Comparison of Saudi Arabia and Yemen Military Strengths (2024)

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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of Saudi Arabia and Yemen for the year 2024.

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COUNTRIES

Saudi Arabia

PwrIndx: 0.3235
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 23 of 145)

Yemen

PwrIndx: 1.4692
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 81 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✕ Yemen national flag image

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Land Power ✕ Yemen national flag image

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Naval Power ✕ Yemen national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✓ Yemen national flag image

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Financials ✕ Yemen national flag image

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Logistics ✕ Yemen national flag image

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Geography ✓ Yemen national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 42)
35,959,806
(Diff: 4,374,744)

Total Population (Rnk 47)
31,585,062
(Diff: -4,374,744)

Available Manpower (Rnk 34)
18,699,099
(Diff: 6,696,570)

Available Manpower (Rnk 51)
12,002,529
(Diff: -6,696,570)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 30)
17,188,787
(Diff: 8,313,233)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 49)
8,875,554
(Diff: -8,313,233)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 38)
611,317
(Diff: 11,191)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 41)
600,126
(Diff: -11,191)

Active Personnel (Rnk 19)
257,000
(Diff: 190,300)

Active Personnel (Rnk 58)
66,700
(Diff: -190,300)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 12)
150,000
(Diff: 130,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 32)
20,000
(Diff: -130,000)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 5)
$71,720,000,000
(Diff: $70,639,500,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 87)
$1,080,500,000
(Diff: $-70,639,500,000)

External Debt (Rnk 85)
$205,100,000,000
(Diff: $198,100,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 28)
$7,000,000,000
(Diff: $-198,100,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 7)
$473,890,000,000
(Diff: $473,294,276,500)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 134)
$595,723,500
(Diff: $-473,294,276,500)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 17)
$1,594,000,000,000
(Diff: $1,520,370,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 97)
$73,630,000,000
(Diff: $-1,520,370,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 12)
914
(Diff: 737)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 52)
177
(Diff: -737)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 9)
283
(Diff: 230)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 36)
53
(Diff: -230)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 9)
81
(Diff: 58)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 31)
23
(Diff: -58)

Transports (Rnk 17)
49
(Diff: 41)

Transports (Rnk 44)
8
(Diff: -41)

Trainers (Rnk 13)
202
(Diff: 172)

Trainers (Rnk 56)
30
(Diff: -172)

Special-Mission (Rnk 21)
15
(Diff: 13)

Special-Mission (Rnk 33)
2
(Diff: -13)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 2)
22
(Diff: 22)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -22)

Helicopters (Rnk 16)
262
(Diff: 201)

Helicopters (Rnk 55)
61
(Diff: -201)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 18)
34
(Diff: 20)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 33)
14
(Diff: -20)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 17)
1,485
(Diff: 1,430)

Tank Strength (Rnk 80)
55
(Diff: -1,430)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 25)
20,694
(Diff: 15,894)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 70)
4,800
(Diff: -15,894)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 7)
1,236
(Diff: 1,236)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -1,236)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 8)
2,017
(Diff: 1,991)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 84)
26
(Diff: -1,991)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 14)
490
(Diff: 477)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 69)
13
(Diff: -477)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 50)
57
(Diff: 19)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 58)
38
(Diff: -19)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Submarines (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Destroyers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: 0)

Frigates (Rnk 10)
7
(Diff: 7)

Frigates (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -7)

Corvettes (Rnk 13)
4
(Diff: 2)

Corvettes (Rnk 15)
2
(Diff: -2)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 27)
39
(Diff: 16)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 38)
23
(Diff: -16)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 19)
3
(Diff: -3)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 16)
6
(Diff: 3)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 25)
214
(Diff: 157)

Airports (Rnk 73)
57
(Diff: -157)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 39)
413
(Diff: 383)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 91)
30
(Diff: -383)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 16)
5
(Diff: 2)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 18)
3
(Diff: -2)

Labor Force (Rnk 40)
16,060,000
(Diff: 8,761,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 68)
7,299,000
(Diff: -8,761,000)

Roadways (Rnk 24)
221,372km
(Diff: 150,072km)

Roadways (Rnk 67)
71,300km
(Diff: -150,072km)

Roadways (Rnk 35)
5,410km
(Diff: 5,410km)

Roadways (Rnk 145)
0km
(Diff: -5,410km)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 2)
10,815,700bbl
(Diff: 10,745,500bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 50)
70,200bbl
(Diff: -10,745,500bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 109)
3,185,000bbl
(Diff: 3,109,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 41)
76,000bbl
(Diff: -3,109,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 2)
260,000,000,000bbl
(Diff: 257,000,000,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 29)
3,000,000,000bbl
(Diff: -257,000,000,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 8)
113,776,648,000bbl
(Diff: 113,686,742,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 75)
89,906,000bbl
(Diff: -113,686,742,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 103)
113,776,648,000bbl
(Diff: 113,686,742,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 8)
89,906,000bbl
(Diff: -113,686,742,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 6)
9,422,812,000,000bbl
(Diff: 8,944,258,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 31)
478,554,000,000bbl
(Diff: -8,944,258,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 145)
0bbl
(Diff: 0bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 18)
73,000bbl
(Diff: 51,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 9)
22,000bbl
(Diff: -51,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 145)
0bbl
(Diff: 0bbl)

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 12)
2,149,690km
(Diff: 1,621,722km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 50)
527,968km
(Diff: -1,621,722km)

Shared Border (Rnk 88)
4,272km
(Diff: 2,671km)

Shared Border (Rnk 37)
1,601km
(Diff: -2,671km)

Coastline (Rnk 71)
2,640km
(Diff: 734km)

Coastline (Rnk 58)
1,906km
(Diff: -734km)

Waterways (Rnk 145)
0km
(Diff: 0km)

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2024 Military Strength of
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2024 Military Strength of
Yemen

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