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Venezuela vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Venezuela has a population of 28.4M (ranked 53/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Venezuela's land area is 340,561 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 32nd vs. 49th).

By GDP, Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Venezuela Yemen
Population
28610737
42727988
Population rank 54/197 37/197
GDP
$482B
2014
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 33/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$15,944
2014
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 66/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,349
2011
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$410B
2014
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
192.4%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,536
2014
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 44/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,514
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
340,561 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.08
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
30.2 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Venezuela and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Venezuela and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Venezuela

Yemen
Year GDP
Venezuela Yemen
1960 $7,663,938,303 -
1961 $8,067,267,031 -
1962 $8,814,309,884 -
1963 $9,608,717,288 -
1964 $8,192,413,793 -
1965 $8,427,777,778 -
1966 $8,781,333,333 -
1967 $9,250,000,000 -
1968 $10,034,444,444 -
1969 $10,285,111,111 -
1970 $11,561,111,111 -
1971 $12,986,590,909 -
1972 $13,977,727,273 -
1973 $17,035,581,395 -
1974 $26,100,930,233 -
1975 $27,464,651,163 -
1976 $31,419,534,884 -
1977 $36,210,697,674 -
1978 $39,316,279,070 -
1979 $48,310,930,233 -
1980 $59,116,511,628 -
1981 $66,327,441,860 -
1982 $67,736,744,186 -
1983 $67,556,279,070 -
1984 $59,867,743,468 -
1985 $61,965,466,667 -
1986 $60,516,123,711 -
1987 $48,029,034,483 -
1988 $60,226,413,793 -
1989 $43,536,709,104 -
1990 $48,606,952,195 $12,643,821,569
1991 $53,453,444,787 $14,665,445,462
1992 $60,416,519,620 $17,959,367,194
1993 $60,037,460,783 $21,736,802,664
1994 $58,418,666,667 $28,019,483,764
1995 $77,389,487,770 $12,796,345,679
1996 $70,543,211,119 $6,496,163,616
1997 $85,837,678,560 $6,838,298,531
1998 $91,336,763,255 $6,322,175,566
1999 $97,972,842,462 $7,639,325,296
2000 $117,146,466,003 $9,679,316,770
2001 $122,911,036,747 $9,852,990,693
2002 $92,893,587,734 $10,693,430,511
2003 $83,620,628,582 $11,777,532,662
2004 $112,451,400,425 $13,867,634,371
2005 $145,513,489,652 $16,731,566,717
2006 $183,477,522,124 $19,063,143,370
2007 $230,364,012,576 $21,650,528,674
2008 $315,953,388,511 $26,910,855,807
2009 $329,787,628,928 $25,130,278,213
2010 $393,192,354,511 $30,906,749,533
2011 $316,482,190,800 $32,726,417,878
2012 $381,286,237,848 $35,401,331,609
2013 $371,005,379,787 $40,415,233,436
2014 $482,359,318,768 $43,228,585,321
2015 - $42,444,490,074
2016 - $31,317,825,274
2017 - $26,842,229,045
2018 - $21,606,160,663

Venezuela and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Venezuela

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Venezuela Yemen
1960 $939 -
1961 $954 -
1962 $1,007 -
1963 $1,060 -
1964 $874 -
1965 $869 -
1966 $876 -
1967 $893 -
1968 $938 -
1969 $932 -
1970 $1,015 -
1971 $1,106 -
1972 $1,155 -
1973 $1,367 -
1974 $2,034 -
1975 $2,078 -
1976 $2,309 -
1977 $2,585 -
1978 $2,727 -
1979 $3,257 -
1980 $3,874 -
1981 $4,228 -
1982 $4,202 -
1983 $4,079 -
1984 $3,520 -
1985 $3,549 -
1986 $3,376 -
1987 $2,611 -
1988 $3,191 -
1989 $2,250 -
1990 $2,452 $910
1991 $2,633 $1,016
1992 $2,907 $1,198
1993 $2,825 $1,397
1994 $2,689 $1,735
1995 $3,487 $764
1996 $3,113 $375
1997 $3,711 $383
1998 $3,870 $343
1999 $4,071 $401
2000 $4,776 $493
2001 $4,920 $487
2002 $3,652 $513
2003 $3,230 $549
2004 $4,269 $628
2005 $5,432 $734
2006 $6,739 $810
2007 $8,332 $890
2008 $11,262 $1,072
2009 $11,597 $969
2010 $13,646 $1,155
2011 $10,844 $1,186
2012 $12,901 $1,245
2013 $12,403 $1,379
2014 $15,944 $1,430
2015 - $1,362
2016 - $975
2017 - $811
2018 - $634

