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Vatican vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Vatican has a population of 1K (ranked 197/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). The Vatican's land area is 0.17 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 197th vs. 49th).

By GDP, The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Vatican Yemen
Population
949
42727988
Population rank 197/197 37/197
GDP
$19.8M
2025
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 197/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$19,800
2025
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 59/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$39,191
2025
$3,164
2013
Government debt n/a
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank n/a 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,307
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
0.17 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate n/a
4.59
2023
Median age n/a
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.3 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Vatican and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Vatican vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Vatican

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Vatican Yemen
1950 65.9 28.9
1951 65.3 29.3
1952 65.7 29.6
1953 66.3 30
1954 67.5 30.4
1955 67.8 30.8
1956 67.3 31.3
1957 67.5 31.8
1958 68.7 32.4
1959 69.2 32.9
1960 69.2 33.5
1961 69.8 34.1
1962 69.2 33.7
1963 69.3 33.4
1964 70.3 34.9
1965 70.1 35.6
1966 70.9 36.3
1967 70.9 37.1
1968 70.7 38
1969 70.7 39.6
1970 71.5 40.6
1971 71.7 41.8
1972 72 42.7
1973 71.9 43.6
1974 72.7 44.5
1975 72.6 45.5
1976 72.9 46.4
1977 73.3 47.4
1978 73.7 48.5
1979 74 49.5
1980 74.1 50.6
1981 74.3 51.7
1982 74.8 52.4
1983 74.7 53.6
1984 75.1 54.6
1985 75.5 55.4
1986 75.7 54
1987 76.2 56.8
1988 76.4 57.4
1989 76.8 58
1990 76.9 58.5
1991 76.9 58.8
1992 77.3 59.3
1993 77 59.7
1994 77.7 59.8
1995 77.8 60.5
1996 78.5 60.9
1997 78.2 61.3
1998 78.3 61.8
1999 78.7 62.3
2000 79.3 62.8
2001 79.9 63.3
2002 80 63.8
2003 79.8 64.4
2004 80.2 64.9
2005 80.6 65.4
2006 81.2 65.8
2007 81.3 66.2
2008 81.4 66.6
2009 81.3 66.9
2010 81.5 67.2
2011 81.7 67.4
2012 82 67.6
2013 82.5 68
2014 82.6 68
2015 82.5 66.8
2016 82.9 67.1
2017 82.7 67.1
2018 83.3 65.9
2019 83.6 66.6
2020 83 66.4
2021 82.9 66
2022 83.3 68
2023 83 69.3
2024 83.1 69.4
2025 83.3 69.6

Vatican and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Vatican

Yemen
Year Population
Vatican Yemen
1960 - 5,532,301
1961 - 5,655,232
1962 - 5,782,221
1963 - 5,911,135
1964 - 6,048,006
1965 - 6,195,593
1966 - 6,351,494
1967 - 6,516,444
1968 - 6,690,524
1969 - 6,875,859
1970 - 7,065,279
1971 - 7,257,462
1972 - 7,460,068
1973 - 7,672,796
1974 - 7,896,783
1975 - 8,133,598
1976 - 8,384,113
1977 - 8,648,222
1978 - 8,926,586
1979 - 9,224,194
1980 - 9,543,358
1981 - 9,882,362
1982 - 10,241,006
1983 - 10,621,499
1984 - 11,025,597
1985 - 11,453,825
1986 - 11,901,040
1987 - 12,369,912
1988 - 12,859,708
1989 - 13,364,174
1990 - 13,887,862
1991 - 14,430,201
1992 - 14,989,494
1993 - 15,563,914
1994 - 16,149,147
1995 - 16,740,058
1996 - 17,313,177
1997 - 17,873,936
1998 - 18,446,013
1999 - 19,029,420
2000 880 19,624,141
2001 890 20,226,147
2002 900 20,835,086
2003 911 21,456,379
2004 921 22,095,167
2005 921 22,790,085
2006 932 23,543,083
2007 821 24,318,082
2008 824 25,111,941
2009 826 25,927,724
2010 829 26,754,387
2011 832 27,582,897
2012 836 28,433,647
2013 839 29,312,952
2014 842 30,226,309
2015 1,000 31,159,379
2016 - 32,109,010
2017 1,000 33,090,921
2018 - 34,085,182
2019 1,000 35,111,408
2020 - 36,134,863
2021 - 37,140,230
2022 - 38,222,876
2023 - 39,390,799
2024 - 40,583,164

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Vatican Yemen
GNI, Atlas method n/a
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP n/a
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate n/a
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP n/a
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP n/a
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
65
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received n/a
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports n/a
12.4%
2016
Banked people share n/a
11.9%
2022

Energy

Vatican Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share n/a
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 n/a
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
0%
2021
Nuclear share n/a
0%
2021
Electricity access n/a
83.6%
2023

Society

Vatican Yemen
% of world population
0.00001%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change n/a
-10,482
2024
Urban population n/a
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio n/a
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
76
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2025
13
2024
Higher education index
32
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0.5
2025
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
150
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2013
54.1%
2004
English speaking
20%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet n/a
13.8%
2020

Health

Vatican Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
83.3 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births n/a
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
39.3
2023
Obesity rate n/a
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence n/a
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
72
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Vatican Yemen
% of world land
0.0000003%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
169.9 sq mi
2019
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area n/a
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
5.59 mi
2003
n/a

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