Afghanistan vs Yemen
Afghanistan vs Yemen: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 1,498 deaths in Afghanistan and 3,124 deaths in Yemen, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Yemen, by 1,626 deaths, or 2.09 times that in Afghanistan.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Yemen has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Afghanistan.
- In 2022, Afghanistan ranked 12 and Yemen ranked 6 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Afghanistan | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,498 | 3,124 |
| 2021 | 36,370 | 23,340 |
| 2020 | 20,810 | 6,712 |
| 2019 | 30,390 | 2,821 |
| 2018 | 26,820 | 4,839 |
| 2017 | 19,740 | 3,347 |
| 2016 | 18,670 | 3,962 |
| 2015 | 17,930 | 7,356 |
| 2014 | 12,500 | 2,240 |
| 2013 | 8,104 | 582 |
| 2012 | 7,754 | 2,331 |
| 2011 | 7,560 | 1,314 |
| 2010 | 7,151 | 201 |
| 2009 | 6,488 | 94 |
| 2008 | 5,644 | 21 |
| 2007 | 6,911 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4,958 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1,700 | 0 |
| 2004 | 809 | 28 |
| 2003 | 922 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1,131 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5,553 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5,387 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5,074 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12,150 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6,719 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3,574 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5,610 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9,055 | 1,489 |
| 1993 | 4,097 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4,366 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3,553 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1,514 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5,411 | 0 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986