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United Kingdom vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The United Kingdom has a population of 69.2M (ranked 21/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). The United Kingdom's land area is 93,410 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 78th vs. 49th).

By GDP, The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

United Kingdom Yemen
Population
69945462
42727988
Population rank 22/197 37/197
GDP
$3.64T
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 6/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$52,637
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 23/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$60,620
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$3.69T
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
103.9%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$53,283
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 7/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$40,805
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
93,410 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
741 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
41 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

United Kingdom and Yemen: Comparison Charts

United Kingdom and Yemen economies compared

GDP
United Kingdom

Yemen
Year GDP
United Kingdom Yemen
1960 $73,233,967,692 -
1961 $77,741,965,703 -
1962 $81,247,564,157 -
1963 $86,561,961,812 -
1964 $94,407,558,351 -
1965 $101,824,755,079 -
1966 $108,572,752,102 -
1967 $113,116,888,211 -
1968 $107,759,910,068 -
1969 $116,464,702,803 -
1970 $130,671,946,244 -
1971 $148,113,896,325 -
1972 $169,965,034,965 -
1973 $192,537,971,583 -
1974 $206,131,369,799 -
1975 $241,756,637,168 -
1976 $232,614,555,256 -
1977 $263,066,457,352 -
1978 $335,883,029,722 -
1979 $438,994,070,309 -
1980 $564,947,710,899 -
1981 $540,765,675,241 -
1982 $515,048,916,841 -
1983 $489,618,008,186 -
1984 $461,487,097,632 -
1985 $489,285,164,271 -
1986 $601,452,653,181 -
1987 $745,162,608,269 -
1988 $910,122,732,124 -
1989 $926,884,816,754 -
1990 $1,093,169,389,205 $12,643,821,569
1991 $1,142,797,178,131 $14,665,445,462
1992 $1,179,659,529,660 $17,959,367,194
1993 $1,061,388,722,256 $21,736,802,664
1994 $1,140,489,745,944 $28,019,483,764
1995 $1,344,240,176,740 $12,796,345,679
1996 $1,419,645,865,835 $6,496,163,616
1997 $1,560,911,918,795 $6,838,298,531
1998 $1,653,694,932,097 $6,322,175,566
1999 $1,687,830,448,148 $7,639,325,296
2000 $1,665,534,876,683 $9,679,316,770
2001 $1,649,827,263,567 $9,852,990,693
2002 $1,785,729,916,067 $10,693,430,511
2003 $2,054,422,857,143 $11,777,532,662
2004 $2,421,525,082,387 $13,867,634,371
2005 $2,543,180,000,000 $16,731,566,717
2006 $2,708,441,582,337 $19,063,143,370
2007 $3,090,510,204,082 $21,650,528,674
2008 $2,929,411,764,706 $26,910,855,807
2009 $2,412,840,006,232 $25,130,278,213
2010 $2,485,482,596,185 $30,906,749,533
2011 $2,663,805,834,828 $32,726,417,878
2012 $2,707,089,726,615 $35,401,331,609
2013 $2,784,853,502,534 $40,415,233,436
2014 $3,064,708,247,921 $43,228,585,321
2015 $2,927,911,140,917 $42,444,490,074
2016 $2,689,106,566,900 $31,317,825,274
2017 $2,680,148,052,335 $26,842,229,045
2018 $2,871,340,347,582 $21,606,160,663
2019 $2,851,407,164,908 -
2020 $2,696,778,386,608 -
2021 $3,143,323,050,707 -
2022 $3,114,042,471,144 -
2023 $3,369,861,888,973 -
2024 $3,643,834,188,783 -

United Kingdom and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
United Kingdom

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
United Kingdom Yemen
1960 $1,398 -
1961 $1,472 -
1962 $1,526 -
1963 $1,613 -
1964 $1,748 -
1965 $1,874 -
1966 $1,987 -
1967 $2,059 -
1968 $1,952 -
1969 $2,101 -
1970 $2,348 -
1971 $2,650 -
1972 $3,030 -
1973 $3,426 -
1974 $3,666 -
1975 $4,300 -
1976 $4,138 -
1977 $4,681 -
1978 $5,977 -
1979 $7,805 -
1980 $10,032 -
1981 $9,599 -
1982 $9,146 -
1983 $8,692 -
1984 $8,179 -
1985 $8,652 -
1986 $10,611 -
1987 $13,119 -
1988 $15,987 -
1989 $16,239 -
1990 $19,095 $910
1991 $19,901 $1,016
1992 $20,487 $1,198
1993 $18,389 $1,397
1994 $19,709 $1,735
1995 $23,169 $764
1996 $24,406 $375
1997 $26,766 $383
1998 $28,275 $343
1999 $28,762 $401
2000 $28,281 $493
2001 $27,907 $487
2002 $30,078 $513
2003 $34,443 $549
2004 $40,367 $628
2005 $42,105 $734
2006 $44,512 $810
2007 $50,398 $890
2008 $47,396 $1,072
2009 $38,744 $969
2010 $39,599 $1,155
2011 $42,110 $1,186
2012 $42,490 $1,245
2013 $43,419 $1,379
2014 $47,427 $1,430
2015 $44,984 $1,362
2016 $40,988 $975
2017 $40,629 $811
2018 $43,315 $634
2019 $42,794 -
2020 $40,405 -
2021 $46,926 -
2022 $46,063 -
2023 $49,201 -
2024 $52,637 -

