Afghanistan vs Yemen
Afghanistan vs Yemen: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.1 years in Afghanistan and 4.2 years in Yemen, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 0.9 years, or 1.21 times that in Yemen.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Afghanistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Afghanistan ranked 147 and Yemen ranked 166 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Afghanistan | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Conflict
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