Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years less
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
be 98.8% more likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 45.7% less money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
be 100.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 20.9% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 13.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
be 17.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 40.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of people have electricity access (91% in urban areas, and 72% 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.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 82.2% more coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Pakistan? See an in-depth size comparison.