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 30.5% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.
be 60.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.
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 23.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
have 61.7% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jordan, there are 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.3% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jordan, about 67.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 50.8% less on education
Brazil spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
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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