United Kingdom vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
United Kingdom

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
United Kingdom Yemen
1950 68.6 28.9
1951 68.2 29.3
1952 69.5 29.6
1953 69.8 30
1954 70.2 30.4
1955 70.1 30.8
1956 70.4 31.3
1957 70.5 31.8
1958 70.7 32.4
1959 70.8 32.9
1960 71 33.5
1961 70.8 34.1
1962 70.9 33.7
1963 70.8 33.4
1964 71.5 34.9
1965 71.5 35.6
1966 71.4 36.3
1967 72.1 37.1
1968 71.7 38
1969 71.7 39.6
1970 71.9 40.6
1971 72.2 41.8
1972 72 42.7
1973 72.2 43.6
1974 72.4 44.5
1975 72.7 45.5
1976 72.6 46.4
1977 73.1 47.4
1978 73 48.5
1979 73.2 49.5
1980 73.6 50.6
1981 73.9 51.7
1982 74 52.4
1983 74.3 53.6
1984 74.7 54.6
1985 74.5 55.4
1986 74.8 54
1987 75.1 56.8
1988 75.3 57.4
1989 75.4 58
1990 75.7 58.5
1991 75.9 58.8
1992 76.3 59.3
1993 76.2 59.7
1994 76.7 59.8
1995 76.6 60.5
1996 76.9 60.9
1997 77.1 61.3
1998 77.3 61.8
1999 77.4 62.3
2000 77.8 62.8
2001 78.1 63.3
2002 78.2 63.8
2003 78.3 64.4
2004 78.9 64.9
2005 79.1 65.4
2006 79.3 65.8
2007 79.5 66.2
2008 79.7 66.6
2009 80.2 66.9
2010 80.4 67.2
2011 80.8 67.4
2012 80.9 67.6
2013 80.9 68
2014 81.2 68
2015 80.9 66.8
2016 81.1 67.1
2017 81.2 67.1
2018 81.1 65.9
2019 81.4 66.6
2020 80.4 66.4
2021 80.7 66
2022 81.1 68
2023 81.3 69.3
2024 81.4 69.4
2025 81.6 69.6

United Kingdom and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
United Kingdom

Yemen
Year Population
United Kingdom Yemen
1960 52,400,000 5,532,301
1961 52,800,000 5,655,232
1962 53,250,000 5,782,221
1963 53,650,000 5,911,135
1964 54,000,000 6,048,006
1965 54,348,050 6,195,593
1966 54,648,500 6,351,494
1967 54,943,600 6,516,444
1968 55,211,700 6,690,524
1969 55,441,750 6,875,859
1970 55,663,250 7,065,279
1971 55,896,223 7,257,462
1972 56,086,065 7,460,068
1973 56,194,527 7,672,796
1974 56,229,974 7,896,783
1975 56,225,800 8,133,598
1976 56,211,968 8,384,113
1977 56,193,492 8,648,222
1978 56,196,504 8,926,586
1979 56,246,951 9,224,194
1980 56,314,216 9,543,358
1981 56,333,829 9,882,362
1982 56,313,641 10,241,006
1983 56,332,848 10,621,499
1984 56,422,072 11,025,597
1985 56,550,268 11,453,825
1986 56,681,396 11,901,040
1987 56,802,050 12,369,912
1988 56,928,327 12,859,708
1989 57,076,711 13,364,174
1990 57,247,586 13,887,862
1991 57,424,897 14,430,201
1992 57,580,402 14,989,494
1993 57,718,614 15,563,914
1994 57,865,745 16,149,147
1995 58,019,030 16,740,058
1996 58,166,950 17,313,177
1997 58,316,954 17,873,936
1998 58,487,141 18,446,013
1999 58,682,466 19,029,420
2000 58,892,514 19,624,141
2001 59,119,673 20,226,147
2002 59,370,479 20,835,086
2003 59,647,577 21,456,379
2004 59,987,905 22,095,167
2005 60,401,206 22,790,085
2006 60,846,820 23,543,083
2007 61,322,463 24,318,082
2008 61,806,995 25,111,941
2009 62,276,270 25,927,724
2010 62,766,365 26,754,387
2011 63,258,810 27,582,897
2012 63,711,000 28,433,647
2013 64,139,000 29,312,952
2014 64,620,000 30,226,309
2015 65,088,000 31,159,379
2016 65,607,000 32,109,010
2017 65,966,000 33,090,921
2018 66,289,000 34,085,182
2019 66,631,000 35,111,408
2020 66,744,000 36,134,863
2021 66,984,000 37,140,230
2022 67,604,000 38,222,876
2023 68,492,000 39,390,799
2024 69,226,000 40,583,164

