Pakistan vs Yemen
Pakistan vs Yemen: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.1 years in Pakistan and 4.2 years in Yemen, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.9 years, or 1.22 times that in Yemen.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Pakistan ranked 146 and Yemen ranked 166 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Pakistan | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 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
Pakistan vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986