Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 39.2% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 57.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
be 13.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In France, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2018.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 82.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 48.4% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In France, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.9% more likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In France, about 85.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 80.0% more on education
Jordan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. France spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 46.1% more on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 186.7 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.
France: At a glance
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