United Arab Emirates
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Identity
Name origin: self-descriptive country name.
CIA 2026
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United Arab Emirates vs Yemen
97 shared metrics.
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Yemen
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Yemen.
CIA 2026
Analysis
United Arab Emirates leads in 60 of 97 shared metrics, while Yemen leads in 37.
United Arab Emirates's Electricity Use (Per Capita) is 271.1x that of Yemen (14.7K kWh/person vs 53.97 kWh/person).
United Arab Emirates's Air Passengers is 146.2x that of Yemen (91.06M vs 618.6K).
United Arab Emirates's Energy Use (Per Capita) is 119.9x that of Yemen (8.3K kg oil eq/person vs 68.95 kg oil eq/person).
United Arab Emirates's Foreign Patents is 106.0x that of Yemen (2.4K vs 22).
United Arab Emirates's CO2 Per Capita is 79.7x that of Yemen (20.13 t/person/yr vs 0.25 t/person/yr).
Key Comparisons
Electricity Use (Per Capita)United Arab Emirates leads
United Arab Emirates
14.7K kWh/person
Yemen
53.97 kWh/person
Air PassengersUnited Arab Emirates leads
United Arab Emirates
91.06M
Yemen
618.6K
Energy Use (Per Capita)United Arab Emirates leads
United Arab Emirates
8.3K kg oil eq/person
Yemen
68.95 kg oil eq/person
Foreign PatentsUnited Arab Emirates leads
United Arab Emirates
2.4K
Yemen
22
CO2 Per CapitaUnited Arab Emirates leads
United Arab Emirates
20.13 t/person/yr
Yemen
0.25 t/person/yr
Health Spending Per CapitaUnited Arab Emirates leads
United Arab Emirates
$2,314.75
Yemen
$38.12
All Metrics
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
14.7K kWh/person
Yemen
53.97 kWh/person
27114% higher
Air Passengers
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
91.06M
Yemen
618.6K
14620% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
8.3K kg oil eq/person
Yemen
68.95 kg oil eq/person
11990% higher
Foreign Patents
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
2.4K
Yemen
22
10600% higher
CO2 Per Capita
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
20.13 t/person/yr
Yemen
0.25 t/person/yr
7972% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
$2,314.75
Yemen
$38.12
5973% higher
Electricity Generation
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
177.25 TWh
Yemen
3.1 TWh
5674% higher
Credit Card Ownership
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
26.84% of adults
Yemen
0.51% of adults
5196% higher
Shipping Traffic
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
20.30M
Yemen
418.7K
4748% higher
Alcohol Consumption
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
2.1 L/adult/yr
Yemen
0.04 L/adult/yr
4627% higher
Broadband Access (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
37 per 100 people
Yemen
1.0 per 100 people
3600% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
3.0 per 1k
Yemen
0.10 per 1k
2890% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
44.46M kW
Yemen
1.79M kW
2384% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
655
Yemen
30
2083% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
200.56 Mt CO2e
Yemen
10.58 Mt CO2e
1796% higher
Protected Land (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
19.2%
Yemen
1.1%
1645% higher
Scientific Publications
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
6.4K
Yemen
415.15
1442% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
0.71 per 100k people
Yemen
0.05 per 100k people
1271% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
27.02 kg/person/yr
Yemen
2.7 kg/person/yr
890% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
57.68 per 100k
Yemen
6.4 per 100k
803% higher
Water Stress (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
1.5K%
Yemen
169.76%
789% higher
Digital Payments Used
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
76.61% of adults
Yemen
9.3% of adults
721% higher
Internet Users (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
100%
Yemen
14%
614% higher
Beer Consumption
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
0.16 L/person/yr
Yemen
0.03 L/person/yr
450% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
69 pts
Yemen
13 pts
431% higher
Women in Senior Management
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
23.46% of managers
Yemen
4.5% of managers
421% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
4.5%
Yemen
1.0%
330% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
203 per 100 people
Yemen
51 per 100 people
298% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
0.61
Yemen
0.16
281% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
62.03 kg/person/yr
Yemen
16.86 kg/person/yr
268% higher
Domestic Patents
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
69
Yemen
20
245% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
132.66 kg/person/yr
Yemen
43.97 kg/person/yr
202% higher
Obesity Rate
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
31.55%
Yemen
11.56%
173% higher
Urban Population (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
85.82%
Yemen
36.81%
133% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
60.93% of adults
Yemen
28.72% of adults
112% higher
Human Development Index
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
0.94
Yemen
0.47
100% higher
Capital Elevation
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
14 m
Yemen
2.3K m
99% lower
Population Density
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
147.62 /km²
Yemen
74.61 /km²
98% higher
Teen Birth Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
3.1 per 1k
Yemen
75.33 per 1k
96% lower
