Africa Eastern and Southern vs Yemen: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Yemen
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
12th
Yemen rank
12th

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Yemen's figure about 2.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 12th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Yemen
2000s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Yemen
2010s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2018.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Yemen?
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Yemen?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Yemen rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 12th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, 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

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