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Vanuatu vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Vanuatu has a population of 328K (ranked 174/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Vanuatu's land area is 4,707 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 157th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Vanuatu Yemen
Population
341110
42727988
Population rank 174/197 37/197
GDP
$1.16B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 185/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$3,543
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 133/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,602
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$518M
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.5%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,580
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 126/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,778
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
4,707 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.6
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
21.3 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Vanuatu and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Vanuatu and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Vanuatu

Yemen
Year GDP
Vanuatu Yemen
1979 $119,258,835 -
1980 $121,185,498 -
1981 $113,781,796 -
1982 $114,501,913 -
1983 $117,389,554 -
1984 $144,482,515 -
1985 $131,856,421 -
1986 $126,498,935 -
1987 $139,464,174 -
1988 $158,351,368 -
1989 $154,013,202 -
1990 $168,879,207 $12,643,821,569
1991 $201,334,169 $14,665,445,462
1992 $209,088,825 $17,959,367,194
1993 $200,491,853 $21,736,802,664
1994 $233,701,301 $28,019,483,764
1995 $249,333,250 $12,796,345,679
1996 $261,370,044 $6,496,163,616
1997 $272,771,209 $6,838,298,531
1998 $262,293,411 $6,322,175,566
1999 $268,006,973 $7,639,325,296
2000 $272,014,628 $9,679,316,770
2001 $257,926,882 $9,852,990,693
2002 $262,596,536 $10,693,430,511
2003 $314,471,413 $11,777,532,662
2004 $364,996,869 $13,867,634,371
2005 $394,962,433 $16,731,566,717
2006 $439,358,587 $19,063,143,370
2007 $516,392,923 $21,650,528,674
2008 $590,748,429 $26,910,855,807
2009 $592,622,319 $25,130,278,213
2010 $670,712,980 $30,906,749,533
2011 $770,153,588 $32,726,417,878
2012 $747,839,698 $35,401,331,609
2013 $758,304,466 $40,415,233,436
2014 $773,717,011 $43,228,585,321
2015 $759,690,181 $42,444,490,074
2016 $804,323,577 $31,317,825,274
2017 $880,043,284 $26,842,229,045
2018 $914,727,908 $21,606,160,663
2019 $936,526,268 -
2020 $909,421,044 -
2021 $982,362,212 -
2022 $1,030,654,208 -
2023 $1,126,313,359 -
2024 $1,161,251,868 -

Vanuatu and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Vanuatu

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Vanuatu Yemen
1979 $1,055 -
1980 $1,048 -
1981 $962 -
1982 $946 -
1983 $947 -
1984 $1,137 -
1985 $1,012 -
1986 $946 -
1987 $1,017 -
1988 $1,125 -
1989 $1,067 -
1990 $1,141 $910
1991 $1,326 $1,016
1992 $1,344 $1,198
1993 $1,257 $1,397
1994 $1,431 $1,735
1995 $1,492 $764
1996 $1,529 $375
1997 $1,562 $383
1998 $1,471 $343
1999 $1,472 $401
2000 $1,460 $493
2001 $1,350 $487
2002 $1,341 $513
2003 $1,567 $549
2004 $1,774 $628
2005 $1,874 $734
2006 $2,035 $810
2007 $2,334 $890
2008 $2,604 $1,072
2009 $2,546 $969
2010 $2,815 $1,155
2011 $3,163 $1,186
2012 $3,005 $1,245
2013 $2,980 $1,379
2014 $2,973 $1,430
2015 $2,855 $1,362
2016 $2,956 $975
2017 $3,160 $811
2018 $3,207 $634
2019 $3,207 -
2020 $3,043 -
2021 $3,212 -
2022 $3,292 -
2023 $3,515 -
2024 $3,543 -

