Yemen

Country in Western Asia

Yemen is a country in Western Asia, with its capital in Sana'a. About 41.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 37th most populous of the 195 countries. At 527,968 km², it is the 49th largest country by area. It borders Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Yemen at a glance

Capital: Sana'a
Population (2025): 41.8 million
Area: 527,968 km²
Density: 79 per km²
Official language: Arabic
Currency: Yemeni rial
People: Yemeni
Calling code: +967
Internet domain: .ye
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Yemen?

How Yemen compares

Population rank

37th of 195

16th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

49th of 195

12th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

79 per km²

More crowded than 46% of countries

Similar in size: Thailand (513,120 km²).
Similar population: Canada (41.7 million).
Yemen is the only place that uses the Yemeni rial.
Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt and 18 more.

The flag of Yemen

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: All three are red, white and black. Egypt has a golden eagle in the middle, Iraq has green Arabic writing, and Yemen is plain.

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Would you recognise Yemen?

Its outline

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How players do with Yemen

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Yemen so far, from 265 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

75% right

150th hardest of 176 · 237 answers

Its flag

64% right

35th hardest of 145 · 28 answers

Players find Yemen on the map in 75% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Jordan.
Players recognise the flag of Yemen in 64% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Yemen

Yemen borders 2 countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Quick quiz: Yemen

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Yemen?
2. What is the capital of Yemen?
3. Which of these borders Yemen?

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Questions about Yemen

Is Yemen a country?

Yes. Yemen is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Yemen?

The capital of Yemen is Sana'a.

Which countries border Yemen?

Yemen borders 2 countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia.

How many countries border Yemen?

2. Yemen shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is Yemen?

Yemen covers 527,968 km², about the same size as Thailand (513,120 km²).

Is Yemen hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Yemen in 75% of 237 tries, 150th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Jordan.

Which flags look like the flag of Yemen?

Egypt and Iraq. All three are red, white and black. Egypt has a golden eagle in the middle, Iraq has green Arabic writing, and Yemen is plain.

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