Uzbekistan vs Yemen: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Uzbekistan and Yemen: Yemen leads on Televisions (470,000) against Uzbekistan (6.40); Yemen leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (-18,079) against Uzbekistan (16.36 million); Yemen leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (478.50) against Uzbekistan (1.84). Across 107 compared metrics, Uzbekistan wins on 58 and Yemen wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇾🇪 YemenShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)71.1 %13.82 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 89% (2023 est.)percent of population: 14% (2020 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score35.24 points31.45 points
Radios10.81.05
Televisions6.4470,000
Waterways1,100none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇾🇪 YemenShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country23.19B $-1.36B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars139.24B $-25.76B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)9 %NA
Coal Revenue0.060
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)16 %30 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index58.20
Electricity Consumption49.073.68
Electricity Exports130
Electricity from Fossil Fuels8679
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants140
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables021
Electricity Imports10.840
Electricity Installed Capacity12.961.82
Electricity Production55.554.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)55.31 USD per capita2.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.236.7
Gross National Saving32.7-1.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)7.2 %-1.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.6 %29.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDPprior to the start of the civil war in 2014, annual military expenditures were approximately 4-5% of Yemen's GDP
Natural Gas Consumption43.07481.4
Natural Gas Exports9.40
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production52.1481.4
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.84478.5
Oil Consumption144,000157,000
Oil Exports2,078207,700
Oil Imports9,01364,610
Oil Production58,650258,800
Oil Proved Reserves5943
Population Below Poverty Line14.1 people48.6 people
Public Debt10.568.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption60,000104,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports3,97712,670
Refined Petroleum Products Imports075,940
Refined Petroleum Products Production61,74020,180
Remittances14.420.05
Revenue from Forest Resources00.04
Taxes and Other Revenues14.799
Unemployment Rate4.5 %17.1 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇾🇪 YemenShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)16.36M-18,079
Carbon Dioxide Emissions110.998.19
Population Distributionmost of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, but the central and western deserts are sparsely populatedthe 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 Country8.8 Cubic meters per year1.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources48.872.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇾🇪 YemenShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization4.31 %2.38 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)48.1813.99
Agricultural land260,231.6 sq. km234,520 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km1,906 km
Dam capacity per capita580.3 cubic meters per inhabitant10.62 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land37,3056,800

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇾🇪 YemenShare
Rule of Law Index by Country32.12 %1.01 %
Administrative Divisions1222
Independence122
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇾🇪 YemenShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.55.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.7 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density4 people/sq km0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)26 %118 %
Mean Age at First Birth23.720.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)16.6 %17.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS58,00011,000
Underweight Children Under 51.840.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇾🇪 YemenShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)68,00040,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇾🇪 YemenShare
Currently married (Percent)73.17 %63.72 %
Human Capital Index0.620.37
Life expectancy at birth76.08 years72.72 years
Median age of population27.11 years18.41 years
Population Change695,840.9 persons1.26M persons
Population density88.77 per sq. km81.27 per sq. km
Total population37.74M persons42.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.250.24
Birth Rate (%)18.93 %29.07 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA33.5 %
Death Rate (%)5 %6.21 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons10.54M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate13.977.85
Learning-adjusted years of school9.13 years4.27 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.6 people3.29 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.38159.89
Military Manpower at Military Age1814
Military Service Age and Obligation18limited 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 urbanization87.5 %84.53 %
Physician Density2.81 people/sq km0.1 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.26 %2.22 %
Population living in slums3.1 %43.37 %
Total deaths225,367.8 persons181,722.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)54.83 %45.18 %
Total fertility rate3.55 per woman4.4 per woman
Total net-migration-6,140.7 persons14,223.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate14.52 per live births36.47 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇾🇪 YemenShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.090
Airports7437
Civil Air TravelNA11
Heliports36

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