Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 37.6% more likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 16.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
make 21.0% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.
be 61.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 14.9% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Jordan, it is 98.2% as of 2018.
have 47.9% more children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jordan, there are 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 20.2% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jordan, about 67.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 18.9% less on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 13.4% more on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.