Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Yemen: Population, total, per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Yemen
0.0016 units per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Yemen rank
6th

Population, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Yemen's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Yemen
2000s 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Yemen
2010s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Yemen?
0.001 units per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Yemen?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Yemen rank globally for population, total, per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.