Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 92.4% less likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Jordan, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 74.2% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Jordan spends $798 as of 2023.
have 44.2% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Jordan has 28.5 as of 2022.
have 17.7% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Jordan scores 65 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jordan, that number is 16.5% as of 2025.
make 64.1% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $5,348 as of 2025.
Life
have 84.4% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 20.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Jordan, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 25.4% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.5% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
Safety
be 78.0% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 54.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Jordan, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 73.1% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Jordan has 7.0 as of 2024.
live with 10.1 times more strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Jordan withdraws 105% as of 2022.
use 34.2% less electricity
Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Jordan uses 1,858 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 47.9% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Jordan emits 2.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 31.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Jordan, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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