Germany vs Yemen: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Germany and Yemen: Yemen leads on Oil Consumption (157,000) against Germany (2.50); Yemen leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (104,000) against Germany (2.46); Yemen leads on Oil Imports (64,610) against Germany (2.67). Across 110 compared metrics, Germany wins on 65 and Yemen wins on 34.

  • 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🇩🇪 Germany🇾🇪 YemenShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.81 %13.82 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 14% (2020 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points31.45 points
Radios77.81.05
Televisions51.4470,000
Waterways7,500none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇾🇪 YemenShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $-1.36B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $-25.76B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %NA
Coal Revenue0.020
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %30 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.70
Electricity Consumption536.53.68
Electricity Exports78.860
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4179
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants20
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables5221
Electricity Imports28.340
Electricity Installed Capacity208.51.82
Electricity Production612.84.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita2.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.736.7
Gross Fixed Investment17.817.8
Gross National Saving28-1.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %-1.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %29.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.6 % of GDPprior to the start of the civil war in 2014, annual military expenditures were approximately 4-5% of Yemen's GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36481.4
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.50
Natural Gas Production7.9481.4
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5478.5
Oil Consumption2.5157,000
Oil Exports470,200207,700
Oil Imports2.6764,610
Oil Production147,200258,800
Oil Proved Reserves2763
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people48.6 people
Public Debt63.968.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.46104,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,00012,670
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,80075,940
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.1620,180
Remittances0.520.05
Revenue from Forest Resources0.030.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)033.3
Taxes and Other Revenues11.239
Unemployment Rate3.5 %17.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇾🇪 YemenShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M-18,079
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.198.19
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliathe 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 Country45.7 Cubic meters per year1.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1542.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇾🇪 YemenShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %2.38 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.1413.99
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km234,520 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km1,906 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant10.62 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,0656,800

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇾🇪 YemenShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %1.01 %
Administrative Divisions1622
Independence1822
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇾🇪 YemenShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.85.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density8 people/sq km0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %118 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.920.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %17.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,00011,000
Underweight Children Under 50.640.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇾🇪 YemenShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,00040,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇾🇪 YemenShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %63.72 %
Human Capital Index0.750.37
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years72.72 years
Median age of population45.59 years18.41 years
Population Change-741,055 persons1.26M persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km81.27 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons42.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.24
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %29.07 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %33.5 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %6.21 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.7 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons10.54M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.777.85
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years4.27 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people3.29 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88159.89
Military Manpower at Military Age1814
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 urbanization73.51 %84.53 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km0.1 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %2.22 %
Population living in slums0 %43.37 %
Total deaths1.07M persons181,722.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %45.18 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman4.4 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons14,223.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births36.47 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇾🇪 YemenShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350
Airports84037
Civil Air Travel23911
Heliports4496

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