Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Yemen fits inside Saudi Arabia 4.1 times
Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024) · Yemen: 527,968 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 44% of Yemen
Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024) · Yemen: 44.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 6.3 cm taller than in Yemen
Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019) · Yemen: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saudi Arabia are 4.1 cm taller than in Yemen
Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019) · Yemen: 154.8 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Yemen hosts 97 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025) · Yemen: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Yemen has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none
Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026) · Yemen: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Saudi Arabia and Yemen are practically level
Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026) · Yemen: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Yemen 4.0%
Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025) · Yemen: 4% (2014)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024) · Yemen: no data
How expensive is it?
Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025) · Yemen: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 9.5 years longer than in Yemen
Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024) · Yemen: 69.4 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Saudi Arabia has 5.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Yemen
Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Yemen: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Yemen is 2.5 times that in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Yemen: 5.5 per 100k (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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Saudi Arabia has 3 more World Heritage sites than Yemen (8 against 5)
Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026) · Yemen: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Saudi Arabia has won 4 Olympic medals, Yemen none
Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition) · Yemen: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 17% in Yemen
Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Yemen: 17% (2019)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Saudi Arabia is 5 times as fast as in Yemen
Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026) · Yemen: 39 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Saudi Arabia and Yemen are practically level
Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024) · Yemen: 1% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · Yemen: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Yemen are 2.1 times as deadly as in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023) · Yemen: 44.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Saudi Arabia bigger than Yemen?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Yemen fits inside Saudi Arabia 4.1 times.
Which has more people, Saudi Arabia or Yemen?
Yemen has 13% more people than Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Saudi Arabia or Yemen?
People in Saudi Arabia live 9.5 years longer than in Yemen. Life expectancy at birth is 79.0 years in Saudi Arabia and 69.4 in Yemen.
Are people taller in Saudi Arabia or Yemen?
Men in Saudi Arabia are 6.3 cm taller than in Yemen (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
