Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Oman, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Oman, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 31.5% more likely to be obese
In Oman, 27.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.1% less money
Oman has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2019, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Oman, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 29.5% less likely to have internet access
In Oman, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jordan, about 67.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% less on education
Oman spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 85.4% more on healthcare
Oman spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Oman has a total of 2,092 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Jordan: At a glance
How big is Jordan compared to Oman? See an in-depth size comparison.