https://www.humantruth.info/yemen.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Yemen Republic of Yemen | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 187th best |
Capital | Sanaa |
Land Area | 527 970km21 |
Location | Asia, The Middle East |
Population | 28.5m2 |
Life Expectancy | 63.75yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $1 314 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | YE, YEM, 8875 |
Internet Domain | .ye6 |
Currency | Rial (YER)7 |
Telephone | +9678 |
“North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement and brief civil war in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border. Fighting in the northwest between the government and Huthi rebels, a group seeking a return to traditional Zaydi Islam, began in 2004 and has since resulted in six rounds of fighting - the last ended in early 2010 with a cease-fire that continues to hold. The southern secessionist movement was revitalized in 2008 when a popular socioeconomic protest movement initiated the prior year took on political goals including secession. Public rallies in Sana'a against then President SALIH - inspired by similar demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt - slowly built momentum starting in late January 2011 fueled by complaints over high unemployment, poor economic conditions, and corruption. By the following month, some protests had resulted in violence, and the demonstrations had spread to other major cities. By March the opposition had hardened its demands and was unifying behind calls for SALIH's immediate ouster. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in late April 2011, in an attempt to mediate the crisis in Yemen, proposed an agreement in which the president would step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution. SALIH's refusal to sign an agreement led to heavy street fighting and his injury in an explosion in June 2011. The UN Security Council passed Resolution 2014 in October 2011 calling on both sides to end the violence and complete a power transfer deal. In late November 2011, SALIH signed the GCC-brokered agreement to step down and to transfer some of his powers to Vice President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI. Following elections in February 2012, won by HADI, SALIH formally transferred his powers. In accordance with the GCC initiative, Yemen launched a National Dialogue to discuss key constitutional, political, and social issues in mid-March 2013.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Short of the glitz of many of the Gulf states, Yemen compensates with the depth of its history and attachment to traditions and rich culture. Yemen may be the Arabian Peninsula´s poor cousin, but therein lies its charm. With none of the oil wealth of its neighbours, the country is like a time capsule preserving the traditions and texture of old Arabia.
Yemen´s history reads like the retelling of a legend. To the Romans, Yemen was Arabia Felix (Happy Arabia), Gilgamesh came here seeking eternal life, Noah launched his ark from here, the Queen of Sheba once ruled the land, and there was once dazzling wealth from the frankincense trade.
This journey into the past has diverse focal points, from the Arabian Nights-aura of capital city Sana`a in the west to mud skyscrapers in the east, from stunning mountain scenery in the north to the weird and wonderful landscapes of Suqutra off the south coast.
In recent years Yemen has remained nigh-on forgotten as travel here is unfeasible - the security situation makes venturing across Yemen extremely inadvisable. Best sit tight and hope that things improve so this distinctive realm may become accessible.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Value11 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.962 |
2 | Norway | 0.961 |
3 | Iceland | 0.959 |
... | ||
180 | Afghanistan | 0.478 |
181 | Sierra Leone | 0.477 |
182 | Guinea | 0.465 |
183 | Yemen | 0.455 |
184 | Burkina Faso | 0.449 |
185 | Mozambique | 0.446 |
186 | Mali | 0.428 |
187 | Burundi | 0.426 |
Asia Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better PPP $11 | |
1 | Liechtenstein | $146 830 |
2 | Singapore | $90 919 |
3 | Qatar | $87 134 |
