Australia vs Yemen: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Australia and Yemen: Yemen leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (104,000) against Australia (1.18); Yemen leads on Televisions (470,000) against Australia (10.15); Yemen leads on Population living in slums (43.37 %) against Australia (0.03 %). Across 111 compared metrics, Australia wins on 66 and Yemen wins on 29.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇾🇪 YemenShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)94.69 %13.82 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 14% (2020 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points31.45 points
Radios25.51.05
Televisions10.15470,000
Waterways8,368none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇾🇪 YemenShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $-1.36B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $-25.76B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %NA
Coal Revenue0.780
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %30 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index790
Electricity Consumption229.43.68
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7279
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants110
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1721
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.561.82
Electricity Production2434.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita2.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.336.7
Gross Fixed Investment28.217.8
Gross National Saving21-1.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %-1.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %29.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDPprior to the start of the civil war in 2014, annual military expenditures were approximately 4-5% of Yemen's GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25481.4
Natural Gas Exports67.960
Natural Gas Imports5.780
Natural Gas Production105.2481.4
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99478.5
Oil Consumption960,800157,000
Oil Exports312,600207,700
Oil Imports731,40064,610
Oil Production549,200258,800
Oil Proved Reserves3.323
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people48.6 people
Public Debt5868.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18104,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,12012,670
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,60075,940
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,50020,180
Remittances0.120.05
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.533.3
Taxes and Other Revenues23.69
Unemployment Rate4.1 %17.1 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇾🇪 YemenShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-18,079
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.658.19
Contiguous Zone1218
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bythe vast majority of the population is found in the Asir Mountains (part of the larger Sarawat Mountain system), located in the far western region of the country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year1.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources4922.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇾🇪 YemenShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %2.38 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.9813.99
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km234,520 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km1,906 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant10.62 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,4506,800

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇾🇪 YemenShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %1.01 %
Administrative Divisions622
Independence122
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇾🇪 YemenShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.45.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %118 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.720.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %17.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00011,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA39.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇾🇪 YemenShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,00040,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇾🇪 YemenShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %63.72 %
Human Capital Index0.790.37
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years72.72 years
Median age of population38.51 years18.41 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons1.26M persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km81.27 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons42.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.24
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %29.07 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %33.5 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.21 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons10.54M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.917.85
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years4.27 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people3.29 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2159.89
Military Manpower at Military Age1714
Military Service Age and Obligation17limited available information; 18 is the legal minimum age for military service under the Yemeni Government (2025) note: there is widespread recruitment of fighters by numerous armed groups operating in Yemen; all parties to the civil war have been implic
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %84.53 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km0.1 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %2.22 %
Population living in slums0.03 %43.37 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons181,722.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %45.18 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman4.4 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons14,223.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births36.47 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇾🇪 YemenShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.090
Airports2,25737
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft11
Heliports3926

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