Canada vs Yemen: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Yemen: Yemen leads on Oil Exports (207,700) against Canada (1.93); Yemen leads on Oil Production (258,800) against Canada (3.48); Yemen leads on Oil Consumption (157,000) against Canada (2.21). Across 110 compared metrics, Canada wins on 65 and Yemen wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 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🇨🇦 Canada🇾🇪 YemenShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.3 %13.82 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 14% (2020 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points31.45 points
Radios32.31.05
Televisions21.5470,000
Waterways3,000none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇾🇪 YemenShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $-1.36B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $-25.76B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %NA
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %30 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.60
Electricity Consumption522.23.68
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2379
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants560
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables1221
Electricity Imports2.680
Electricity Installed Capacity143.51.82
Electricity Production649.64.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita2.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.736.7
Gross Fixed Investment23.717.8
Gross National Saving20.8-1.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %-1.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %29.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDPprior to the start of the civil war in 2014, annual military expenditures were approximately 4-5% of Yemen's GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4481.4
Natural Gas Exports83.960
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.1481.4
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06478.5
Oil Consumption2.21157,000
Oil Exports1.93207,700
Oil Imports1.0964,610
Oil Production3.48258,800
Oil Proved Reserves175.23
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people48.6 people
Public Debt61.368.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45104,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.1212,670
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,70075,940
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.0120,180
Remittances020.05
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.2433.3
Taxes and Other Revenues12.839
Unemployment Rate6.5 %17.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇾🇪 YemenShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-18,079
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.858.19
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiathe 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 Country370 Cubic meters per year1.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.92.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇾🇪 YemenShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %2.38 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.4313.99
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km234,520 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km1,906 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant10.62 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,0456,800

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇾🇪 YemenShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %1.01 %
Administrative Divisions1022
Independence122
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇾🇪 YemenShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.75.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %118 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.420.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %17.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA11,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA39.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇾🇪 YemenShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,00040,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇾🇪 YemenShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %63.72 %
Human Capital Index0.820.37
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years72.72 years
Median age of population40.75 years18.41 years
Population Change437,571 persons1.26M persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km81.27 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons42.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.24
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %29.07 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA33.5 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %6.21 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons10.54M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.877.85
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years4.27 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people3.29 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09159.89
Military Manpower at Military Age1614
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 urbanization76.27 %84.53 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km0.1 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %2.22 %
Population living in slums1.2 %43.37 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons181,722.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %45.18 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman4.4 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons14,223.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births36.47 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇾🇪 YemenShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960
Airports1,45937
Civil Air Travel63611
Heliports5066

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