Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.6 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 34.5% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 77.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
pay a 47.4% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 39.1% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 61.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jordan, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2022.
have 46.8% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jordan, there are 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 58.3% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 21.6% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.3% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Jordan: At a glance
How big is Jordan compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.