Venezuela vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Venezuela

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Venezuela Yemen
1950 51.1 28.9
1951 52 29.3
1952 52.7 29.6
1953 53.4 30
1954 54.1 30.4
1955 54.8 30.8
1956 55.5 31.3
1957 56.2 31.8
1958 56.9 32.4
1959 57.7 32.9
1960 58.4 33.5
1961 59.1 34.1
1962 59.7 33.7
1963 60.5 33.4
1964 61.2 34.9
1965 61.9 35.6
1966 62.9 36.3
1967 63.6 37.1
1968 63.9 38
1969 63.8 39.6
1970 64.8 40.6
1971 65.2 41.8
1972 65.6 42.7
1973 65.7 43.6
1974 66.2 44.5
1975 66.7 45.5
1976 67.3 46.4
1977 67.7 47.4
1978 68.1 48.5
1979 68.2 49.5
1980 68.2 50.6
1981 68.7 51.7
1982 69 52.4
1983 69.5 53.6
1984 69.7 54.6
1985 70 55.4
1986 70.5 54
1987 70.7 56.8
1988 70.8 57.4
1989 70.8 58
1990 71 58.5
1991 71.2 58.8
1992 71.2 59.3
1993 71.4 59.7
1994 71.3 59.8
1995 71.7 60.5
1996 71.9 60.9
1997 72.6 61.3
1998 72.4 61.8
1999 72.1 62.3
2000 72.4 62.8
2001 71 63.3
2002 72.8 63.8
2003 72.1 64.4
2004 72.8 64.9
2005 73.1 65.4
2006 73 65.8
2007 73.3 66.2
2008 72.6 66.6
2009 72.8 66.9
2010 73.1 67.2
2011 73.1 67.4
2012 73.1 67.6
2013 73.1 68
2014 72.8 68
2015 73 66.8
2016 72 67.1
2017 71.9 67.1
2018 72.6 65.9
2019 72.8 66.6
2020 72.4 66.4
2021 71.5 66
2022 72.6 68
2023 72.5 69.3
2024 72.7 69.4
2025 72.8 69.6

Venezuela and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Venezuela

Yemen
Year Population
Venezuela Yemen
1960 8,160,090 5,532,301
1961 8,455,915 5,655,232
1962 8,756,870 5,782,221
1963 9,064,021 5,911,135
1964 9,377,712 6,048,006
1965 9,697,790 6,195,593
1966 10,024,854 6,351,494
1967 10,358,513 6,516,444
1968 10,697,530 6,690,524
1969 11,040,280 6,875,859
1970 11,387,790 7,065,279
1971 11,741,008 7,257,462
1972 12,099,180 7,460,068
1973 12,463,537 7,672,796
1974 12,835,351 7,896,783
1975 13,215,892 8,133,598
1976 13,606,284 8,384,113
1977 14,006,812 8,648,222
1978 14,416,684 8,926,586
1979 14,834,552 9,224,194
1980 15,258,218 9,543,358
1981 15,687,297 9,882,362
1982 16,121,874 10,241,006
1983 16,562,205 10,621,499
1984 17,008,841 11,025,597
1985 17,461,434 11,453,825
1986 17,923,536 11,901,040
1987 18,394,963 12,369,912
1988 18,871,020 12,859,708
1989 19,348,921 13,364,174
1990 19,827,010 13,887,862
1991 20,304,896 14,430,201
1992 20,780,948 14,989,494
1993 21,254,520 15,563,914
1994 21,725,188 16,149,147
1995 22,193,821 16,740,058
1996 22,662,113 17,313,177
1997 23,131,685 17,873,936
1998 23,601,337 18,446,013
1999 24,066,593 19,029,420
2000 24,526,708 19,624,141
2001 24,979,922 20,226,147
2002 25,435,671 20,835,086
2003 25,892,703 21,456,379
2004 26,340,838 22,095,167
2005 26,785,804 22,790,085
2006 27,224,686 23,543,083
2007 27,649,363 24,318,082
2008 28,053,696 25,111,941
2009 28,438,298 25,927,724
2010 28,813,101 26,754,387
2011 29,185,212 27,582,897
2012 29,553,826 28,433,647
2013 29,912,198 29,312,952
2014 30,254,079 30,226,309
2015 30,573,972 31,159,379
2016 30,765,720 32,109,010
2017 30,565,323 33,090,921
2018 29,807,592 34,085,182
2019 28,938,098 35,111,408
2020 28,444,077 36,134,863
2021 28,237,826 37,140,230
2022 28,213,017 38,222,876
2023 28,300,854 39,390,799
2024 28,405,543 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Venezuela and Yemen

