Compare Yemen & its neighbours

(Djibouti, Eritrea, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia)

YemenDjiboutiEritreaOmanSaudi ArabiaSomalia
Misc
Country CodeYEDJEROMSASO
Geography
Area (sq km)527,96823,200117,600309,5002,149,690637,657
Coastline (km)1,9063142,2342,0922,6403,025
Highest Point (m)3,666 (Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb)2,021 (Moussa Ali)3,018 (Soira)3,004 (Jabal Shams)3,133 (Jabal Sawda')2,416 (Shimbiris)
Average Elevation (m)999430853310665410
People
Population28,667,230884,0175,970,6464,613,24133,091,11311,259,029
Median Age19.8024.2019.9025.8029.9018.20
Growth Rate2.17 %2.13 %0.89 %2.00 %1.63 %2.08 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)27.6023.3029.1023.7015.6039.30
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.907.507.103.303.3012.80
Urban Population36.60 %77.80 %40.10 %84.50 %83.80 %45.00 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth21.4021.30
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)385.00229.00501.0017.0012.00732.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)44.6044.3044.4012.4012.1093.00
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.60 %10.60 %3.30 %3.60 %4.70 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.310.221.972.390.02
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.701.400.701.602.708.70
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)17.10 %13.50 %5.00 %27.00 %35.40 %8.30 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.50 %6.70 %
School life (years)9651517
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)24.50 %13.70 %24.20 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)73.630 billion3.640 billion9.402 billion190.100 billion1.775 trillion20.440 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)-5.90 %6.70 %5.00 %-0.90 %-0.90 %2.30 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)2,5003,6001,60046,00054,500
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)-1.90 %22.30 %5.50 %16.10 %30.10 %