Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 60.6% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 27.3% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 51.5% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $19,600 as of 2024, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Jordan, that number is 18.0% as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
Life
be 53.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Jordan, 31.0 women do as of 2023.
have 67.9% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Jordan, there are 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 10.7% more likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Jordan, about 93.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 46.7% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 27.2% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Jordan Tax Service.
Jordan: At a glance
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