Fertility rates in United Kingdom and Yemen

Fertility rate
United Kingdom

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
United Kingdom Yemen
1960 2.69 7.99
1961 2.78 8
1962 2.86 8.01
1963 2.88 8.03
1964 2.93 8.07
1965 2.86 8.1
1966 2.78 8.14
1967 2.68 8.17
1968 2.6 8.19
1969 2.51 8.22
1970 2.44 8.23
1971 2.41 8.26
1972 2.2 8.27
1973 2.04 8.29
1974 1.92 8.33
1975 1.81 8.37
1976 1.74 8.42
1977 1.69 8.47
1978 1.75 8.5
1979 1.86 8.67
1980 1.9 8.71
1981 1.82 8.75
1982 1.78 8.79
1983 1.77 8.83
1984 1.77 8.85
1985 1.79 8.86
1986 1.78 8.86
1987 1.81 8.83
1988 1.82 8.79
1989 1.79 8.71
1990 1.83 8.61
1991 1.82 8.46
1992 1.79 8.27
1993 1.76 8.05
1994 1.74 7.8
1995 1.71 7.53
1996 1.73 7
1997 1.72 6.82
1998 1.71 6.64
1999 1.68 6.49
2000 1.64 6.32
2001 1.63 6.14
2002 1.63 5.97
2003 1.7 5.84
2004 1.75 5.71
2005 1.76 5.56
2006 1.82 5.41
2007 1.86 5.26
2008 1.91 5.11
2009 1.89 5
2010 1.92 4.81
2011 1.91 4.63
2012 1.92 4.63
2013 1.83 4.62
2014 1.81 4.62
2015 1.8 4.62
2016 1.79 4.61
2017 1.74 4.61
2018 1.68 4.61
2019 1.63 4.6
2020 1.57 4.6
2021 1.58 4.6
2022 1.56 4.59
2023 1.56 4.59

United Kingdom and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
United Kingdom

Yemen
Year Median age, years
United Kingdom Yemen
1960 35.5 19.7
1961 35.4 19.6
1962 35.3 19.6
1963 35.3 19.5
1964 35.2 19.4
1965 35.1 19.3
1966 34.9 19.2
1967 34.8 19.1
1968 34.6 18.9
1969 34.4 18.7
1970 34.2 18.4
1971 34.1 18.1
1972 34 17.8
1973 34 17.6
1974 34 17.3
1975 34 17
1976 34 16.8
1977 34.1 16.6
1978 34.2 16.3
1979 34.3 16.1
1980 34.4 15.9
1981 34.5 15.7
1982 34.8 15.5
1983 35 15.3
1984 35.2 15.1
1985 35.3 15
1986 35.4 14.9
1987 35.4 14.8
1988 35.7 14.7
1989 35.9 14.6
1990 36 14.6
1991 36.1 14.6
1992 36.2 14.6
1993 36.3 14.6
1994 36.5 14.6
1995 36.6 14.7
1996 36.8 14.8
1997 37 14.9
1998 37.2 15
1999 37.4 15.2
2000 37.7 15.4
2001 37.9 15.6
2002 38.1 15.8
2003 38.2 16
2004 38.4 16.2
2005 38.5 16.4
2006 38.6 16.7
2007 38.8 16.9
2008 38.9 17.2
2009 39 17.4
2010 39.2 17.7
2011 39.3 17.9
2012 39.5 18.1
2013 39.6 18.3
2014 39.7 18.5
2015 39.8 18.7
2016 39.8 18.8
2017 39.9 18.9
2018 40 19
2019 40.1 19.1
2020 40.2 19.1
2021 40.3 19.1
2022 40.5 19.2
2023 40.8 19.2
2024 41 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

United Kingdom Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$3.37T
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43.9%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.96%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.26%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
153,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.42%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.36%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
72.8%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
16.7%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
69.3
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2021
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
3%
2014
Number of millionaires
3,061,553
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.75%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
55
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,606
2022
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.1T
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$175B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$4.83B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
11,101,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
8.24%
1998
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
99.3%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

United Kingdom Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,128 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$27.2
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
302 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.41 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.5%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.4%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
44%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,208 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
40.2%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.51%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
13.8%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

United Kingdom Yemen
% of world population
0.85%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+417,114
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
84.9%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.85 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.38 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.2
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
100
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.15
2021
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.2
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
54.1%
2004
English speaking
98.3%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
96.3%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

United Kingdom Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,367
2023
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$742
2023
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
81.6 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.17
2022
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
29 years
2018
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
83
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

United Kingdom Yemen
% of world land
0.16%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
1,349 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
65,674 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
12,415 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
263,542 mi
2020
n/a

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