Inflation Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
1.7%
Yemen
29.1%
94% lower
Life Evaluation Score
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
6.8 pts
Yemen
3.5 pts
93% higher
Political Corruption Index
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
0.10
Yemen
0.90
88% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
5.5%
Yemen
44.42%
88% lower
Unemployment Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
2.1%
Yemen
17.09%
88% lower
Infant Mortality
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
4.0 per 1k births
Yemen
34.7 per 1k births
88% lower
Child Mortality
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
5.0 per 1k births
Yemen
39.3 per 1k births
87% lower
Land Area
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
71.0K km²
Yemen
528.0K km²
87% lower
Irrigated Land
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
940 km²
Yemen
6.8K km²
86% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
6.5% of youth labor force
Yemen
32.6% of youth labor force
80% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
5.9 per 100k
Yemen
29.8 per 100k
80% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
0.08
Yemen
0.04
79% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
1.0%
Yemen
3.7%
73% lower
Dependency Ratio
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
21.77% of working-age pop.
Yemen
77.47% of working-age pop.
72% lower
Median Age
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
31.2 years
Yemen
18.2 years
72% higher
Death Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
1.7 per 1k
Yemen
6.2 per 1k
72% lower
Population
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
10.09M
Yemen
34.51M
71% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
19.7% of GDP
Yemen
68.1% of GDP
71% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
0.06
Yemen
0.22
71% lower
Birth Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
10.65 per 1k
Yemen
29.07 per 1k
63% lower
Youth Population (%)
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
16.11%
Yemen
41.13%
61% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
2.0 sites
Yemen
5.0 sites
60% lower
Suicide Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
1.7 per 100k
Yemen
4.2 per 100k
59% lower
Smoking Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
9.0%
Yemen
21.4%
58% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
63.0K
Yemen
40.0K
57% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
99.09%
Yemen
63.08%
57% higher
Fertility Rate
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
1.6 children/woman
Yemen
3.6 children/woman
56% lower
Highest Elevation
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
1.9K m
Yemen
3.7K m
48% lower
Forest Area
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
3.2K km²
Yemen
5.5K km²
42% lower
Military Spending
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
5.6% of GDP
Yemen
4.0% of GDP
42% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
30 days/yr
Yemen
22 days/yr
36% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
39.4% of adults
Yemen
28.9% of adults
36% higher
Water Withdrawal
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
2.3 B m³
Yemen
3.6 B m³
36% lower
Land Border Length
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
1.1K km
Yemen
1.6K km
33% lower
Coastline Length
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
1.3K km
Yemen
1.9K km
31% lower
Elderly Population (%)
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
1.8%
Yemen
2.5%
30% lower
Solar Electricity Share
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
8.6%
Yemen
11.24%
24% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
4.7% of GDP
Yemen
6.2% of GDP
24% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
50.82 hrs/week
Yemen
41.5 hrs/week
22% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
467.51 gCO2/kWh
Yemen
592.38 gCO2/kWh
21% lower
Electricity Access (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
100%
Yemen
83.6%
20% higher
Life Expectancy
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
82.9 years
Yemen
69.3 years
20% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
0.10
Yemen
0.13
18% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
81.64% of adults
Yemen
89.16% of adults
8% lower
Airports
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
42
Yemen
40
5% higher
Food Waste per Person
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
150.41 kg/person/yr
Yemen
158.98 kg/person/yr
5% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
36.31 µg/m³
Yemen
34.83 µg/m³
4% higher
Spirits Consumption
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
1.5 L/person/yr
Yemen
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Time Zones Count
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
2.0 time zones
Yemen
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
0%
Yemen
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
0.11%
Yemen
0%
ranked higher
Women in Parliament (%)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
50%
Yemen
0%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
YemenUnited Arab Emirates
0 per 1M people
Yemen
0.03 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
0 m
Yemen
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
1.0
Yemen
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
15.3% of GDP
Yemen
-6.7% of GDP
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
19.22 per 1M people
Yemen
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
2.0
Yemen
2.0
equal
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