... | ||
182 | Madagascar | $1 484 |
183 | Malawi | $1 466 |
184 | Chad | $1 364 |
185 | Yemen | $1 314 |
186 | Liberia | $1 289 |
187 | Niger | $1 240 |
188 | Mozambique | $1 198 |
189 | Congo, DR | $1 076 |
Asia Avg | $22 215 | |
World Avg | $20 136 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
184 | Comoros | 124.0 |
185 | Iraq | 125.6 |
186 | Zimbabwe | 126.2 |
187 | Yemen | 126.2 |
188 | Congo, DR | 128.5 |
189 | Central African Rep. | 130.5 |
190 | Chad | 132.9 |
191 | Afghanistan | 134.1 |
Asia Avg | 92.0 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen
Population:
Yemen's population is predicted to rise to 41.34 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 3.72. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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Pos. | 2018 Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
46 | Ghana | 29.8m |
47 | Mozambique | 29.5m |
48 | Venezuela | 28.9m |
49 | Yemen | 28.5m |
50 | Nepal | 28.1m |
51 | Madagascar | 26.3m |
52 | N. Korea | 25.5m |
53 | Cameroon | 25.2m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
153 | Madagascar | 64.5 |
154 | Mauritania | 64.4 |
155 | Ghana | 63.8 |
156 | Yemen | 63.8 |
157 | Bolivia | 63.6 |
158 | Nauru | 63.6 |
159 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 63.5 |
160 | Comoros | 63.4 |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
166 | Nauru | 3.46 |
167 | Ghana | 3.51 |
168 | Vanuatu | 3.70 |
169 | Yemen | 3.72 |
170 | Rwanda | 3.75 |
171 | Sao Tome & Principe | 3.75 |
172 | Eritrea | 3.79 |
173 | Madagascar | 3.79 |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per 10015 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3= | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
16 | Ivory Coast | 05.6 |
17= | Malawi | 05.6 |
17= | Senegal | 05.6 |
19 | Yemen | 05.7 |
20= | Cameroon | 05.8 |
20= | Niger | 05.8 |
20= | Congo, DR | 05.8 |
20= | Benin | 05.8 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 %16 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
141 | Fiji | 1.5% |
142 | Ghana | 1.4% |
143 | Niger | 1.4% |
144 | Yemen | 1.4% |
145 | Bolivia | 1.3% |
146 | Tuvalu | 1.3% |
147 | Malawi | 1.3% |
148 | Sierra Leone | 1.3% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants17 | ||
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Pos. | 2010 %17 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
112 | Senegal | 5.0% |
113 | Iraq | 4.9% |
114 | Denmark | 4.7% |
115 | Yemen | 4.7% |
116 | Hungary | 4.6% |
117 | Colombia | 4.6% |
118 | Sierra Leone | 4.6% |
119 | Philippines | 4.6% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#equality #freedom #gender_equality #human_rights #morals #politics #prejudice #saudi_arabia #slavery #tolerance #UK #USA #yemen #yemen_slavery
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
175 | Brunei | 132.7 |
176 | Central African Rep. | 133.1 |
177 | Pakistan | 133.7 |
178 | Yemen | 134.5 |
179 | Burundi | 134.8 |
180 | Guinea | 135.5 |
Asia Avg | 103.00 | |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #marshall_islands #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #rwanda #smoking #vaccines #yemen
Compared to Asia (2025)30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30 | |
1= | Japan | 44.1 |
2 | Hong Kong | 48.2 |
3 | Singapore | 49.5 |
... | ||
42 | Philippines | 116.9 |
43 | Tajikistan | 118.2 |
44 | Syria | 122.2 |
45 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 124.4 |
46 | Pakistan | 127.9 |
47 | Laos | 135.6 |
48 | Iraq | 139.7 |
49= | Yemen | 148.2 |
50 | Afghanistan | 155.0 |
Asia Avg | 80.90 | |
q=50. |
Health (2025)30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank30 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
182 | Kenya | 145.8 |
183 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 146.6 |
184= | Guinea | 148.2 |
184= | Yemen | 148.2 |
186 | Togo | 148.2 |
187 | Guinea-Bissau | 148.8 |
188 | Tanzania | 149.5 |
189 | Madagascar | 149.9 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man31. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria31.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans31, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia31.
