answer vs statement

answer and statement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No
statement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, statement is a hypernym of answer; that is, statement is a word with a broader meaning than answer:

answer: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

As nouns, statement is a hypernym of answer; that is, statement is a word with a broader meaning than answer:

answer: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

answer (noun)	statement (noun)
a nonverbal reaction	a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
the speech act of replying to a question	a document showing credits and debits
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation	a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem	(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims	(music) the presentation of a musical theme
	a nonverbal message
	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

answer (verb)	statement (verb)
give the correct answer or solution to
respond to a signal
understand the meaning of
react to a stimulus or command
react verbally
give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
match or correspond
be liable or accountable
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity