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Yemen vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Yemen has a population of 40.6M (ranked 38/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Yemen's land area is 203,850 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 49th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Yemen Zimbabwe
Population
42727988
17210092
Population rank 37/197 74/197
GDP
$21.6B
2018
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 124/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$634
2018
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 192/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,164
2013
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$18.8B
2018
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
71.2%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$551
2018
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 164/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,333
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
203,850 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.59
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
19.3 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.6 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Yemen and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Yemen and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Yemen

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Yemen Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 - $1,884,206,452
1971 - $2,178,716,475
1972 - $2,677,729,616
1973 - $3,309,353,866
1974 - $3,982,161,721
1975 - $4,371,301,052
1976 - $4,318,372,348
1977 - $4,364,382,451
1978 - $4,351,600,850
1979 - $5,177,459,817
1980 - $6,678,868,738
1981 - $8,011,374,445
1982 - $8,539,701,388
1983 - $7,764,067,625
1984 - $6,352,126,411
1985 - $5,637,259,754
1986 - $6,217,524,201
1987 - $6,741,215,643
1988 - $7,814,784,729
1989 - $8,286,323,367
1990 $12,643,821,569 $8,783,817,407
1991 $14,665,445,462 $8,641,482,396
1992 $17,959,367,194 $6,751,472,744
1993 $21,736,802,664 $6,563,813,829
1994 $28,019,483,764 $6,890,675,555
1995 $12,796,345,679 $7,111,271,273
1996 $6,496,163,616 $8,553,147,289
1997 $6,838,298,531 $8,529,572,287
1998 $6,322,175,566 $6,401,968,715
1999 $7,639,325,296 $6,858,013,652
2000 $9,679,316,770 $6,689,958,139
2001 $9,852,990,693 $6,777,385,246
2002 $10,693,430,511 $6,342,116,911
2003 $11,777,532,662 $5,727,592,261
2004 $13,867,634,371 $5,805,598,867
2005 $16,731,566,717 $5,755,215,663
2006 $19,063,143,370 $5,443,896,938
2007 $21,650,528,674 $5,291,950,526
2008 $26,910,855,807 $4,415,703,156
2009 $25,130,278,213 $9,665,815,601
2010 $30,906,749,533 $12,041,602,762
2011 $32,726,417,878 $14,101,801,031
2012 $35,401,331,609 $17,114,762,914
2013 $40,415,233,436 $19,091,004,042
2014 $43,228,585,321 $19,495,547,523
2015 $42,444,490,074 $19,963,058,858
2016 $31,317,825,274 $20,548,759,858
2017 $26,842,229,045 $51,074,726,484
2018 $21,606,160,663 $34,156,057,417
2019 - $25,715,657,177
2020 - $26,868,564,055
2021 - $27,240,507,842
2022 - $32,789,657,378
2023 - $35,231,369,343
2024 - $44,187,704,410

Yemen and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Yemen

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Yemen Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 - $361
1971 - $405
1972 - $483
1973 - $579
1974 - $674
1975 - $717
1976 - $687
1977 - $677
1978 - $665
1979 - $779
1980 - $949
1981 - $1,068
1982 - $1,095
1983 - $959
1984 - $757
1985 - $649
1986 - $692
1987 - $726
1988 - $815
1989 - $840
1990 $910 $866
1991 $1,016 $831
1992 $1,198 $631
1993 $1,397 $604
1994 $1,735 $634
1995 $764 $648
1996 $375 $767
1997 $383 $750
1998 $343 $552
1999 $401 $582
2000 $493 $563
2001 $487 $566
2002 $513 $525
2003 $549 $468
2004 $628 $469
2005 $734 $461
2006 $810 $431
2007 $890 $413
2008 $1,072 $341
2009 $969 $735
2010 $1,155 $902
2011 $1,186 $1,037
2012 $1,245 $1,239
2013 $1,379 $1,362
2014 $1,430 $1,372
2015 $1,362 $1,386
2016 $975 $1,407
2017 $811 $3,448
2018 $634 $2,272
2019 - $1,684
2020 - $1,730
2021 - $1,724
2022 - $2,041
2023 - $2,156
2024 - $2,656

Yemen vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Yemen

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Yemen Zimbabwe
1950 28.9 49.4
1951 29.3 49.8
1952 29.6 50.2
1953 30 50.6
1954 30.4 51
1955 30.8 51.4
1956 31.3 51.8
1957 31.8 52.2
1958 32.4 52.6
1959 32.9 53
1960 33.5 53.5
1961 34.1 54
1962 33.7 54.5
1963 33.4 54.9
1964 34.9 55.4
1965 35.6 55.9
1966 36.3 56.4
1967 37.1 56.8
1968 38 57.1
1969 39.6 57.5
1970 40.6 57.8
1971 41.8 58
1972 42.7 58.2
1973 43.6 58.1
1974 44.5 58.2
1975 45.5 58.2
1976 46.4 57.6
1977 47.4 57
1978 48.5 54.7
1979 49.5 54.9
1980 50.6 59.1
1981 51.7 59.4
1982 52.4 59.9
1983 53.6 60
1984 54.6 60.6
1985 55.4 60.9
1986 54 61
1987 56.8 60.7
1988 57.4 60.2
1989 58 59.4
1990 58.5 58.3
1991 58.8 57
1992 59.3 55.6
1993 59.7 54
1994 59.8 52.5
1995 60.5 51.1
1996 60.9 49
1997 61.3 48.5
1998 61.8 47.6
1999 62.3 46.4
2000 62.8 46
2001 63.3 44.5
2002 63.8 45.9
2003 64.4 45.4
2004 64.9 46
2005 65.4 46.6
2006 65.8 47.1
2007 66.2 47.6
2008 66.6 48.5
2009 66.9 49.7
2010 67.2 51.9
2011 67.4 53.9
2012 67.6 55.4
2013 68 56.8
2014 68 58.1
2015 66.8 59
2016 67.1 59.8
2017 67.1 60.3
2018 65.9 60.9
2019 66.6 61.1
2020 66.4 61.5
2021 66 60.1
2022 68 62.4
2023 69.3 62.8
2024 69.4 63.1
2025 69.6 63.3

