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Yemen vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Yemen has a population of 40.6M (ranked 38/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Yemen's land area is 203,850 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 49th vs. 37th).

By GDP, Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Yemen Zambia
Population
42727988
22402291
Population rank 37/197 62/197
GDP
$21.6B
2018
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 124/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$634
2018
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 192/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,164
2013
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$18.8B
2018
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
71.2%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$551
2018
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 164/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,333
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
203,850 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.59
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
19.3 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.6 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Yemen and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Yemen and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Yemen

Zambia
Year GDP
Yemen Zambia
1960 - $698,739,721
1961 - $682,359,727
1962 - $679,279,729
1963 - $704,339,719
1964 - $822,639,671
1965 - $1,061,199,576
1966 - $1,238,999,505
1967 - $1,340,639,464
1968 - $1,573,739,371
1969 - $1,926,399,230
1970 - $1,788,779,285
1971 - $1,653,259,341
1972 - $1,872,416,680
1973 - $2,434,255,237
1974 - $2,910,981,262
1975 - $2,442,672,141
1976 - $2,742,859,263
1977 - $2,515,296,940
1978 - $2,811,032,473
1979 - $3,353,445,378
1980 - $3,884,530,854
1981 - $4,008,126,497
1982 - $3,871,117,093
1983 - $3,321,048,451
1984 - $2,719,518,933
1985 - $2,252,454,500
1986 - $1,664,413,508
1987 - $2,265,250,972
1988 - $3,728,878,149
1989 - $3,994,673,161
1990 $12,643,821,569 $3,288,381,797
1991 $14,665,445,462 $3,376,806,697
1992 $17,959,367,194 $3,182,810,841
1993 $21,736,802,664 $3,273,505,344
1994 $28,019,483,764 $3,656,806,166
1995 $12,796,345,679 $3,806,983,413
1996 $6,496,163,616 $3,597,220,962
1997 $6,838,298,531 $4,303,288,480
1998 $6,322,175,566 $3,537,741,942
1999 $7,639,325,296 $3,404,284,891
2000 $9,679,316,770 $3,600,632,111
2001 $9,852,990,693 $4,094,441,301
2002 $10,693,430,511 $4,193,850,445
2003 $11,777,532,662 $4,901,869,764
2004 $13,867,634,371 $6,221,110,219
2005 $16,731,566,717 $8,331,870,169
2006 $19,063,143,370 $12,756,858,899
2007 $21,650,528,674 $14,056,957,976
2008 $26,910,855,807 $17,910,858,638
2009 $25,130,278,213 $15,328,342,304
2010 $30,906,749,533 $20,265,559,484
2011 $32,726,417,878 $23,459,515,276
2012 $35,401,331,609 $25,503,060,420
2013 $40,415,233,436 $28,037,239,463
2014 $43,228,585,321 $27,141,023,558
2015 $42,444,490,074 $21,251,216,799
2016 $31,317,825,274 $20,958,412,538
2017 $26,842,229,045 $25,873,601,261
2018 $21,606,160,663 $26,311,507,274
2019 - $23,308,667,781
2020 - $18,137,764,931
2021 - $22,096,416,932
2022 - $29,163,782,140
2023 - $27,577,956,471
2024 - $26,325,775,287

Yemen and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Yemen

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Yemen Zambia
1960 - $221.6
1961 - $209.7
1962 - $202.3
1963 - $203.2
1964 - $230
1965 - $287.4
1966 - $325
1967 - $341
1968 - $387
1969 - $459
1970 - $414
1971 - $372
1972 - $410
1973 - $518
1974 - $601
1975 - $490
1976 - $533
1977 - $474
1978 - $514
1979 - $595
1980 - $669
1981 - $670
1982 - $627
1983 - $520
1984 - $413
1985 - $332
1986 - $238.2
1987 - $315
1988 - $504
1989 - $526
1990 $910 $422
1991 $1,016 $423
1992 $1,198 $389
1993 $1,397 $391
1994 $1,735 $426
1995 $764 $433
1996 $375 $400
1997 $383 $466
1998 $343 $373
1999 $401 $350
2000 $493 $359
2001 $487 $397
2002 $513 $394
2003 $549 $446
2004 $628 $549
2005 $734 $711
2006 $810 $1,052
2007 $890 $1,119
2008 $1,072 $1,376
2009 $969 $1,136
2010 $1,155 $1,451
2011 $1,186 $1,625
2012 $1,245 $1,710
2013 $1,379 $1,821
2014 $1,430 $1,707
2015 $1,362 $1,296
2016 $975 $1,239
2017 $811 $1,483
2018 $634 $1,464
2019 - $1,259
2020 - $952
2021 - $1,127
2022 - $1,447
2023 - $1,331
2024 - $1,235