For more, see:
Health:
Yemen is a pretty unhealthy country. Yemen comes in the best 20 in terms of its alcohol consumption rate32 (amongst the lowest in Asia). It does better than average in terms of its smoking rate33. But unfortunately Yemen gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average in its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance34, its adolescent birth rate35, its average life expectancy11 (one of the lowest in Asia) and in its fertility rate14 (one of the highest in Asia). And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 for its immunizations take-up36 (one of the lowest in Asia). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Yemen had the 3rd-highest average fertility rate in the world in the 1960s (after the Marshall Islands and Rwanda) and the highest average throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Yemen holds the dubious record of having the highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year, at 8.86 in 1985. This reflected very poor national health and education in that period. But things got better for a while; life expectancy improved by +6.4yrs in the 30 years from 1990, although less than the global average of +7.9yrs. In the 2010s, it was then one of only 12 countries that saw life expectancies fall.Life Expectancy Higher is better11 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years11 | |
1 | Monaco | 85.9 |
2 | Hong Kong | 85.5 |
3 | Japan | 84.8 |
... | ||
153 | Madagascar | 64.5 |
154 | Mauritania | 64.4 |
155 | Ghana | 63.8 |
156 | Yemen | 63.8 |
157 | Bolivia | 63.6 |
158 | Nauru | 63.6 |
159 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 63.5 |
160 | Comoros | 63.4 |
Asia Avg | 73.48 | |
World Avg | 71.28 | |
q=195. |
Alcohol Consumption Lower is better32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 Per Capita32 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
4 | Mauritania | 0.0 |
5 | Somalia | 0.0 |
6 | Yemen | 0.1 |
7= | Afghanistan | 0.2 |
7= | Saudi Arabia | 0.2 |
9 | Syria | 0.3 |
10= | Pakistan | 0.3 |
11 | Kiribati | 0.4 |
12= | Iraq | 0.4 |
Asia Avg | 3.9 | |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202214 | |
1 | US Virgin Islands | 2.00 |
2 | Ecuador | 2.00 |
3 | Nepal | 2.01 |
... | ||
166 | Nauru | 3.46 |
167 | Ghana | 3.51 |
168 | Vanuatu | 3.70 |
169 | Yemen | 3.72 |
170 | Rwanda | 3.75 |
171 | Sao Tome & Principe | 3.75 |
172 | Eritrea | 3.79 |
173 | Madagascar | 3.79 |
Asia Avg | 2.17 | |
World Avg | 2.47 | |
q=208. |
Smoking Rates Lower is better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201433 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
66 | Hong Kong | 345 |
67 | Colombia | 359 |
68 | Antigua & Barbuda | 362 |
69 | Yemen | 388 |
70 | S. Sudan | 398 |
71 | Belize | 400 |
72 | Swaziland | 427 |
73 | Sudan | 428 |
Asia Avg | 1 035 | |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
... | ||
116 | Malawi | 116 |
117 | Swaziland | 117 |
118 | Iran | 118 |
119 | Yemen | 119 |
120 | Seychelles | 120 |
121 | Guinea-Bissau | 121 |
122 | Argentina | 122 |
123 | Laos | 123 |
Asia Avg | 64.4 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults Lower is better37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %37 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
74 | St Lucia | 48.1 |
75 | Uzbekistan | 48.2 |
76 | Kyrgyzstan | 48.3 |
77 | Yemen | 48.8 |
78 | Guyana | 49.4 |
79 | Grenada | 51.4 |
80= | Turkmenistan | 51.8 |
80= | Moldova | 51.8 |
Asia Avg | 44.3 | |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100035 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
122 | Cuba | 48.9 |
123 | Haiti | 51.8 |
124 | Seychelles | 52.1 |
125 | Yemen | 52.5 |
126 | Burundi | 52.6 |
127 | Mexico | 53.7 |
128 | Cape Verde | 54.0 |
129 | Papua New Guinea | 54.3 |
Asia Avg | 25.9 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %36 | |
1= | Hungary | 99.0 |
1= | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
179 | Afghanistan | 70.6 |
180 | Niger | 69.7 |
181 | Samoa | 68.1 |
182 | Yemen | 67.4 |
183 | Papua New Guinea | 66.3 |
184 | Haiti | 65.7 |
185 | Vanuatu | 65.5 |
186 | Guinea | 63.3 |
Asia Avg | 90.5 | |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
Yemen was amongst 49 countries in the 1990s who had an adolescent birth rate of over 100 (per 1000 girls aged 15-19) but made great improvements over following decades.
