Asia · Western Asia
Yemen
Yemen covers about 453,000 km² (175,000 mi²), the 57th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Uzbekistan, at about 448,000 km².
- 453,000km²Area, main territory
- 28.3 millionPopulation
- 14.8In Belgiums
200 km
- Yemen
Facts
| Area, main territory | 453,000 km²175,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 456,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 14.8 |
| Capital | Sanaa; Aden |
| Population | 28.3 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 62 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 19°N |
| In other languages | Jemen Deutsch · Yémen Français · Iêmen Português · イエメン 日本語 · 也门 中文 · 예멘 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#14 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Yemen
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 37.5× the size of Yemen.
- At 62 people per km², Yemen is the 105th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Yemen lies at 16°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Yemen's main territory stretches about 761 km north to south and 1,290 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 456,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 453,000 km², to within 2%.
How Yemen measures up
Yemen holds 1.5% of the land area and 0.6% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Western Asia it is the 3rd largest of 19.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 453,000 km² | 56th of 239 |
| Population | 28.3 million | 53rd of 237 |
| Density | 62 per km² | 105th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 15.9°N | 116th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Yemen is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 14.8× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1.86× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1.27× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1.21× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.83× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.14× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
Where Yemen sits
- Yemen's centre lies at 15.9°N, 47.6°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,770 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 12°N to 19°N, about 770 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Yemen had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Yemen would have 567.5 million people. It has 28.3 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Yemen would have 1.7 million people. It has 28.3 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 32.8 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11