Yemen vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Yemen

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Yemen Zambia
1950 28.9 46.8
1951 29.3 47.2
1952 29.6 47.6
1953 30 48
1954 30.4 48.4
1955 30.8 48.8
1956 31.3 49.1
1957 31.8 49.5
1958 32.4 49.9
1959 32.9 50.3
1960 33.5 50.6
1961 34.1 51
1962 33.7 51.3
1963 33.4 51.6
1964 34.9 51.2
1965 35.6 52.1
1966 36.3 52.3
1967 37.1 52.5
1968 38 52.7
1969 39.6 53
1970 40.6 53.4
1971 41.8 53.9
1972 42.7 54.4
1973 43.6 54.9
1974 44.5 55.4
1975 45.5 55.7
1976 46.4 56.1
1977 47.4 56.3
1978 48.5 56.3
1979 49.5 56
1980 50.6 55.5
1981 51.7 55
1982 52.4 54.4
1983 53.6 53.7
1984 54.6 52.9
1985 55.4 52
1986 54 51.1
1987 56.8 50.4
1988 57.4 49.7
1989 58 48.9
1990 58.5 48.2
1991 58.8 47.4
1992 59.3 47
1993 59.7 46.7
1994 59.8 46.3
1995 60.5 46.1
1996 60.9 45.8
1997 61.3 45.7
1998 61.8 45.7
1999 62.3 45.9
2000 62.8 46.6
2001 63.3 47.4
2002 63.8 48.5
2003 64.4 49.6
2004 64.9 50.5
2005 65.4 51.6
2006 65.8 52.7
2007 66.2 53.7
2008 66.6 54.8
2009 66.9 55.9
2010 67.2 56.9
2011 67.4 57.8
2012 67.6 58.7
2013 68 59.4
2014 68 60.1
2015 66.8 60.7
2016 67.1 61.1
2017 67.1 61.6
2018 65.9 62.1
2019 66.6 62.9
2020 66.4 63.4
2021 66 62.4
2022 68 65.3
2023 69.3 66.3
2024 69.4 66.5
2025 69.6 66.7

Yemen and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Yemen

Zambia
Year Population
Yemen Zambia
1960 5,532,301 3,153,729
1961 5,655,232 3,254,086
1962 5,782,221 3,358,099
1963 5,911,135 3,465,907
1964 6,048,006 3,577,017
1965 6,195,593 3,692,086
1966 6,351,494 3,812,003
1967 6,516,444 3,936,343
1968 6,690,524 4,065,593
1969 6,875,859 4,197,116
1970 7,065,279 4,321,718
1971 7,257,462 4,442,525
1972 7,460,068 4,569,309
1973 7,672,796 4,702,693
1974 7,896,783 4,842,746
1975 8,133,598 4,990,086
1976 8,384,113 5,143,842
1977 8,648,222 5,302,480
1978 8,926,586 5,465,374
1979 9,224,194 5,631,728
1980 9,543,358 5,802,833
1981 9,882,362 5,983,289
1982 10,241,006 6,178,637
1983 10,621,499 6,381,038
1984 11,025,597 6,580,490
1985 11,453,825 6,780,953
1986 11,901,040 6,986,471
1987 12,369,912 7,191,282
1988 12,859,708 7,391,440
1989 13,364,174 7,589,216
1990 13,887,862 7,786,169
1991 14,430,201 7,981,650
1992 14,989,494 8,176,680
1993 15,563,914 8,373,921
1994 16,149,147 8,576,269
1995 16,740,058 8,785,763
1996 17,313,177 9,004,053
1997 17,873,936 9,237,063
1998 18,446,013 9,482,408
1999 19,029,420 9,740,005
2000 19,624,141 10,017,631
2001 20,226,147 10,325,185
2002 20,835,086 10,647,949
2003 21,456,379 10,983,595
2004 22,095,167 11,338,198
2005 22,790,085 11,718,819
2006 23,543,083 12,129,553
2007 24,318,082 12,565,085
2008 25,111,941 13,021,324
2009 25,927,724 13,490,389
2010 26,754,387 13,965,594
2011 27,582,897 14,437,796
2012 28,433,647 14,913,629
2013 29,312,952 15,398,997
2014 30,226,309 15,895,315
2015 31,159,379 16,399,089
2016 32,109,010 16,914,423
2017 33,090,921 17,441,320
2018 34,085,182 17,973,569
2019 35,111,408 18,513,839
2020 36,134,863 19,059,395
2021 37,140,230 19,603,607
2022 38,222,876 20,152,938
2023 39,390,799 20,723,965
2024 40,583,164 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Yemen and Zambia

