Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
see 47.7% more spent on your healthcare
Yemen spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 69.4% more doctors per person
Yemen has 1.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
be 17.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
live 7.3 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 75.5% more likely to die by suicide
Yemen has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 86.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 118.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 32.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
be 13.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 64.6% less on healthcare
Yemen spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 73.0% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
Safety
be 30.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Yemen, road accidents kill 29.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, they kill 20.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.0% more home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 97.0% less strain on fresh water
Yemen withdraws 170% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 3.9 times more electricity
Yemen uses 90 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 21.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Yemen, air pollution causes 109.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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