Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
be 38.5% more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.
see 69.9% less spent on your healthcare
Philippines spends $560 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Yemen spends $169 as of 2023.
have 87.6% fewer doctors per person
Philippines has 7.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Yemen has 1.0 as of 2023.
have 27.6% less access to essential health services
Philippines scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Yemen scores 42 as of 2021.
be 20.6% more likely to die by suicide
Philippines has a suicide rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Yemen, it is 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 7.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Yemen, that number is 17.3% as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Philippines, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Yemen, there are 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 40.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 84.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Yemen, 118.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 21.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Yemen, on the other hand, 33.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Philippines, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Yemen, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 73.7% less likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 67.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Yemen, about 17.7% do as of 2022.
be 21.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Philippines, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Yemen, that number is 75% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 90.2% more on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Yemen, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
Safety
be 3.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Philippines, road accidents kill 9.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Yemen, they kill 29.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 82.2% less home broadband
Philippines has 7.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Yemen has 1.3 as of 2022.
live with 6.1 times more strain on fresh water
Philippines withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Yemen withdraws 170% as of 2022.
use 90.3% less electricity
Philippines uses 925 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Yemen uses 90 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 82.7% less CO2
Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 18.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Philippines, air pollution causes 92.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Yemen, it causes 109.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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