Yemen, Rep. vs Madagascar

Yemen, Rep.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Low income
Capital: Sana'a
Population
40.6M
GDP
$21.6B
Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Antananarivo
Population
32M
GDP
$17.6B

POP 1.3x GDP 1.2x LE 5.6 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Yemen, Rep. vs Madagascar

Foreign Direct Investment161.2%Freshwater Withdrawal97.6%Renewable Energy Consump…95.5%Forest Area95.1%Female Labor Participation94.3%Net Migration82.9%GDP Growth Rate82.6%Unemployment Rate82%
TIGHT pair: headers nearly match, so the chart is Foreign Direct Investment rather than GDP scale.

Demographics: Population Density (Yemen, Rep., 28% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Madagascar Year
Population Density 74.6 53.6 2023
Population Ages 65+ 2.5% 3.4% 2024
Population 40.6M 32M 2024

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

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Madagascar, 161% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Madagascar Year
Foreign Direct Investment $-370,982,780 $606.2M 2019
GDP Growth Rate 0.8% 4.3% 2018
Unemployment Rate 17.0% 3.1% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $21.6B $17.6B 2018

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

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Yemen, Rep., 73% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Madagascar Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 118 445 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 9.7% 3.4% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 38.1 62.4 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 33.8 43.0 2024

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

Education: School Enrollment (Primary) (Madagascar, 42% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Madagascar Year
School Enrollment (Primary) 77.0% 132.7% 2016
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.2% 3.0% 2008
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 8.8% 6.1% 2011
School Enrollment (Secondary) 43.7% 34.1% 2016

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Yemen, Rep., 98% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Madagascar Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 169.8% 4.0% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 3.7% 83.1% 2021
Forest Area 1.0% 21.3% 2023

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

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Yemen, Rep., 70% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Madagascar Year
Access to Sanitation 43.1% 12.8% 2024
Access to Electricity 83.6% 39.4% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 50.9 75.5 2023

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

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

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Madagascar Year
Female Labor Participation 4.7% 82.9% 2024
Net Migration -10,482 -1,795 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 33.3% 69.2% 2014
Male Labor Participation 61.4% 88.1% 2024

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

How to read this Yemen, Rep. vs Madagascar comparison

Yemen, Rep. vs Madagascar is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band LIC: LIC/LIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Foreign Direct Investment (~161% spread); 41 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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Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

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