Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 77.2% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 68.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
be 54.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 34.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
have 31.7% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In India, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019. In India, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 59.3% more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.2% less on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.7 times more coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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