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Uganda vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Uganda has a population of 50M (ranked 31/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Uganda's land area is 77,421 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 84th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Uganda Yemen
Population
52490669
42727988
Population rank 30/197 37/197
GDP
$53.7B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 89/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$1,073
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 173/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,276
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$27.8B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
54%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$556
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 162/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,648
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
77,421 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
646 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.28
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
17.8 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Uganda and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Uganda and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Uganda

Yemen
Year GDP
Uganda Yemen
1960 $423,145,605 -
1961 $441,667,335 -
1962 $449,158,233 -
1963 $516,315,231 -
1964 $589,247,687 -
1965 $884,502,310 -
1966 $925,381,492 -
1967 $967,240,655 -
1968 $1,037,379,252 -
1969 $1,168,556,629 -
1970 $1,259,554,809 -
1971 $1,417,191,656 -
1972 $1,490,970,181 -
1973 $1,701,829,789 -
1974 $2,098,944,967 -
1975 $2,359,555,556 -
1976 $2,447,300,000 -
1977 $2,936,470,588 -
1978 $2,420,260,870 -
1979 $2,139,025,000 -
1980 $1,244,610,000 -
1981 $1,337,300,000 -
1982 $2,177,500,000 -
1983 $2,240,333,333 -
1984 $3,615,647,477 -
1985 $3,519,695,444 -
1986 $3,923,244,050 -
1987 $6,269,522,042 -
1988 $6,508,931,652 -
1989 $5,276,480,799 -
1990 $4,304,399,310 $12,643,821,569
1991 $3,321,729,160 $14,665,445,462
1992 $2,857,457,762 $17,959,367,194
1993 $3,220,439,044 $21,736,802,664
1994 $3,990,430,447 $28,019,483,764
1995 $5,755,818,842 $12,796,345,679
1996 $6,044,585,327 $6,496,163,616
1997 $6,269,333,313 $6,838,298,531
1998 $6,584,815,847 $6,322,175,566
1999 $5,998,563,258 $7,639,325,296
2000 $6,193,246,837 $9,679,316,770
2001 $5,840,503,869 $9,852,990,693
2002 $6,178,563,591 $10,693,430,511
2003 $6,606,884,275 $11,777,532,662
2004 $7,939,487,548 $13,867,634,371
2005 $9,239,221,763 $16,731,566,717
2006 $9,977,647,683 $19,063,143,370
2007 $11,902,564,495 $21,650,528,674
2008 $14,440,404,132 $26,910,855,807
2009 $25,127,805,567 $25,130,278,213
2010 $26,673,441,431 $30,906,749,533
2011 $27,871,725,241 $32,726,417,878
2012 $27,305,915,911 $35,401,331,609
2013 $28,915,786,517 $40,415,233,436
2014 $32,612,397,257 $43,228,585,321
2015 $32,387,183,730 $42,444,490,074
2016 $29,203,988,696 $31,317,825,274
2017 $30,744,473,841 $26,842,229,045
2018 $32,927,025,620 $21,606,160,663
2019 $35,353,061,008 -
2020 $37,600,368,240 -
2021 $40,529,788,744 -
2022 $45,565,333,216 -
2023 $48,768,955,859 -
2024 $53,651,874,314 -

Uganda and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Uganda

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Uganda Yemen
1960 $55.4 -
1961 $56.2 -
1962 $55.5 -
1963 $62 -
1964 $68.6 -
1965 $100 -
1966 $101.4 -
1967 $102.8 -
1968 $106.9 -
1969 $116.7 -
1970 $122 -
1971 $133.5 -
1972 $137 -
1973 $152.7 -
1974 $183.7 -
1975 $201.2 -
1976 $203.3 -
1977 $237.6 -
1978 $190.7 -
1979 $164.5 -
1980 $93.8 -
1981 $98.6 -
1982 $157 -
1983 $157.5 -
1984 $247.5 -
1985 $234.3 -
1986 $253.6 -
1987 $393 -
1988 $395 -
1989 $310 -
1990 $245 $910
1991 $183 $1,016
1992 $152.1 $1,198
1993 $165.6 $1,397
1994 $198.4 $1,735
1995 $278.5 $764
1996 $284.7 $375
1997 $286.8 $383
1998 $292.5 $343
1999 $257.9 $401
2000 $258.1 $493
2001 $236 $487
2002 $242 $513
2003 $250.7 $549
2004 $292.4 $628
2005 $330 $734
2006 $347 $810
2007 $401 $890
2008 $473 $1,072
2009 $799 $969
2010 $823 $1,155
2011 $836 $1,186
2012 $795 $1,245
2013 $818 $1,379
2014 $896 $1,430
2015 $863 $1,362
2016 $753 $975
2017 $765 $811
2018 $792 $634
2019 $822 -
2020 $846 -
2021 $883 -
2022 $963 -
2023 $1,002 -
2024 $1,073 -

