.39 4.59
2023 1.33 4.59

Switzerland and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Switzerland

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Switzerland Yemen
1960 32.6 19.7
1961 32.4 19.6
1962 32 19.6
1963 31.7 19.5
1964 31.5 19.4
1965 31.6 19.3
1966 31.6 19.2
1967 31.6 19.1
1968 31.7 18.9
1969 31.7 18.7
1970 32 18.4
1971 32.2 18.1
1972 32.3 17.8
1973 32.5 17.6
1974 32.7 17.3
1975 33.1 17
1976 33.5 16.8
1977 33.8 16.6
1978 34.2 16.3
1979 34.5 16.1
1980 34.8 15.9
1981 35 15.7
1982 35.3 15.5
1983 35.6 15.3
1984 35.9 15.1
1985 36.1 15
1986 36.3 14.9
1987 36.5 14.8
1988 36.7 14.7
1989 36.8 14.6
1990 36.9 14.6
1991 36.9 14.6
1992 36.9 14.6
1993 37 14.6
1994 37.1 14.6
1995 37.3 14.7
1996 37.6 14.8
1997 37.9 14.9
1998 38.2 15
1999 38.4 15.2
2000 38.7 15.4
2001 39 15.6
2002 39.3 15.8
2003 39.6 16
2004 39.9 16.2
2005 40.3 16.4
2006 40.6 16.7
2007 40.9 16.9
2008 41.1 17.2
2009 41.3 17.4
2010 41.5 17.7
2011 41.6 17.9
2012 41.8 18.1
2013 42 18.3
2014 42.1 18.5
2015 42.2 18.7
2016 42.3 18.8
2017 42.4 18.9
2018 42.5 19
2019 42.6 19.1
2020 42.7 19.1
2021 42.8 19.1
2022 43 19.2
2023 43.4 19.2
2024 43.7 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Switzerland Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$866B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.1%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.92%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.7%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.26%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.34%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
72%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
24.7%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
83.7
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
26.6%
2022
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
3%
2014
Number of millionaires
1,054,293
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
14.6%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0006%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
206
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.97T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$909B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$3.5B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
11,818,000
2019
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
2.11%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Switzerland Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,512 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$36
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
34.2 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.85 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
44.5%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.7%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
45.1%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
51.7%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
7,097 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
68.1%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
33%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Switzerland Yemen
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+40,099
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
74.3%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
100
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
99
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
54.1%
2004
English speaking
61.3%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
97.3%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Switzerland Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$10,963
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$2,366
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.44
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
31.3 years
2023
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.9
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.5%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
83
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
25.5%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.1 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Switzerland Yemen
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
1,689 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,765 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,940 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
52,266 mi
2021
n/a

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