Yemen, Rep. vs Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Yemen, Rep.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Low income
Capital: Sana'a
Population
40.6M
GDP
$21.6B
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Mogadishu
Population
19M
GDP
$12.0B

POP 2.1x GDP 1.8x LE 10.5 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Yemen, Rep. vs Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Foreign Direct Investment148.5%Net Migration139%Education Expenditure (%…100%Renewable Energy Consump…96.1%School Enrollment (Secon…92.3%Forest Area88.7%GDP Growth Rate81.7%Maternal Mortality Ratio79%
MID pair: Foreign Direct Investment is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LIC.

Demographics: Population Density (Yemen, Rep., 61% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Somalia, Fed. Rep. Year
Population Density 74.6 29.3 2023
Population 40.6M 19M 2024
Urban Population 36.8% 54.6% 2024

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

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Somalia, Fed. Rep., 148% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Somalia, Fed. Rep. Year
Foreign Direct Investment $-370,982,780 $765.0M 2019
GDP Growth Rate 0.8% 4.1% 2018
Trade (% of GDP) 56.1% 130.3% 2018
GDP (Current USD) $21.6B $12.0B 2018

4 closer economy rows sit on the Yemen, Rep. and Somalia, Fed. Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Yemen, Rep., 79% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Somalia, Fed. Rep. Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 118 563 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 38.1 101.1 2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 9.7% 3.7% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 33.8 65.4 2024

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

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Yemen, Rep., 100% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Somalia, Fed. Rep. Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.2% 0.0% 2008
School Enrollment (Secondary) 43.7% 3.3% 2016
School Enrollment (Primary) 77.0% 20.9% 2016

3 closer education rows sit on the Yemen, Rep. and Somalia, Fed. Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Somalia, Fed. Rep., 96% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Somalia, Fed. Rep. Year
Renewable Energy Consumption 3.7% 95.4% 2021
Forest Area 1.0% 9.2% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 169.8% 55.0% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.3 0.0 2024

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

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Yemen, Rep., 62% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Somalia, Fed. Rep. Year
Access to Sanitation 43.1% 16.4% 2024
Access to Electricity 83.6% 50.3% 2023
Internet Users 17.5% 27.9% 2019

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

Social: Net Migration (Somalia, Fed. Rep., 139% spread)

Indicator Yemen, Rep. Somalia, Fed. Rep. Year
Net Migration -10,482 26.9K 2024
Female Labor Participation 4.7% 20.7% 2024
Male Labor Participation 61.4% 47.3% 2024

3 closer social rows sit on the Yemen, Rep. and Somalia, Fed. Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Yemen, Rep. vs Somalia, Fed. Rep. comparison

Yemen, Rep. (LIC) and Somalia, Fed. Rep. (LIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LIC). Population is 2.1x larger; GDP is 81% larger. Open with Foreign Direct Investment (~148%) before the 7-topic tables (41 rows). Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

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