Uganda vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Uganda

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Uganda Yemen
1950 39.7 28.9
1951 40.2 29.3
1952 40.8 29.6
1953 41.3 30
1954 41.8 30.4
1955 42.4 30.8
1956 43 31.3
1957 43.7 31.8
1958 44.3 32.4
1959 45 32.9
1960 45.6 33.5
1961 46.3 34.1
1962 46.8 33.7
1963 47.4 33.4
1964 47.8 34.9
1965 48.3 35.6
1966 48.5 36.3
1967 49 37.1
1968 49.3 38
1969 49.5 39.6
1970 49.6 40.6
1971 47.1 41.8
1972 47.2 42.7
1973 47 43.6
1974 46.9 44.5
1975 46.5 45.5
1976 46.2 46.4
1977 45.8 47.4
1978 45.6 48.5
1979 45.4 49.5
1980 43.5 50.6
1981 43.5 51.7
1982 43.3 52.4
1983 43.5 53.6
1984 43.7 54.6
1985 45.5 55.4
1986 45.7 54
1987 47.4 56.8
1988 47.5 57.4
1989 47.5 58
1990 47.6 58.5
1991 47.5 58.8
1992 47.7 59.3
1993 47.7 59.7
1994 47.7 59.8
1995 47.7 60.5
1996 47.8 60.9
1997 48 61.3
1998 48.3 61.8
1999 49 62.3
2000 49.6 62.8
2001 50.6 63.3
2002 51.4 63.8
2003 52.4 64.4
2004 53.7 64.9
2005 54.9 65.4
2006 56.1 65.8
2007 57.2 66.2
2008 58.3 66.6
2009 59.2 66.9
2010 60 67.2
2011 60.8 67.4
2012 61.6 67.6
2013 62.4 68
2014 63.1 68
2015 63.8 66.8
2016 64.5 67.1
2017 65.2 67.1
2018 65.8 65.9
2019 66.4 66.6
2020 66.4 66.4
2021 66.4 66
2022 67.7 68
2023 68.3 69.3
2024 68.5 69.4
2025 68.7 69.6

Uganda and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Uganda

Yemen
Year Population
Uganda Yemen
1960 7,640,973 5,532,301
1961 7,862,217 5,655,232
1962 8,092,231 5,782,221
1963 8,333,663 5,911,135
1964 8,586,363 6,048,006
1965 8,849,203 6,195,593
1966 9,122,864 6,351,494
1967 9,408,924 6,516,444
1968 9,708,632 6,690,524
1969 10,014,858 6,875,859
1970 10,321,603 7,065,279
1971 10,618,206 7,257,462
1972 10,885,796 7,460,068
1973 11,144,236 7,672,796
1974 11,424,846 7,896,783
1975 11,725,240 8,133,598
1976 12,037,294 8,384,113
1977 12,359,669 8,648,222
1978 12,692,113 8,926,586
1979 13,002,163 9,224,194
1980 13,275,741 9,543,358
1981 13,556,452 9,882,362
1982 13,873,631 10,241,006
1983 14,221,881 10,621,499
1984 14,607,677 11,025,597
1985 15,023,681 11,453,825
1986 15,467,579 11,901,040
1987 15,954,170 12,369,912
1988 16,470,483 12,859,708
1989 17,010,698 13,364,174
1990 17,569,897 13,887,862
1991 18,155,901 14,430,201
1992 18,785,032 14,989,494
1993 19,445,161 15,563,914
1994 20,108,801 16,149,147
1995 20,665,667 16,740,058
1996 21,231,550 17,313,177
1997 21,856,046 17,873,936
1998 22,515,806 18,446,013
1999 23,257,281 19,029,420
2000 24,000,150 19,624,141
2001 24,745,676 20,226,147
2002 25,532,870 20,835,086
2003 26,352,124 21,456,379
2004 27,154,515 22,095,167
2005 27,963,289 22,790,085
2006 28,794,003 23,543,083
2007 29,653,430 24,318,082
2008 30,539,553 25,111,941
2009 31,451,151 25,927,724
2010 32,390,802 26,754,387
2011 33,354,543 27,582,897
2012 34,337,438 28,433,647
2013 35,337,042 29,312,952
2014 36,395,539 30,226,309
2015 37,531,446 31,159,379
2016 38,799,152 32,109,010
2017 40,177,388 33,090,921
2018 41,565,831 34,085,182
2019 42,999,637 35,111,408
2020 44,457,152 36,134,863
2021 45,910,930 37,140,230
2022 47,312,719 38,222,876
2023 48,656,601 39,390,799
2024 50,015,092 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Uganda and Yemen

