United Arab Emirates vs Yemen
United Arab Emirates vs Yemen: National power
National power in 2022: 0.47% of world capability in United Arab Emirates and 0.24% of world capability in Yemen, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 0.24 percentage points, or 1.99 times that in Yemen.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Yemen.
- In 2022, United Arab Emirates ranked 38 and Yemen ranked 57 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | United Arab Emirates | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.47 | 0.24 |
| 2021 | 0.45 | 0.24 |
| 2020 | 0.46 | 0.23 |
| 2019 | 0.34 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 0.34 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 0.35 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 0.38 | 0.14 |
| 2015 | 0.36 | 0.19 |
| 2014 | 0.31 | 0.18 |
| 2013 | 0.31 | 0.18 |
| 2012 | 0.31 | 0.17 |
| 2011 | 0.34 | 0.17 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 0.17 |
| 2009 | 0.3 | 0.16 |
| 2008 | 0.36 | 0.17 |
| 2007 | 0.32 | 0.16 |
| 2006 | 0.32 | 0.16 |
| 2005 | 0.31 | 0.15 |
| 2004 | 0.22 | 0.16 |
| 2003 | 0.22 | 0.16 |
| 2002 | 0.21 | 0.15 |
| 2001 | 0.25 | 0.14 |
| 2000 | 0.24 | 0.14 |
| 1999 | 0.23 | 0.14 |
| 1998 | 0.23 | 0.14 |
| 1997 | 0.2 | 0.14 |
| 1996 | 0.19 | 0.13 |
| 1995 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| 1994 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| 1993 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1992 | 0.17 | 0.13 |
| 1991 | 0.23 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 0.17 | 0.2 |
| 1989 | 0.13 | – |
| 1988 | 0.12 | – |
| 1987 | 0.13 | – |
| 1986 | 0.13 | – |
| 1985 | 0.14 | – |
| 1984 | 0.14 | – |
| 1983 | 0.13 | – |
| 1982 | 0.14 | – |
| 1981 | 0.12 | – |
| 1980 | 0.11 | – |
| 1979 | 0.08 | – |
| 1978 | 0.06 | – |
| 1977 | 0.05 | – |
| 1976 | 0.03 | – |
| 1975 | 0.02 | – |
| 1974 | 0.02 | – |
| 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
United Arab Emirates vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyUnited Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionUnited Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateUnited Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUnited Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageUnited Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personUnited Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingUnited Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelUnited Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsUnited Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986