Vanuatu vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Vanuatu

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Vanuatu Yemen
1950 43.9 28.9
1951 42.2 29.3
1952 45.3 29.6
1953 45.8 30
1954 46.5 30.4
1955 47.1 30.8
1956 47.7 31.3
1957 48.2 31.8
1958 48.7 32.4
1959 49.3 32.9
1960 49.8 33.5
1961 50.4 34.1
1962 50.9 33.7
1963 51.5 33.4
1964 52 34.9
1965 52.5 35.6
1966 53.1 36.3
1967 53.7 37.1
1968 54.2 38
1969 54.8 39.6
1970 55.3 40.6
1971 55.9 41.8
1972 56.4 42.7
1973 57 43.6
1974 57.6 44.5
1975 58.1 45.5
1976 58.7 46.4
1977 59.2 47.4
1978 59.9 48.5
1979 60.9 49.5
1980 61.3 50.6
1981 61.9 51.7
1982 62.5 52.4
1983 63.1 53.6
1984 63.5 54.6
1985 63.9 55.4
1986 64.6 54
1987 64.4 56.8
1988 65.7 57.4
1989 66 58
1990 66.7 58.5
1991 67.1 58.8
1992 67.4 59.3
1993 67.7 59.7
1994 68 59.8
1995 68.1 60.5
1996 68.2 60.9
1997 68.3 61.3
1998 68.4 61.8
1999 67.9 62.3
2000 68.6 62.8
2001 68.7 63.3
2002 68.8 63.8
2003 68.9 64.4
2004 69 64.9
2005 69.2 65.4
2006 69.1 65.8
2007 69.1 66.2
2008 69.3 66.6
2009 69.4 66.9
2010 69.6 67.2
2011 69.7 67.4
2012 69.9 67.6
2013 70 68
2014 70 68
2015 70.2 66.8
2016 70.4 67.1
2017 70.5 67.1
2018 70.6 65.9
2019 70.8 66.6
2020 70.4 66.4
2021 70 66
2022 71.3 68
2023 71.5 69.3
2024 71.7 69.4
2025 71.8 69.6

Vanuatu and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Vanuatu

Yemen
Year Population
Vanuatu Yemen
1960 64,431 5,532,301
1961 66,264 5,655,232
1962 68,174 5,782,221
1963 70,159 5,911,135
1964 72,219 6,048,006
1965 74,358 6,195,593
1966 76,590 6,351,494
1967 78,921 6,516,444
1968 81,314 6,690,524
1969 83,755 6,875,859
1970 86,266 7,065,279
1971 88,862 7,257,462
1972 91,562 7,460,068
1973 94,362 7,672,796
1974 97,260 7,896,783
1975 100,269 8,133,598
1976 103,388 8,384,113
1977 106,618 8,648,222
1978 109,963 8,926,586
1979 113,040 9,224,194
1980 115,660 9,543,358
1981 118,249 9,882,362
1982 121,035 10,241,006
1983 123,998 10,621,499
1984 127,109 11,025,597
1985 130,356 11,453,825
1986 133,720 11,901,040
1987 137,187 12,369,912
1988 140,756 12,859,708
1989 144,393 13,364,174
1990 148,063 13,887,862
1991 151,793 14,430,201
1992 155,608 14,989,494
1993 159,463 15,563,914
1994 163,314 16,149,147
1995 167,137 16,740,058
1996 170,911 17,313,177
1997 174,626 17,873,936
1998 178,313 18,446,013
1999 182,048 19,029,420
2000 186,281 19,624,141
2001 191,031 20,226,147
2002 195,863 20,835,086
2003 200,746 21,456,379
2004 205,711 22,095,167
2005 210,760 22,790,085
2006 215,923 23,543,083
2007 221,276 24,318,082
2008 226,896 25,111,941
2009 232,731 25,927,724
2010 238,248 26,754,387
2011 243,474 27,582,897
2012 248,883 28,433,647
2013 254,482 29,312,952
2014 260,240 30,226,309
2015 266,101 31,159,379
2016 272,087 32,109,010
2017 278,507 33,090,921
2018 285,259 34,085,182
2019 291,985 35,111,408
2020 298,858 36,134,863
2021 305,868 37,140,230
2022 313,046 38,222,876
2023 320,409 39,390,799
2024 327,777 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Vanuatu and Yemen

