Saudi Arabia vs Yemen
Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: National power
National power in 2022: 1.34% of world capability in Saudi Arabia and 0.24% of world capability in Yemen, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 1.11 percentage points, or 5.66 times that in Yemen.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2022, Saudi Arabia ranked 13 and Yemen ranked 57 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.34 | 0.24 |
| 2021 | 1.23 | 0.24 |
| 2020 | 1.25 | 0.23 |
| 2019 | 1.53 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 1.67 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 1.61 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 1.47 | 0.14 |
| 2015 | 1.72 | 0.19 |
| 2014 | 1.65 | 0.18 |
| 2013 | 1.41 | 0.18 |
| 2012 | 1.39 | 0.17 |
| 2011 | 1.28 | 0.17 |
| 2010 | 1.28 | 0.17 |
| 2009 | 1.24 | 0.16 |
| 2008 | 1.19 | 0.17 |
| 2007 | 1.19 | 0.16 |
| 2006 | 1.15 | 0.16 |
| 2005 | 1.12 | 0.15 |
| 2004 | 1.04 | 0.16 |
| 2003 | 1.02 | 0.16 |
| 2002 | 1.06 | 0.15 |
| 2001 | 1.17 | 0.14 |
| 2000 | 1.12 | 0.14 |
| 1999 | 1.08 | 0.14 |
| 1998 | 1.07 | 0.14 |
| 1997 | 0.99 | 0.14 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 1995 | 0.96 | 0.13 |
| 1994 | 0.93 | 0.13 |
| 1993 | 1.02 | 0.12 |
| 1992 | 0.92 | 0.13 |
| 1991 | 1.29 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 0.95 | 0.2 |
| 1989 | 0.75 | – |
| 1988 | 0.67 | – |
| 1987 | 0.71 | – |
| 1986 | 0.74 | – |
| 1985 | 0.74 | – |
| 1984 | 0.79 | – |
| 1983 | 0.76 | – |
| 1982 | 0.88 | – |
| 1981 | 0.9 | – |
| 1980 | 0.78 | – |
| 1979 | 0.7 | – |
| 1978 | 0.6 | – |
| 1977 | 0.55 | – |
| 1976 | 0.51 | – |
| 1975 | 0.38 | – |
| 1974 | 0.3 | – |
| 1973 | 0.28 | – |
| 1972 | 0.25 | – |
| 1971 | 0.24 | – |
| 1970 | 0.23 | – |
| 1969 | 0.21 | – |
| 1968 | 0.21 | – |
| 1967 | 0.24 | – |
| 1966 | 0.17 | – |
| 1965 | 0.17 | – |
| 1964 | 0.16 | – |
| 1963 | 0.15 | – |
| 1962 | 0.16 | – |
| 1961 | 0.15 | – |
| 1960 | 0.14 | – |
| 1959 | 0.13 | – |
| 1958 | 0.15 | – |
| 1957 | 0.14 | – |
| 1956 | 0.16 | – |
| 1955 | 0.17 | – |
| 1954 | 0.18 | – |
| 1953 | 0.14 | – |
| 1952 | 0.13 | – |
| 1951 | 0.12 | – |
| 1950 | 0.14 | – |
| 1949 | 0.13 | – |
| 1948 | 0.11 | – |
| 1947 | 0.18 | – |
| 1946 | 0.18 | – |
| 1945 | 0.09 | – |
| 1944 | 0.07 | – |
| 1943 | 0.06 | – |
| 1942 | 0.06 | – |
| 1941 | 0.06 | – |
| 1940 | 0.06 | – |
| 1939 | 0.06 | – |
| 1938 | 0.05 | – |
| 1937 | 0.05 | – |
| 1936 | 0.05 | – |
| 1935 | 0.05 | – |
| 1934 | 0.05 | – |
| 1933 | 0.04 | – |
| 1932 | 0.05 | – |
| 1931 | 0.04 | – |
| 1930 | 0.04 | – |
| 1929 | 0.04 | – |
| 1928 | 0.04 | – |
| 1927 | 0.04 | – |
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
Saudi Arabia vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986