Madagascar vs Yemen

Madagascar 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.

• Yemen has about 1.3 times as many people as Madagascar: 41.8 million against 32.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Yemen ($634 in 2018) is 6% higher than in Madagascar ($599 in 2025).
• The economy grew faster in Madagascar (3% in 2025) than in Yemen (0.8% in 2018), a difference of 2.2 percentage points.
• Consumer price inflation was the same in Madagascar (8.1% in 2025) and Yemen (8.1% in 2014).
• The unemployment rate was higher in Yemen (17.3%) than in Madagascar (3%), a difference of 14.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Yemen can expect to live 5.6 years longer than one born in Madagascar: 69.4 years against 63.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Madagascar is older: half of its people are over 18.9 years, against 18.2 years in Yemen in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Madagascar (18.7% in 2024) than in Yemen (17.5% in 2019), a difference of 1.2 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Yemen (0.26 tonnes) are 73% higher than in Madagascar (0.15 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Madagascar (17.3%) than in Yemen (1%), a difference of 16.3 percentage points in 2024.