Fertility rate
Vanuatu

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Vanuatu Yemen
1960 6.78 7.99
1961 6.73 8
1962 6.67 8.01
1963 6.62 8.03
1964 6.57 8.07
1965 6.52 8.1
1966 6.51 8.14
1967 6.51 8.17
1968 6.46 8.19
1969 6.41 8.22
1970 6.35 8.23
1971 6.29 8.26
1972 6.23 8.27
1973 6.15 8.29
1974 6.06 8.33
1975 5.98 8.37
1976 5.89 8.42
1977 5.81 8.47
1978 5.77 8.5
1979 5.73 8.67
1980 5.69 8.71
1981 5.65 8.75
1982 5.6 8.79
1983 5.55 8.83
1984 5.49 8.85
1985 5.43 8.86
1986 5.38 8.86
1987 5.33 8.83
1988 5.27 8.79
1989 5.21 8.71
1990 5.17 8.61
1991 5.13 8.46
1992 5.09 8.27
1993 5.02 8.05
1994 4.94 7.8
1995 4.85 7.53
1996 4.75 7
1997 4.66 6.82
1998 4.6 6.64
1999 4.56 6.49
2000 4.54 6.32
2001 4.5 6.14
2002 4.38 5.97
2003 4.29 5.84
2004 4.21 5.71
2005 4.13 5.56
2006 4.1 5.41
2007 4.12 5.26
2008 4.16 5.11
2009 4.16 5
2010 4.13 4.81
2011 4.09 4.63
2012 4.06 4.63
2013 4.04 4.62
2014 4 4.62
2015 3.95 4.62
2016 3.92 4.61
2017 3.88 4.61
2018 3.83 4.61
2019 3.79 4.6
2020 3.74 4.6
2021 3.7 4.6
2022 3.65 4.59
2023 3.6 4.59

Vanuatu and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Vanuatu

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Vanuatu Yemen
1960 17.7 19.7
1961 17.6 19.6
1962 17.5 19.6
1963 17.4 19.5
1964 17.3 19.4
1965 17.2 19.3
1966 17.1 19.2
1967 17.1 19.1
1968 17 18.9
1969 17 18.7
1970 17 18.4
1971 17 18.1
1972 17 17.8
1973 17 17.6
1974 17.1 17.3
1975 17.1 17
1976 17.1 16.8
1977 17.2 16.6
1978 17.3 16.3
1979 17.5 16.1
1980 17.6 15.9
1981 17.7 15.7
1982 17.7 15.5
1983 17.7 15.3
1984 17.7 15.1
1985 17.7 15
1986 17.8 14.9
1987 17.8 14.8
1988 17.8 14.7
1989 17.8 14.6
1990 17.8 14.6
1991 17.9 14.6
1992 17.8 14.6
1993 17.7 14.6
1994 17.7 14.6
1995 17.8 14.7
1996 18 14.8
1997 18 14.9
1998 18 15
1999 18 15.2
2000 18.2 15.4
2001 18.5 15.6
2002 18.7 15.8
2003 18.9 16
2004 19.2 16.2
2005 19.4 16.4
2006 19.6 16.7
2007 19.9 16.9
2008 20.1 17.2
2009 20.3 17.4
2010 20.5 17.7
2011 20.6 17.9
2012 20.8 18.1
2013 20.9 18.3
2014 21 18.5
2015 21.1 18.7
2016 21.1 18.8
2017 21.2 18.9
2018 21.2 19
2019 21.2 19.1
2020 21.2 19.1
2021 21.2 19.1
2022 21.2 19.2
2023 21.2 19.2
2024 21.3 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Vanuatu Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$1.29B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.6%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.58%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.96%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.05%
2020
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2022
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
7.55%
2022
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
61.8
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2019
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2019
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$615M
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$145M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
82,400
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
50.4%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share n/a
11.9%
2022

Energy

Vanuatu Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
158.2 kg
2007
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.3
2007
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.29 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.9 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
25.2%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
10.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.6%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Vanuatu Yemen
% of world population
0.004%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-43
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
26.1%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.1
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
13
2024
Higher education index n/a
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.32
2020
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
96
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
88%
2023
54.1%
2004
English speaking
83.5%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
45.7%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Vanuatu Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$135.4
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.3
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
71.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
49.3%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.16
2019
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
100
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.8
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.7%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.04 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Vanuatu Yemen
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
14,359 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
722 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,708 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
665 mi
2000
n/a

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