Iran vs Yemen
Iran vs Yemen: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.2 years in Iran and 4.2 years in Yemen, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Iran, by 4 years, or 1.96 times that in Yemen.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Iran ranked 83 and Yemen ranked 166 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Iran | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.2 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 8 | – |
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
Iran vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986