Mozambique vs Yemen

Mozambique 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 1.2 times as many people as Mozambique: 41.8 million against 35.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Mozambique ($627 in 2025) and Yemen ($634 in 2018).
• The economy grew faster in Yemen (0.8% in 2018) than in Mozambique (-0.5% in 2025), a difference of 1.3 percentage points.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Yemen (8.1% in 2014) than in Mozambique (4.4% in 2025), a difference of 3.7 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Yemen (17.3%) than in Mozambique (6.6%), a difference of 10.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Yemen can expect to live 5.6 years longer than one born in Mozambique: 69.4 years against 63.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Yemen is older: half of its people are over 18.2 years, against 16.3 years in Mozambique in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mozambique (20.5% in 2024) than in Yemen (17.5% in 2019), a difference of 3 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mozambique (0.29 tonnes) are 12% higher than in Yemen (0.26 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Mozambique (41.3%) than in Yemen (1%), a difference of 40.3 percentage points in 2024.