Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 47.3% more likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.7% more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.
be 61.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belize, 41.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 27.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 31.4% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jordan, about 67.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 62.0% less on education
Belize spends 7.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 26.7% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.0% 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
Belize 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: The World Factbook.
Jordan: At a glance
How big is Jordan compared to Belize? See an in-depth size comparison.