🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia vs 🇾🇪 Yemen
33 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side, with 2 more published for only one of them. They differ most on co₂ emissions, where Saudi Arabia’s figure is 81.8× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
33 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Saudi Arabia | Yemen | Saudi Arabia vs Yemen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 36,973,55543rd of 240 | 41,773,87837th of 240 | 11% lower |
| Annual Growth Rate | +4.63%2nd of 240 | +2.89%16th of 240 | 1.6× higher |
| Population Density/km² | 16/km²214th of 240 | 75/km²142nd of 240 | 4.8× lower |
| Land Areakm² | 2,149,690 km²12th of 240 | 527,970 km²49th of 240 | 4.1× higher |
| Urban Population | 84.6%55th of 240 | 37.0%197th of 240 | 2.3× higher |
| GDP per Capita | $34,53758th of 240 | $634235th of 240 | $33,903 apart |
| GDP Growth | +4.5%63rd of 210 | +0.8%178th of 210 | 6.0× higher |
| Life Expectancyyears | 79.0 years71st of 240 | 69.4 years178th of 240 | 14% higher |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 2.31 births per woman87th of 240 | 4.50 births per woman13th of 240 | 49% lower |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 16.5 per 1,00091st of 213 | 34.4 per 1,00012th of 213 | 52% lower |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 2.3 per 1,000208th of 213 | 4.7 per 1,000197th of 213 | 51% lower |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births46th of 194 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births157th of 194 | 7.2× lower |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0%41st of 186 | 17.3%175th of 186 | 5.7× lower |
| Inflation Rate | 2.1%127th of 191 | 8.1%33rd of 191 | 3.9× lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 5.7% of GDP112th of 192 | 9.7% of GDP32nd of 192 | 41% lower |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 3.41 per 1,00049th of 206 | 0.10 per 1,000194th of 206 | 3.31 per 1,000 apart |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 2.41 per 1,00098th of 199 | 0.46 per 1,000184th of 199 | 5.2× higher |
| Literacy Rate | 97.9%51st of 175 | 37.1%171st of 175 | 2.6× higher |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 4.5% of GDP83rd of 202 | 5.2% of GDP60th of 202 | 13% lower |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 110.7% gross, secondary25th of 207 | 43.7% gross, secondary185th of 207 | 2.5× higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 0.1% of final consumption201st of 211 | 3.7% of final consumption170th of 211 | 3.6 points apart |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 0.5% of land area198th of 211 | 1.0% of land area193rd of 211 | 56% lower |
| Internet Penetration | 100.0%1st of 211 | 17.5%198th of 211 | 5.7× higher |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 159.5 per 100 people24th of 212 | 50.9 per 100 people200th of 212 | 3.1× higher |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births34th of 193 | 118 per 100,000 live births132nd of 193 | 111 per 100,000 live births apart |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 7.30% of GDP5th of 163 | 3.97% of GDP20th of 163 | 1.8× higher |
| Protected Areasof land area | 18.5% of land area97th of 211 | 1.1% of land area202nd of 211 | 17.4 points apart |
| Median Ageyears | 29.6 years140th of 240 | 18.4 years216th of 240 | 1.6× higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 9.9 years70th of 148 | 5.6 years133rd of 148 | 1.8× higher |
| Human Development Index | 0.90037th of 192 | 0.470183rd of 192 | 1.9× higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 6.82/ 1022nd of 164 | 3.53/ 10155th of 164 | 1.9× higher |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 20.38 tonnes per capita6th of 212 | 0.25 tonnes per capita195th of 212 | 20.13 tonnes per capita apart |
| Obesity Rate | 39.2%25th of 198 | 11.6%159th of 198 | 3.4× higher |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Not Comparable
Published for one country but not the other, so no comparison is shown.
- Poverty Rate — 48.6% for Yemen, not published for Saudi Arabia
- Gini Index — 36.7 for Yemen, not published for Saudi Arabia
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1950 | 1.7M |
| Saudi Arabia | 1975 | 4.56M |
| Saudi Arabia | 2000 | 16.2M |
| Saudi Arabia | 2025 | 34.6M |
| Saudi Arabia | 2050 | 47.7M |
| Saudi Arabia | 2075 | 59.7M |
| Saudi Arabia | 2100 | 71M |
| Yemen | 1950 | 4.62M |
| Yemen | 1975 | 8.13M |
| Yemen | 2000 | 19.6M |
| Yemen | 2025 | 41.8M |
| Yemen | 2050 | 71M |
| Yemen | 2075 | 96M |
| Yemen | 2100 | 110M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.