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

Health

be 75.6% less likely to die by suicide

Armenia has a suicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Jordan, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 41.5% more likely to be obese

In Armenia, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Jordan, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2024.

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see 60.7% less spent on your healthcare

Armenia spends $2,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Jordan spends $798 as of 2023.

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have 15.1% fewer doctors per person

Armenia has 33.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Jordan has 28.5 as of 2022.

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Economy

be 28.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 12.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jordan, that number is 16.5% as of 2025.

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make 43.6% less money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $5,348 as of 2025.

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Life

have 84.2% more children

In Armenia, 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.

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be 63.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Jordan, 31.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 41.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 8.5 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.

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Basic Needs

be 17.6% more likely to have internet access

In Armenia, approximately 81.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jordan, about 95.6% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 17.8% less on healthcare

Armenia spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 32.4% more on education

Armenia spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 55.2% less likely to be murdered

Armenia has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 65.4% less home broadband

Armenia has 20.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Jordan has 7.0 as of 2024.

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live with 69.8% more strain on fresh water

Armenia withdraws 62% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Jordan withdraws 105% as of 2022.

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use 22.1% less electricity

Armenia uses 2,386 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Jordan uses 1,858 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 45.7% less likely to die from air pollution

In Armenia, air pollution causes 70.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Jordan, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.

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emit 15.4% less CO2

Armenia emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Jordan emits 2.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this

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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