Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.9 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 69.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.7% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 30.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 20.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 37.2% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Yemen, about 27.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 61.9% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Lesotho? See an in-depth size comparison.