Yemen and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Yemen

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Yemen Zimbabwe
1960 5,532,301 3,809,389
1961 5,655,232 3,930,401
1962 5,782,221 4,055,959
1963 5,911,135 4,185,877
1964 6,048,006 4,320,006
1965 6,195,593 4,458,462
1966 6,351,494 4,601,217
1967 6,516,444 4,748,307
1968 6,690,524 4,900,440
1969 6,875,859 5,058,181
1970 7,065,279 5,215,918
1971 7,257,462 5,374,712
1972 7,460,068 5,542,445
1973 7,672,796 5,720,404
1974 7,896,783 5,908,328
1975 8,133,598 6,098,658
1976 8,384,113 6,287,105
1977 8,648,222 6,449,512
1978 8,926,586 6,543,575
1979 9,224,194 6,647,556
1980 9,543,358 7,041,303
1981 9,882,362 7,498,635
1982 10,241,006 7,796,496
1983 10,621,499 8,098,404
1984 11,025,597 8,391,488
1985 11,453,825 8,686,813
1986 11,901,040 8,982,578
1987 12,369,912 9,284,644
1988 12,859,708 9,583,094
1989 13,364,174 9,864,798
1990 13,887,862 10,137,281
1991 14,430,201 10,404,816
1992 14,989,494 10,702,700
1993 15,563,914 10,860,288
1994 16,149,147 10,873,148
1995 16,740,058 10,974,599
1996 17,313,177 11,158,360
1997 17,873,936 11,369,827
1998 18,446,013 11,594,297
1999 19,029,420 11,783,458
2000 19,624,141 11,892,055
2001 20,226,147 11,971,901
2002 20,835,086 12,087,653
2003 21,456,379 12,232,323
2004 22,095,167 12,365,896
2005 22,790,085 12,483,432
2006 23,543,083 12,636,445
2007 24,318,082 12,804,058
2008 25,111,941 12,959,149
2009 25,927,724 13,142,790
2010 26,754,387 13,356,548
2011 27,582,897 13,595,424
2012 28,433,647 13,817,887
2013 29,312,952 14,013,808
2014 30,226,309 14,207,359
2015 31,159,379 14,399,013
2016 32,109,010 14,600,294
2017 33,090,921 14,812,482
2018 34,085,182 15,034,452
2019 35,111,408 15,271,368
2020 36,134,863 15,526,888
2021 37,140,230 15,797,210
2022 38,222,876 16,069,056
2023 39,390,799 16,340,822
2024 40,583,164 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Yemen and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Yemen

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Yemen Zimbabwe
1960 7.99 7.2
1961 8 7.21
1962 8.01 7.23
1963 8.03 7.23
1964 8.07 7.23
1965 8.1 7.23
1966 8.14 7.2
1967 8.17 7.16
1968 8.19 7.11
1969 8.22 7.04
1970 8.23 6.98
1971 8.26 6.94
1972 8.27 6.94
1973 8.29 6.94
1974 8.33 6.88
1975 8.37 6.83
1976 8.42 6.77
1977 8.47 6.71
1978 8.5 6.66
1979 8.67 6.59
1980 8.71 6.52
1981 8.75 6.45
1982 8.79 6.33
1983 8.83 6.2
1984 8.85 6.04
1985 8.86 5.87
1986 8.86 5.69
1987 8.83 5.5
1988 8.79 5.28
1989 8.71 5.07
1990 8.61 4.88
1991 8.46 4.72
1992 8.27 4.57
1993 8.05 4.39
1994 7.8 4.28
1995 7.53 4.15
1996 7 4.11
1997 6.82 4.08
1998 6.64 4.07
1999 6.49 4.06
2000 6.32 4.01
2001 6.14 3.98
2002 5.97 3.93
2003 5.84 3.86
2004 5.71 3.78
2005 5.56 3.69
2006 5.41 3.64
2007 5.26 3.68
2008 5.11 3.78
2009 5 3.95
2010 4.81 4.04
2011 4.63 4.13
2012 4.63 4.13
2013 4.62 4.11
2014 4.62 4.01
2015 4.62 3.91
2016 4.61 3.83
2017 4.61 3.77
2018 4.61 3.74
2019 4.6 3.75
2020 4.6 3.75
2021 4.6 3.77
2022 4.59 3.77
2023 4.59 3.72

Yemen and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Yemen

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Yemen Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$25.3B
2018
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
9.59%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2012
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.97%
2014
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
40,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.73%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.5%
2014
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
41.8%
2018
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2018
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
53.7
2015
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.4%
2014
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2014
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$1.25B
2022
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.43B
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
398,000
2015
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.4%
2016
1.25%
2020
Banked people share
11.9%
2022
49.5%
2024

Energy

Yemen Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
68.9 kg
2022
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2013
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.9 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
93.1%
2022
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.7%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.64%
2022
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-11%
2022
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
54 kWh
2022
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
83.6%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Yemen Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.5%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,482
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
40.5%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
16.1
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
20
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.31
2013
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.4
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
46
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
54.1%
2004
89.8%
2022
English speaking
9%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
13.8%
2020
38.4%
2023

Health

Yemen Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$38.1
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$26.8
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
69.6 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
23.9%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.29
2014
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.3
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
14.1%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.4%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.04 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Yemen Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.35%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
5,023 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
90,549 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,120 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
60,439 mi
2019

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