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to Asia (2025)38 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank38 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Nepal | 47.9 |
3 | India | 49.5 |
... | ||
11 | Cyprus | 64.8 |
12 | Bangladesh | 69.7 |
13 | Maldives | 70.5 |
14 | Yemen | 71.9 |
15 | Pakistan | 72.0 |
16 | Turkey | 75.0 |
17 | China | 75.2 |
18 | Afghanistan | 75.7 |
19 | Syria | 77.4 |
Asia Avg | 86.44 | |
q=51. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank38 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
61 | Luxembourg | 71.4 |
62 | Sweden | 71.8 |
63 | Finland | 71.9 |
64 | Yemen | 71.9 |
65 | Pakistan | 72.0 |
66 | France | 72.8 |
67 | Congo, DR | 73.0 |
68 | Romania | 73.8 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
For more, see:
Yemen is positioned 64th in the world regarding its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 5 data sets. Yemen does better than average in energy to GDP efficiency39, reducing annual meat consumption per person40, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population41 and in its forested percent change 2000-202042. But, things still need to improve in Yemen. Yemen does worse than average for its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better42 | ||
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Pos. | Total42 | |
1 | Guernsey | 82.6% |
2 | Bahrain | 75.2% |
3 | Iceland | 64.7% |
... | ||
89= | Qatar | 0.0% |
89= | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
89= | Norfolk Island | 0.0% |
89= | Yemen | 0.0% |
89= | Tonga | 0.0% |
89= | Barbados | 0.0% |
89= | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
89= | Bahamas | 0.0% |
Asia Avg | 3.2% | |
World Avg | -0.1% | |
q=234. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency Lower is better39 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Avg39 | |
1 | Rwanda | 0.25 |
2 | Chad | 0.26 |
3 | Tanzania | 0.31 |
... | ||
24 | Cameroon | 0.57 |
25 | Ivory Coast | 0.57 |
26 | Kenya | 0.58 |
27 | Yemen | 0.59 |
28 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 0.60 |
29 | Bangladesh | 0.61 |
30 | Ireland | 0.62 |
31 | Dominican Rep. | 0.63 |
Asia Avg | 1.50 | |
World Avg | 1.23 | |
q=165. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
153 | Kuwait | 49% |
154 | Lebanon | 49% |
155 | Oman | 48% |
156 | Yemen | 48% |
157 | Comoros | 48% |
158 | USA | 47% |
159 | Albania | 47% |
160 | Turkey | 47% |
Asia Avg | 55.4% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better41 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2011 %41 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
53 | Tanzania | 44.2% |
54 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 44.0% |
55 | Congo, (Brazzaville) | 44.0% |
56 | Yemen | 43.2% |
57 | Sri Lanka | 43.1% |
58 | Djibouti | 42.8% |
59 | Burundi | 42.0% |
60 | Zambia | 41.9% |
Asia Avg | 37.9% | |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 kg40 | |
1 | Congo, DR | 03.0 |
2 | Burundi | 03.5 |
3 | Bangladesh | 04.3 |
... | ||
30 | Nepal | 17.3 |
31 | Solomon Islands | 17.4 |
32 | Syria | 17.8 |
33 | Yemen | 17.8 |
34 | Algeria | 17.9 |
35 | Iraq | 18.3 |
36 | Zambia | 18.3 |
37 | Indonesia | 18.6 |
Asia Avg | 46.7 | |
World Avg | 52.5 | |
q=185. |
#capitalism #corruption #economics #education #extremism #happiness #health #human_development #inequality #intelligence #life_expectancy #modernity #peace #politics #poverty #religious_violence #social_development #technology #terrorism #the_internet #yemen
Compared to Asia (2020)43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank43 | |
1 | S. Korea | 22.2 |
2 | Japan | 24.7 |
3 | Israel | 29.5 |
... | ||
41 | Bhutan | 123.9 |
42 | Laos | 124.4 |
43 | Iraq | 124.6 |
44 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 125.5 |
45 | Syria | 126.9 |
46 | Myanmar (Burma) | 137.3 |
47 | Cambodia | 140.0 |
48 | Yemen | 141.2 |
49 | Afghanistan | 147.7 |
Asia Avg | 78.26 | |
q=49. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)43 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank43 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
167 | Mali | 139.1 |
168 | Cambodia | 140.0 |
169 | Tanzania | 140.1 |
170 | Yemen | 141.2 |
171 | Congo, DR | 141.3 |
172 | Mozambique | 142.4 |
173 | Madagascar | 146.6 |
174= | Comoros | 147.0 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark44. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone44. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots45.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)46
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe44, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia44.
