Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Thailand, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Thailand, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 8.7 years less
In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2020.
be 71.0% more likely to be obese
In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 57.1% lower top tax rate
Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 86.0% less money
Thailand has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2017, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 38.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Thailand, 0.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
be 7.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Thailand, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Yemen, however, that number is 54.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Thailand, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Yemen, there are 25.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Thailand, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.5% less likely to be literate
In Thailand, the literacy rate is 92.9% as of 2015. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Thailand, approximately 8.6 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 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Thailand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Yemen, 47% of the population do as of 2017.
be 53.0% less likely to have internet access
In Thailand, approximately 56.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Yemen, about 26.7% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 40.8% less coastline
Thailand has a total of 3,219 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, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.