Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 29.6% more likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 63.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 58.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.6% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Jordan, it is 98.2% as of 2018.
be 29.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 21.9% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jordan, there are 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.8% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 22.6% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.4% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Jordan: At a glance
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