Fertility rate
Yemen

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Yemen Zambia
1960 7.99 6.95
1961 8 6.98
1962 8.01 7.01
1963 8.03 7.06
1964 8.07 7.09
1965 8.1 7.12
1966 8.14 7.14
1967 8.17 7.15
1968 8.19 7.18
1969 8.22 7.18
1970 8.23 7.22
1971 8.26 7.26
1972 8.27 7.3
1973 8.29 7.34
1974 8.33 7.36
1975 8.37 7.42
1976 8.42 7.39
1977 8.47 7.35
1978 8.5 7.29
1979 8.67 7.22
1980 8.71 7.14
1981 8.75 7.07
1982 8.79 7.04
1983 8.83 7.01
1984 8.85 6.97
1985 8.86 6.93
1986 8.86 6.87
1987 8.83 6.8
1988 8.79 6.7
1989 8.71 6.64
1990 8.61 6.57
1991 8.46 6.46
1992 8.27 6.35
1993 8.05 6.3
1994 7.8 6.26
1995 7.53 6.23
1996 7 6.18
1997 6.82 6.12
1998 6.64 6.07
1999 6.49 6
2000 6.32 5.92
2001 6.14 5.85
2002 5.97 5.77
2003 5.84 5.71
2004 5.71 5.7
2005 5.56 5.7
2006 5.41 5.68
2007 5.26 5.61
2008 5.11 5.53
2009 5 5.45
2010 4.81 5.36
2011 4.63 5.26
2012 4.63 5.14
2013 4.62 5.01
2014 4.62 4.89
2015 4.62 4.78
2016 4.61 4.67
2017 4.61 4.57
2018 4.61 4.49
2019 4.6 4.42
2020 4.6 4.32
2021 4.6 4.25
2022 4.59 4.18
2023 4.59 4.1

Yemen and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Yemen

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Yemen Zambia
1960 19.7 17
1961 19.6 16.9
1962 19.6 16.8
1963 19.5 16.7
1964 19.4 16.6
1965 19.3 16.6
1966 19.2 16.5
1967 19.1 16.5
1968 18.9 16.4
1969 18.7 16.4
1970 18.4 16.2
1971 18.1 16.1
1972 17.8 15.9
1973 17.6 15.8
1974 17.3 15.7
1975 17 15.5
1976 16.8 15.4
1977 16.6 15.4
1978 16.3 15.3
1979 16.1 15.3
1980 15.9 15.2
1981 15.7 15.3
1982 15.5 15.3
1983 15.3 15.4
1984 15.1 15.4
1985 15 15.5
1986 14.9 15.5
1987 14.8 15.6
1988 14.7 15.6
1989 14.6 15.7
1990 14.6 15.7
1991 14.6 15.7
1992 14.6 15.8
1993 14.6 15.8
1994 14.6 15.8
1995 14.7 15.8
1996 14.8 15.8
1997 14.9 15.8
1998 15 15.8
1999 15.2 15.8
2000 15.4 15.9
2001 15.6 15.9
2002 15.8 16
2003 16 16.1
2004 16.2 16.2
2005 16.4 16.3
2006 16.7 16.3
2007 16.9 16.4
2008 17.2 16.5
2009 17.4 16.6
2010 17.7 16.7
2011 17.9 16.8
2012 18.1 16.9
2013 18.3 17
2014 18.5 17.1
2015 18.7 17.2
2016 18.8 17.4
2017 18.9 17.5
2018 19 17.7
2019 19.1 17.9
2020 19.1 18
2021 19.1 18.2
2022 19.2 18.4
2023 19.2 18.6
2024 19.3 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Yemen Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$25.3B
2018
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
9.59%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2012
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.97%
2014
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
40,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.73%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.5%
2014
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
41.8%
2018
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2018
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
53.7
2015
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.4%
2014
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2014
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.25B
2022
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.43B
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
398,000
2015
502,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.4%
2016
n/a
Banked people share
11.9%
2022
72.7%
2024

Energy

Yemen Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
68.9 kg
2022
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2013
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.9 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
93.1%
2022
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.7%
2021
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.64%
2022
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-11%
2022
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
54 kWh
2022
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
83.6%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Yemen Zambia
% of world population
0.5%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,482
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
40.5%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.31
2013
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
46
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
54.1%
2004
82%
2023
English speaking
9%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
13.8%
2020
33%
2023

Health

Yemen Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$38.1
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$26.8
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
69.6 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
23.9%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.29
2014
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.3
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
14.1%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.4%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.04 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Yemen Zambia
% of world land
0.35%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
5,023 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
90,549 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,120 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
42,049 mi
2018

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