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Western Asia · sovereign state

Yemen

Republic of Yemen

Capital
Sana'a
Languages
Arabic
Currency
Yemeni rial
People
41.8 million (2025)
Neighbours
2
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Yemen

  • Least alcohol 0.0011 litres · #1 of 195 · 2015
  • 7th highest road deaths 29.8 per 100k · #7 of 193 · 2021
  • 8th lowest height of men 164.4 cm · #8 of 196 · 2019

Surprising facts about Yemen

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Yemen’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Yemen among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Yemen sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Yemen across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

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