Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Gambia, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 8.4 years longer

In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.4 times more likely to be obese

In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.5 times more money

Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.

be 67.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.

Life

be 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 93.3% more likely to be literate

In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Jordan, it is 98.2% as of 2018.

be 62.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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.

have 21.5% fewer children

In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 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 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Gambia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Jordan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 81.1% more likely to have internet access

In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jordan, about 67.0% do as of 2019.

be 10.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Gambia, approximately 90% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 100.0% more on healthcare

Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 67.5% less coastline

Gambia has a total of 80 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

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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