World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Yemen 4.7 times.
Yemen: 527,970 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Yemen’s coastline is 4.3 times as long as the median country’s.
Yemen: 1,906 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Yemen’s highest peak towers 1,331 m above the median country’s.
Yemen: 3,666 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Yemen has 5.6 times as many people as the median country.
Yemen: 41.8 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 24% more densely populated than Yemen.
Yemen: 79 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 9.1 cm taller than in Yemen.
Yemen: 164.4 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 5.8 cm taller than in Yemen.
Yemen: 154.8 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 13 years older than in Yemen.
Yemen: 18.2 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Yemen have 2.6 more children on average than in the median country.
Yemen: 4.5 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 2.5% in Yemen.
Yemen: 2.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Yemen has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Yemen: 0.2 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Yemen and the median country are practically level.
Yemen: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Yemen’s.
Yemen: $21.6 billion (2018) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Yemen: no data · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Yemen than in the median country (Gini 2.3 points higher).
Yemen: 36.7 (2014) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 17% in Yemen, versus 5.1% in the median country.
Yemen: 17.3% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Yemen spends 4.0% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Yemen: 4% (2014) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Yemen: no data · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 9.8 times as much on health per person as Yemen.
Yemen: $48 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 5.2 years longer than in Yemen.
Yemen: 69.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Yemen is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Yemen: 33.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 17 times as many doctors per person as Yemen.
Yemen: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 12% in Yemen.
Yemen: 11.6% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Yemen: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 2.30 points higher than in Yemen.
Yemen: 3.53 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 4,060 times as much alcohol as in Yemen.
Yemen: 0.0011 litres (2015) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 4.1 times as much meat per person as Yemen.
Yemen: 13.7 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 1,127 kcal more food per person per day than Yemen.
Yemen: 1,811 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 592 more hours a year than in Yemen.
Yemen: 1,382 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 4.4 years longer than in Yemen.
Yemen: 5.5 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 29 times as many tourists per resident as Yemen (2019).
Yemen: 0.01 (2015) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 17% in Yemen.
Yemen: 17% (2019) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 86% in Yemen.
Yemen: 86.3% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 37% in Yemen.
Yemen: 37% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Yemen 51.
Yemen: 51 (2023) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Yemen: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Yemen.
Yemen: 0.01 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 1.0% of Yemen.
Yemen: 1% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Yemen.
Yemen: 0.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 11% in Yemen.
Yemen: 11.2% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Yemen carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Yemen: 35 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Yemen: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Yemen are 2.4 times as deadly as in the median country.
Yemen: 29.8 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Yemen is on average 3.2 °C warmer than the median country.
Yemen: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 6.8 times as much rain as Yemen.
Yemen: 148 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Yemen bigger than the median country?
Yemen is larger. The median country fits inside Yemen 4.7 times.
Which has more people, Yemen or the median country?
Yemen has 5.6 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Yemen or the median country?
People in the median country live 5.2 years longer than in Yemen. Life expectancy at birth is 69.4 years in Yemen and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Yemen or the median country?
Men in the median country are 9.1 cm taller than in Yemen (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
