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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Muslims. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Yemen, Rep.

Against low income countries, Yemen, Rep. ranks 8th of 25 on infrastructure and 25th of 25 on gender. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Yemen, Rep. with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Yemen, Rep. reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.12161 of 17920 of 25moderate +0.53
Health score 2023-0.48163 of 19322 of 25moderate +0.32
Education score 2016-0.72183 of 19912 of 24proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2014-0.6093 of 1103 of 5high +0.80
Equality score 2014-0.53130 of 1657 of 21high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2022-0.31191 of 2108 of 25proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-1.60186 of 18625 of 25moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.23125 of 21320 of 25moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.91179 of 19521 of 25high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Yemen, Rep., grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths4.11per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate5.81per 100,000 population2013higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance52.3%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Religion very important95.8%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Frequent prayer48.3%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions78.5%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated0.0616%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share0.0557%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share99.9%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households4.29%% of households2013no agreed direction
One-person households1.87%% of households2013no agreed direction
Women in a union63.9%% of women aged 15-492023no agreed direction

demography

Median age18.2years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.7years2023no agreed direction
Population41,773,878people2025no agreed direction
Population growth2.89%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization37%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+2.55%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1441%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate4.5births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate34.4per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-16,291people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population1%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.47index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.325index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,079US$2018higher is better
GDP growth0.752%% per year2018no agreed direction
Inflation8.1%% per year2014no agreed direction
Trade openness56.1%% of GDP2018no agreed direction
FDI inflows-1.31%% of GDP2018no agreed direction
Government consumption8.99%% of GDP2018no agreed direction
Military spending3.97%% of GDP2014no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture31.6%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion74.8%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling7.49years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling5.48years2023higher is better
Primary enrollment77%% gross2016higher is better
Secondary enrollment43.7%% gross2016higher is better
Tertiary enrollment8.81%% gross2011higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary30.6%% of primary-age children2016higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio26.9pupils per teacher2016higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita0.261t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area1.04%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land44.4%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land1.1%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.838index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.407ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.161index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers0%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament0%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management4.5%% of managers2014higher is better
Married by 1829.6%% of women aged 20-242023higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index13index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share59%% of prisoners2017higher is worse
Refugees originating127per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.127index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.043index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.072index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.902index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.219index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.29index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.295index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.264index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration30.7%% of children under 52013higher is better
Control of corruption-1.64index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.9index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.87index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.58index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.7index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-2.75index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy69.4years2024higher is better
Infant mortality33.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality38.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending9.7%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate4.21per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.46per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access75%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation63.1%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting47.4%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility73.9births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality118per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance44.7%% of births2013higher is better
Alcohol consumption0.044litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Road traffic deaths29.4per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.098per 1,000 people2023higher is better
DTP3 immunisation42%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence40per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality25.8%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women36.4%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending69.1%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Food insecurity73%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity13.3%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index43index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index36.7index (0-100)2014higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate33.3%% of population2014higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users17.5%% of population2019higher is better
Mobile subscriptions50.9per 100 people2023higher is better
Electricity access86.3%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population44.2%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband1.27per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Informal employment77.4%% of employment2014higher is worse
Unemployment17.3%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation4.66%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation61.2%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study44.8%% of 15 to 24 year olds2014higher is worse
Vulnerable employment45.6%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust38.5%% of respondents2014higher is better
Self-reported happiness72.1%% of respondents2014higher is better
Life satisfaction3.53score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Yemen, Rep.

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