Fertility rate
Venezuela

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Venezuela Yemen
1960 6.38 7.99
1961 6.3 8
1962 6.23 8.01
1963 6.16 8.03
1964 6.07 8.07
1965 5.98 8.1
1966 5.87 8.14
1967 5.75 8.17
1968 5.61 8.19
1969 5.47 8.22
1970 5.32 8.23
1971 5.17 8.26
1972 5.04 8.27
1973 4.91 8.29
1974 4.79 8.33
1975 4.69 8.37
1976 4.59 8.42
1977 4.49 8.47
1978 4.4 8.5
1979 4.3 8.67
1980 4.2 8.71
1981 4.1 8.75
1982 4.01 8.79
1983 3.93 8.83
1984 3.86 8.85
1985 3.79 8.86
1986 3.73 8.86
1987 3.67 8.83
1988 3.6 8.79
1989 3.52 8.71
1990 3.45 8.61
1991 3.37 8.46
1992 3.29 8.27
1993 3.22 8.05
1994 3.15 7.8
1995 3.08 7.53
1996 3.02 7
1997 2.97 6.82
1998 2.91 6.64
1999 2.86 6.49
2000 2.79 6.32
2001 2.78 6.14
2002 2.74 5.97
2003 2.7 5.84
2004 2.64 5.71
2005 2.63 5.56
2006 2.6 5.41
2007 2.52 5.26
2008 2.48 5.11
2009 2.42 5
2010 2.4 4.81
2011 2.4 4.63
2012 2.38 4.63
2013 2.33 4.62
2014 2.3 4.62
2015 2.25 4.62
2016 2.22 4.61
2017 2.18 4.61
2018 2.15 4.61
2019 2.13 4.6
2020 2.12 4.6
2021 2.11 4.6
2022 2.09 4.59
2023 2.08 4.59

Venezuela and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Venezuela

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Venezuela Yemen
1960 16.6 19.7
1961 16.6 19.6
1962 16.5 19.6
1963 16.5 19.5
1964 16.5 19.4
1965 16.5 19.3
1966 16.6 19.2
1967 16.6 19.1
1968 16.7 18.9
1969 16.9 18.7
1970 17 18.4
1971 17.2 18.1
1972 17.3 17.8
1973 17.5 17.6
1974 17.7 17.3
1975 17.9 17
1976 18.1 16.8
1977 18.3 16.6
1978 18.5 16.3
1979 18.7 16.1
1980 18.8 15.9
1981 19 15.7
1982 19.2 15.5
1983 19.4 15.3
1984 19.6 15.1
1985 19.8 15
1986 20 14.9
1987 20.2 14.8
1988 20.4 14.7
1989 20.6 14.6
1990 20.8 14.6
1991 21 14.6
1992 21.2 14.6
1993 21.4 14.6
1994 21.6 14.6
1995 21.9 14.7
1996 22.1 14.8
1997 22.3 14.9
1998 22.6 15
1999 22.8 15.2
2000 23.1 15.4
2001 23.4 15.6
2002 23.6 15.8
2003 23.9 16
2004 24.1 16.2
2005 24.4 16.4
2006 24.7 16.7
2007 24.9 16.9
2008 25.2 17.2
2009 25.5 17.4
2010 25.8 17.7
2011 26.1 17.9
2012 26.5 18.1
2013 26.8 18.3
2014 27.1 18.5
2015 27.4 18.7
2016 27.7 18.8
2017 28 18.9
2018 28.4 19
2019 28.9 19.1
2020 29.2 19.1
2021 29.6 19.1
2022 29.8 19.2
2023 30 19.2
2024 30.2 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Venezuela Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$393B
2014
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.7%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.003%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.5%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
343,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.53%
2020
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2014
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
37.2%
2014
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
27.6
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
33.2%
2006
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1.2%
2006
3%
2014
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
37
2014
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.98B
2002
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$9.79B
2017
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
429,000
2017
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
1.9%
2016
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
87.3%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Venezuela Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2022
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.51
2011
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.6 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
85.9%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
33.7%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.3%
2022
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-73.9%
2022
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,989 kWh
2022
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
75.4%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
78.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Venezuela Yemen
% of world population
0.35%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-105,297
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
88.5%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
10
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.6
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
39
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.6%
2022
54.1%
2004
English speaking
1%
2025
9%
2023
People using the Internet
61.6%
2017
13.8%
2020

Health

Venezuela Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.6
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$51.9
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
72.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.71%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.66
2017
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
227
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
24.3
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.6%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
73
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.99 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Venezuela Yemen
% of world land
0.59%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
11,989 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
83,012 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
177,888 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
59,769 mi
2014
n/a

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