Niger vs Yemen, Rep.

Niger
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Niamey
Population
27M
GDP
$19.7B
Yemen, Rep.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Low income
Capital: Sana'a
Population
40.6M
GDP
$21.6B

POP 1.5x GDP 1.1x LE 8.0 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Niger vs Yemen, Rep.

Foreign Direct Investment196.5%Unemployment Rate97.8%Renewable Energy Consump…95.4%Female Labor Participation93.5%GDP Growth Rate91%Access to Sanitation78.8%Access to Electricity76%Population Density72.3%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Foreign Direct Investment rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Yemen, Rep., 72% spread)

Indicator Niger Yemen, Rep. Year
Population Density 20.7 74.6 2023
Urban Population 18.0% 36.8% 2024
Population 27M 40.6M 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Niger and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Niger, 197% spread)

Indicator Niger Yemen, Rep. Year
Foreign Direct Investment $358.1M $-370,982,780 2024
Unemployment Rate 0.4% 17.0% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 8.3% 0.8% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 24.4% 56.1% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Niger and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Yemen, Rep., 66% spread)

Indicator Niger Yemen, Rep. Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 350 118 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 110.7 38.1 2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.0% 9.7% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 65.6 33.8 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Niger and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Secondary) (Yemen, Rep., 55% spread)

Indicator Niger Yemen, Rep. Year
School Enrollment (Secondary) 19.9% 43.7% 2024
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 4.2% 8.8% 2019
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.1% 5.2% 2023
School Enrollment (Primary) 64.7% 77.0% 2024

2 closer education rows sit on the Niger and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Niger, 95% spread)

Indicator Niger Yemen, Rep. Year
Renewable Energy Consumption 79.6% 3.7% 2021
Freshwater Withdrawal 73.8% 169.8% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 68 90 2023
Forest Area 0.8% 1.0% 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Niger and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Yemen, Rep., 79% spread)

Indicator Niger Yemen, Rep. Year
Access to Sanitation 9.1% 43.1% 2024
Access to Electricity 20.1% 83.6% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 60.6 50.9 2024

1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Niger and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Female Labor Participation (Niger, 94% spread)

Indicator Niger Yemen, Rep. Year
Female Labor Participation 72.8% 4.7% 2024
Net Migration -4,041 -10,482 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 60.5% 33.3% 2021
Male Labor Participation 86.1% 61.4% 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Niger and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Niger vs Yemen, Rep. comparison

Niger vs Yemen, Rep. is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band LIC: LIC/LIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Foreign Direct Investment (~197% spread); 40 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 7 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Niger vs Yemen, Rep. figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LIC · TIGHT scale band.