How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 39% longer than Yemen’s.

Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition) · Yemen: 1,906 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Yemen’s highest peak towers 666 m above Saudi Arabia’s.

Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition) · Yemen: 3,666 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Yemen has 13% more people than Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025) · Yemen: 41.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Yemen is 4.6 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025) · Yemen: 79 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 11 years older than in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023) · Yemen: 18.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Yemen have 2.2 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024) · Yemen: 4.5 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

3.1% of people in Saudi Arabia are 65 or older, versus 2.5% in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025) · Yemen: 2.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Yemen has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.

Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025) · Yemen: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Saudi Arabia and Yemen are practically level.

Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026) · Yemen: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 59 times the size of Yemen’s.

Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025) · Yemen: $21.6 billion (2018)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025) · Yemen: no data

How evenly is income shared?

Saudi Arabia: no data · Yemen: 36.7 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 17% in Yemen, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025) · Yemen: 17.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Yemen 4.0%.

Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024) · Yemen: 4% (2014)

How expensive is it?

Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025) · Yemen: no data

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 38 times as much on health per person as Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023) · Yemen: $48 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Yemen is 7.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Yemen: 33.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 35 times as many doctors per person as Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Yemen: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 12% in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024) · Yemen: 11.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024) · Yemen: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 3.29 points higher than in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025) · Yemen: 3.53 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Saudi Arabia: no data · Yemen: 0.0011 litres (2015)

How much meat is on the menu?

Saudi Arabia has 4.2 times as much meat per person as Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023) · Yemen: 13.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 1,849 kcal more food per person per day than Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023) · Yemen: 1,811 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 742 more hours a year than in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023) · Yemen: 1,382 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 6.1 years longer than in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023) · Yemen: 5.5 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 72 times as many tourists per resident as Yemen (2019).

Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024) · Yemen: 0.01 (2015)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 17% in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Yemen: 17% (2019)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia have electricity, versus 86% in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Yemen: 86.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 37% in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025) · Yemen: 37% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Yemen 51.

Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024) · Yemen: 51 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018) · Yemen: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 88 times as many passengers per resident as those from Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023) · Yemen: 0.01 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 1.0% of Yemen, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023) · Yemen: 1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 82 times as much CO₂ as someone in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024) · Yemen: 0.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

11% of Yemen’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024) · Yemen: 11.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 44% more fine dust than in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Yemen: 35 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · Yemen: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Yemen are 61% deadlier than in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021) · Yemen: 29.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Yemen.

Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Yemen: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Yemen gets 2.4 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Yemen: 148 mm (2016–2025 avg)