Fertility rate
Uganda

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Uganda Yemen
1960 6.91 7.99
1961 6.93 8
1962 6.96 8.01
1963 6.98 8.03
1964 7.01 8.07
1965 7.04 8.1
1966 7.07 8.14
1967 7.1 8.17
1968 7.13 8.19
1969 7.12 8.22
1970 7.15 8.23
1971 7.18 8.26
1972 7.19 8.27
1973 7.19 8.29
1974 7.19 8.33
1975 7.2 8.37
1976 7.19 8.42
1977 7.18 8.47
1978 7.16 8.5
1979 7.14 8.67
1980 7.11 8.71
1981 7.12 8.75
1982 7.11 8.79
1983 7.07 8.83
1984 7.02 8.85
1985 7.04 8.86
1986 7.08 8.86
1987 7.12 8.83
1988 7.1 8.79
1989 7.05 8.71
1990 7.01 8.61
1991 6.94 8.46
1992 6.91 8.27
1993 6.89 8.05
1994 6.9 7.8
1995 6.87 7.53
1996 6.84 7
1997 6.86 6.82
1998 6.84 6.64
1999 6.83 6.49
2000 6.79 6.32
2001 6.76 6.14
2002 6.74 5.97
2003 6.67 5.84
2004 6.61 5.71
2005 6.53 5.56
2006 6.43 5.41
2007 6.33 5.26
2008 6.2 5.11
2009 6.12 5
2010 6.02 4.81
2011 5.89 4.63
2012 5.73 4.63
2013 5.56 4.62
2014 5.41 4.62
2015 5.25 4.62
2016 5.11 4.61
2017 4.99 4.61
2018 4.87 4.61
2019 4.74 4.6
2020 4.62 4.6
2021 4.51 4.6
2022 4.39 4.59
2023 4.28 4.59

Uganda and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Uganda

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Uganda Yemen
1960 17.1 19.7
1961 16.9 19.6
1962 16.8 19.6
1963 16.7 19.5
1964 16.6 19.4
1965 16.6 19.3
1966 16.6 19.2
1967 16.6 19.1
1968 16.6 18.9
1969 16.6 18.7
1970 16.6 18.4
1971 16.6 18.1
1972 16.5 17.8
1973 16.3 17.6
1974 16.3 17.3
1975 16.2 17
1976 16.2 16.8
1977 16.2 16.6
1978 16.1 16.3
1979 16.1 16.1
1980 16 15.9
1981 15.9 15.7
1982 15.9 15.5
1983 15.9 15.3
1984 15.9 15.1
1985 15.9 15
1986 15.9 14.9
1987 15.9 14.8
1988 15.9 14.7
1989 15.8 14.6
1990 15.8 14.6
1991 15.8 14.6
1992 15.7 14.6
1993 15.7 14.6
1994 15.6 14.6
1995 15.4 14.7
1996 15.3 14.8
1997 15.1 14.9
1998 15 15
1999 15 15.2
2000 15 15.4
2001 15 15.6
2002 15 15.8
2003 15 16
2004 15 16.2
2005 15 16.4
2006 15 16.7
2007 15 16.9
2008 15.1 17.2
2009 15.1 17.4
2010 15.2 17.7
2011 15.3 17.9
2012 15.4 18.1
2013 15.5 18.3
2014 15.6 18.5
2015 15.8 18.7
2016 16 18.8
2017 16.3 18.9
2018 16.5 19
2019 16.8 19.1
2020 17 19.1
2021 17.2 19.1
2022 17.4 19.2
2023 17.6 19.2
2024 17.8 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Uganda Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$50.9B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.4%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.98%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
46,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.7%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.42%
2021
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
43.1%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
24.9%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
51.3
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
34.5%
2019
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2019
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2018
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
473,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
9.21%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
72.8%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Uganda Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
483 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.05
2022
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.22 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.15 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.9%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.93%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
89.9 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
86.2%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.5%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Uganda Yemen
% of world population
0.61%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-117,924
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
27.4%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
67
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.77
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
44.7%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
8.95%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Uganda Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$44.1
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$15
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
68.7 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
41.6%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.17
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
170
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.8
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.05%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.2%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
8
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.5%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.3 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Uganda Yemen
% of world land
0.13%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
1,548 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
55,657 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,549 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
90,720 mi
2019
n/a

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