Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
be 23.3% less likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
live 9.7 years less
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
pay a 54.5% lower top tax rate
Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 82.6% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2017, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 9.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
be 92.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 28.0% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Yemen, however, that number is 54.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 67.5% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Yemen, there are 25.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 97.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.3% less likely to be literate
In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.1% as of 2018. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 12.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Yemen, on the other hand, 41.9 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 52.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Colombia, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
be 57.1% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 62.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Yemen, about 26.7% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 40.6% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN).
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.