Yemen, Rep. vs Niger

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

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

Widest indicator spreads · Yemen, Rep. vs Niger

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

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

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

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Niger Year
Foreign Direct Investment $-370,982,780 $358.1M 2019
Unemployment Rate 17.0% 0.4% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 0.8% 8.3% 2018
Trade (% of GDP) 56.1% 24.4% 2018

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

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

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

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

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

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Niger Year
School Enrollment (Secondary) 43.7% 19.9% 2016
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 8.8% 4.2% 2011
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.2% 4.1% 2008
School Enrollment (Primary) 77.0% 64.7% 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Niger Year
Female Labor Participation 4.7% 72.8% 2024
Net Migration -10,482 -4,041 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 33.3% 60.5% 2014
Male Labor Participation 61.4% 86.1% 2024

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

How to read this Yemen, Rep. vs Niger comparison

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