Afghanistan vs Yemen

Afghanistan and Yemen compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Afghanistan and Yemen have about the same number of people: 43.8 million and 41.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Yemen ($634 in 2018) is 52% higher than in Afghanistan ($417 in 2024).
• The economy grew faster in Afghanistan (1.9% in 2024) than in Yemen (0.8% in 2018), a difference of 1.1 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Yemen (8.1% in 2014) than in Afghanistan (-6.6% in 2024), a difference of 14.7 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Yemen (17.3%) than in Afghanistan (13.4%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Yemen can expect to live 3.1 years longer than one born in Afghanistan: 69.4 years against 66.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Yemen is older: half of its people are over 18.2 years, against 16.9 years in Afghanistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Yemen (17.5% in 2019) than in Afghanistan (16.1% in 2024), a difference of 1.4 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Afghanistan (0.28 tonnes) are 8% higher than in Yemen (0.26 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Afghanistan (1.9%) than in Yemen (1%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2024.