Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Yemen fits inside the United States 19 times.
United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023) · Yemen: 527,970 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United States’ coastline is 10 times as long as Yemen’s.
United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition) · Yemen: 1,906 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 2,524 m above Yemen’s.
United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition) · Yemen: 3,666 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of the United States, versus 44% of Yemen.
United States: 46.1% (2023) · Yemen: 44.4% (2023)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 8.2 times as many people as Yemen.
United States: 342 million (2025) · Yemen: 41.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Yemen is 2.1 times as densely populated as the United States.
United States: 37 per km² (2025) · Yemen: 79 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United States are 12.5 cm taller than in Yemen.
United States: 176.9 cm (2019) · Yemen: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United States are 8.6 cm taller than in Yemen.
United States: 163.3 cm (2019) · Yemen: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United States is 20 years older than in Yemen.
United States: 38 years (2023) · Yemen: 18.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Yemen have 2.9 more children on average than in the United States.
United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Yemen: 4.5 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in the United States are 65 or older, versus 2.5% in Yemen.
United States: 18.4% (2025) · Yemen: 2.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The United States hosts 11% more refugees per resident than Yemen.
United States: 1.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Yemen: 1.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Yemen 0.2.
United States: 8.7 (2025) · Yemen: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
The United States and Yemen are practically level.
United States: 1 (2026) · Yemen: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 1,424 times the size of Yemen’s.
United States: $30.8 trillion (2025) · Yemen: $21.6 billion (2018)
How much is produced per person?
United States: Int$90,027 (2025) · Yemen: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Yemen (Gini 5.1 points higher).
United States: 41.8 (2024) · Yemen: 36.7 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
United States: 1.1% (2024) · Yemen: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 17% in Yemen, versus 4.2% in the United States.
United States: 4.2% (2025) · Yemen: 17.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Yemen spends 4.0% of its GDP on the military, the United States 3.4%.
United States: 3.4% (2024) · Yemen: 4% (2014)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
United States: 10.8% (2024) · Yemen: no data
How expensive is it?
United States: 100% (2025) · Yemen: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 282 times as much on health per person as Yemen.
United States: $13,473 (2023) · Yemen: $48 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United States live 9.5 years longer than in Yemen.
United States: 78.9 years (2024) · Yemen: 69.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Yemen is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United States.
United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Yemen: 33.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United States has 38 times as many doctors per person as Yemen.
United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Yemen: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
The United States has 5.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Yemen.
United States: 2.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Yemen: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United States is 2.7 times that in Yemen.
United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021) · Yemen: 5.2 per 100k (2021)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 12% in Yemen.
United States: 41.8% (2024) · Yemen: 11.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
United States: 15.8% (2024) · Yemen: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United States rate their lives 3.28 points higher than in Yemen.
United States: 6.82 (2025) · Yemen: 3.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United States drink 8,934 times as much alcohol as in Yemen.
United States: 9.6 litres (2023) · Yemen: 0.0011 litres (2015)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 8.9 times as much meat per person as Yemen.
United States: 122.1 kg (2023) · Yemen: 13.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 2,137 kcal more food per person per day than Yemen.
United States: 3,947 kcal (2023) · Yemen: 1,811 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United States put in 407 more hours a year than in Yemen.
United States: 1,789 hours (2023) · Yemen: 1,382 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 8.4 years longer than in Yemen.
United States: 13.9 years (2023) · Yemen: 5.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United States welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Yemen (2019).
United States: 0.21 (2024) · Yemen: 0.01 (2015)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United States has 22 more World Heritage sites than Yemen (27 against 5).
United States: 27 (2026) · Yemen: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United States has won 3,137 Olympic medals, Yemen none.
United States: 3,137 (2026 edition) · Yemen: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 17% in Yemen.
United States: 95% (2024) · Yemen: 17% (2019)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United States is 8.9 times as fast as in Yemen.
United States: 384 Mbps (2026) · Yemen: 43 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United States have electricity, versus 86% in Yemen.
United States: 100% (2024) · Yemen: 86.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 37% in Yemen.
United States: 80% (2025) · Yemen: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United States has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Yemen 51.
United States: 113 (2024) · Yemen: 51 (2023)
How much railway is there?
United States: 148,553 km (2021) · Yemen: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 186 times as many passengers per resident as those from Yemen.
United States: 2.75 (2023) · Yemen: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of the United States, but only 1.0% of Yemen.
United States: 33.9% (2023) · Yemen: 1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 57 times as much CO₂ as someone in Yemen.
United States: 14.2 t (2024) · Yemen: 0.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of the United States’ electricity is renewable, versus 11% in Yemen.
United States: 25.6% (2025) · Yemen: 11.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Yemen carries 4.7 times as much fine dust as in the United States.
United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Yemen: 35 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023) · Yemen: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Yemen are 2.1 times as deadly as in the United States.
United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021) · Yemen: 29.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Yemen is on average 15.9 °C warmer than the United States.
United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Yemen: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United States gets 5.7 times as much rain as Yemen.
United States: 849 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 the United States bigger than Yemen?
The United States is larger. Yemen fits inside the United States 19 times.
Which has more people, the United States or Yemen?
The United States has 8.2 times as many people as Yemen (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the United States or Yemen?
People in the United States live 9.5 years longer than in Yemen. Life expectancy at birth is 78.9 years in the United States and 69.4 in Yemen.
Are people taller in the United States or Yemen?
Men in the United States are 12.5 cm taller than in Yemen (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