For more, see:
Modernity and Education:
Secondary Education Higher is better47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201847 | |
1= | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
1= | Estonia | 100.0% |
1= | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
143 | Lesotho | 30.0% |
144 | Cape Verde | 29.9% |
145 | Liberia | 29.0% |
146 | Yemen | 28.0% |
147 | Benin | 26.5% |
148 | Sierra Leone | 26.3% |
149 | Ivory Coast | 26.1% |
150 | Afghanistan | 26.1% |
Asia Avg | 66.0% | |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling Higher is better48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2021 Years48 | |
1 | Australia | 21.1 |
2 | New Zealand | 20.3 |
3 | Greece | 20.0 |
... | ||
180 | Tanzania | 9.2 |
181 | Syria | 9.2 |
182 | Burkina Faso | 9.1 |
183 | Yemen | 9.1 |
184 | Senegal | 9.0 |
185 | Pakistan | 8.7 |
186 | Eritrea | 8.1 |
187 | Central African Rep. | 8.0 |
Asia Avg | 13.5 | |
World Avg | 13.5 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
... | ||
105 | Albania | 105 |
106 | Madagascar | 106 |
107 | Thailand | 107 |
108 | Yemen | 108 |
109 | Brazil | 109 |
110 | Nicaragua | 110 |
111 | Togo | 111 |
112 | Belize | 112 |
Asia Avg | 97.1 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
IQ Higher is better49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 200649 | |
1= | Hong Kong | 108 |
1= | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
69= | Uzbekistan | 87 |
70 | Kuwait | 86 |
71= | Philippines | 86 |
72 | Yemen | 85 |
73= | Trinidad & Tobago | 85 |
73= | Peru | 85 |
73= | Cuba | 85 |
76 | Venezuela | 84 |
Asia Avg | 90.4 | |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users Higher is better50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201650 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
138 | Guatemala | 27% |
139 | Sudan | 26% |
140 | Sao Tome & Principe | 26% |
141 | Yemen | 25% |
142 | Senegal | 23% |
143 | Angola | 23% |
144 | Ivory Coast | 22% |
145 | Honduras | 22% |
Asia Avg | 48.7% | |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake Higher is better51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Ratio51 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
101= | Uzbekistan | 0.0 |
101= | Colombia | 0.0 |
101= | Ghana | 0.0 |
101= | Yemen | 0.0 |
101= | Laos | 0.0 |
101= | Malta | 0.0 |
101= | Turkmenistan | 0.0 |
101= | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
Asia Avg | 2.11 | |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Digital Quality of Life Higher is better52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202452 | |
1 | Germany | 77.9% |
2 | Finland | 76.9% |
3 | France | 73.9% |
... | ||
114 | Tajikistan | 25.9% |
115 | Zimbabwe | 24.9% |
116 | Mali | 24.9% |
117 | Ethiopia | 23.7% |
118 | Cameroon | 23.4% |
119 | Mozambique | 21.4% |
120 | Congo, DR | 18.5% |
121 | Yemen | 14.9% |
Asia Avg | 46.4% | |
World Avg | 48.4% | |
q=121. |
Yemen has, in particular, notorious problems with mobile internet access speeds, measuring the worst of 121 countries53.
National Culture:
Corruption Higher is better54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points54 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.0 |
2= | Finland | 87.0 |
2= | New Zealand | 87.0 |
... | ||
173 | Libya | 17.0 |
174= | Haiti | 17.0 |
174= | Burundi | 17.0 |
176 | Yemen | 16.0 |
177 | Venezuela | 14.0 |
178= | S. Sudan | 13.0 |
178= | Syria | 13.0 |
180 | Somalia | 12.0 |
Asia Avg | 39.98 | |
World Avg | 42.98 | |
q=180. |
Yemen has a consistently poor record on corruption. On average through the 2010s, it scored the 8th-worst on the Corruption Perception Index.
Happiness Higher is better55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2024 Score55 | |
1 | Finland | 7.7 |
2 | Denmark | 7.5 |
3 | Iceland | 7.5 |
... | ||
137 | Swaziland | 3.8 |
138 | Lesotho | 3.8 |
139 | Comoros | 3.8 |
140 | Yemen | 3.6 |
141 | Congo, DR | 3.5 |
142 | Botswana | 3.4 |
143 | Zimbabwe | 3.4 |
144 | Malawi | 3.3 |
Asia Avg | 5.41 | |
World Avg | 5.58 | |
q=147. |
Creativity & Culture Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
... | ||
152 | Syria | 152 |
153 | Liberia | 153 |
154 | Venezuela | 154 |
155 | Yemen | 155 |
156 | Iraq | 156 |
157 | Iran | 157 |
158 | Gabon | 158 |
159 | Central African Rep. | 159 |
Asia Avg | 99.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
... | ||
134 | Egypt | 134 |
135 | Uruguay | 135 |
136 | Namibia | 136 |
137 | Yemen | 137 |
138 | Cambodia | 138 |
139 | Antigua & Barbuda | 139 |
140 | Afghanistan | 140 |
141 | Belize | 141 |
Asia Avg | 86.3 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Peace Versus Instability:
“Yemen's internal conflict has been stuck largely in a stalemate since 2016, with the Saudi-led coalition and the internationally recognised government unable to make any headway against the Houthi rebels that occupy most of the northern provinces, as well as the capital Sana'a.”
