Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Jordan instead of Vietnam, you would:

Health

be 16.9 times more likely to be obese

In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 19.5% more money

Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2020, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.

pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate

Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vietnam, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vietnam, 6.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.

Life

have 43.9% more children

In Vietnam, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jordan, there are 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 26.8% less on education

Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 43.4% more on healthcare

Vietnam spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.2% less coastline

Vietnam has a total of 3,444 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, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance.

Jordan: At a glance

Jordan is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 88,802 sq km. Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994 he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN's eldest son, assumed the throne following his father's death in 1999. He implemented modest political and economic reforms, but in the wake of the "Arab Revolution" across the Middle East, Jordanians continue to press for further political liberalization, government reforms, and economic improvements. In January 2014, Jordan assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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