Oman vs Yemen
Oman vs Yemen: National power
National power in 2022: 0.17% of world capability in Oman and 0.24% of world capability in Yemen, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Yemen, by 0.06 percentage points, or 1.37 times that in Oman.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Yemen has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Oman.
- In 2022, Oman ranked 67 and Yemen ranked 57 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Oman | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.17 | 0.24 |
| 2021 | 0.17 | 0.24 |
| 2020 | 0.18 | 0.23 |
| 2019 | 0.19 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 0.22 | 0.14 |
| 2015 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 0.18 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.18 |
| 2012 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| 2011 | 0.13 | 0.17 |
| 2010 | 0.12 | 0.17 |
| 2009 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
| 2008 | 0.13 | 0.17 |
| 2007 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| 2006 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
| 2005 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.16 |
| 2003 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| 2002 | 0.11 | 0.15 |
| 2001 | 0.11 | 0.14 |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 0.14 |
| 1999 | 0.08 | 0.14 |
| 1998 | 0.09 | 0.14 |
| 1997 | 0.09 | 0.14 |
| 1996 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
| 1995 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
| 1994 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
| 1993 | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| 1992 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| 1991 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 0.06 | 0.2 |
| 1989 | 0.06 | – |
| 1988 | 0.06 | – |
| 1987 | 0.06 | – |
| 1986 | 0.06 | – |
| 1985 | 0.07 | – |
| 1984 | 0.07 | – |
| 1983 | 0.06 | – |
| 1982 | 0.05 | – |
| 1981 | 0.06 | – |
| 1980 | 0.05 | – |
| 1979 | 0.04 | – |
| 1978 | 0.04 | – |
| 1977 | 0.04 | – |
| 1976 | 0.04 | – |
| 1975 | 0.04 | – |
| 1974 | 0.03 | – |
| 1973 | 0.02 | – |
| 1972 | 0.01 | – |
| 1971 | 0.01 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 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
Oman vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyOman: 80 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityOman: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityOman: 8.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionOman: 3.43% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateOman: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationOman: 5.05 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthOman: 4.59% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateOman: 2.53 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationOman: 79.5% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageOman: 29.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overOman: 2.7% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateOman: 31 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingOman: 5.68% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsOman: $5.94B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personOman: $1,109 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingOman: 20% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelOman: 47,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersOman: 2.12% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsOman: 4 million TIV in 2023Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsOman: 7 million TIV in 2017Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986