Global Peace Index (2021)56
Global Peace Index Lower is better57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 Score57 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.12 |
2 | Denmark | 1.31 |
3 | Ireland | 1.31 |
... | ||
156 | Somalia | 3.04 |
157 | Ukraine | 3.04 |
158 | Russia | 3.14 |
159 | Congo, DR | 3.21 |
160 | S. Sudan | 3.22 |
161 | Syria | 3.29 |
162 | Yemen | 3.35 |
163 | Afghanistan | 3.45 |
Asia Avg | 2.17 | |
World Avg | 2.07 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
154 | Liberia | 154 |
155 | Mali | 155 |
156 | Swaziland | 156 |
157 | Yemen | 157 |
158 | Iraq | 158 |
159 | Bahrain | 159 |
160 | Slovenia | 160 |
161 | Tonga | 161 |
Asia Avg | 76.0 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
... | ||
125 | Swaziland | 125 |
126 | Madagascar | 126 |
127 | Benin | 127 |
128 | Yemen | 128 |
129 | Pakistan | 129 |
130 | Samoa | 130 |
131 | Antigua & Barbuda | 131 |
132 | Azerbaijan | 132 |
Asia Avg | 92.2 | |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism Lower is better58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2019 Score58 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
140 | Egypt | 6.79 |
141 | Congo, DR | 7.04 |
142 | Philippines | 7.14 |
143 | Yemen | 7.26 |
144 | India | 7.52 |
145 | Somalia | 7.80 |
146 | Pakistan | 7.89 |
147 | Syria | 8.01 |
Asia Avg | 3.60 | |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201959 | |
1 | Iceland | 2.40 |
2= | Singapore | 2.50 |
2= | Hong Kong | 2.50 |
... | ||
146 | Zimbabwe | 24.20 |
147= | Ghana | 24.20 |
148 | Kiribati | 24.70 |
149= | Yemen | 24.70 |
150 | Ethiopia | 24.90 |
151= | Swaziland | 25.10 |
151= | Malawi | 25.10 |
153 | Tanzania | 25.30 |
Asia Avg | 11.80 | |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %60 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%61 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%61 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%62 |
... | ||
94= | Indonesia | 36.1%63 |
95 | Senegal | 36.2%61 |
96= | Lithuania | 36.7%61 |
96= | Yemen | 36.7%64 |
98 | Mauritius | 36.8%65 |
99 | Dominican Rep. | 37.0%66 |
100 | Solomon Islands | 37.1%67 |
101= | Chad | 37.4%66 |
Asia Avg | 33.0% | |
World Avg | 36.5% | |
q=167. |
Income inequality data is rarely available for Yemen - only for 3 years between 1980 and 2019.
Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better68 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity68 | |
1 | Armenia | .001 |
2 | Ukraine | .001 |
3 | Serbia | .001 |
... | ||
68 | Haiti | .200 |
69 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | .210 |
70 | Ivory Coast | .236 |
71 | Yemen | .241 |
72 | Cameroon | .243 |
73 | Malawi | .243 |
74 | Togo | .249 |
75 | Rwanda | .259 |
Asia Avg | .084 | |
World Avg | .154 | |
q=101. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_yemen #yemen
Disbelief In God (2007)69 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %69 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
... | ||
101= | UAE | 0 |
101= | Azerbaijan | 0 |
101= | Algeria | 0 |
101= | Yemen | 0 |
101= | Zambia | 0 |
101= | Tanzania | 0 |
101= | Malaysia | 0 |
101= | Haiti | 0 |
101= | Iraq | 0 |
101= | Guinea | 0 |
101= | Ghana | 0 |
101= | Jordan | 0 |
101= | Gambia | 0 |
101= | Kenya | 0 |
101= | Ethiopia | 0 |
101= | Afghanistan | 0 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below70:
Christian | 0.2% |
Muslim | 99% |
Hindu | 0.6% |
Buddhist | 0.1% |
Folk Religion | 0.1% |
Jewish | 0.1% |
Unaffiliated | 0.1% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Muslim (Islam - official) including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu71.
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