Guinea vs Yemen: Total natural resource rents
Guinea
4.5%
in 2021
Yemen
4.9%
in 2018
Guinea rank
79th
Yemen rank
77th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.9% against 4.5% in Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Guinea ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 77th of 211 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 27.6% | 12.4% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 34.2% | 19.0% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 11.4% | 4.6% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Guinea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.9% against 4.5% in Guinea as of 2018.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.4%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Yemen?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Guinea and Yemen rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Guinea ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 77th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.