Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Virginia instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 10.1 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022. In Virginia, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 80.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Virginia, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Virginia, about 90.1% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).
