Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 82.0% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 5.9 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 73.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% as of 2019.
make 18.4% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2020, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,000 as of 2020.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Philippines, 121.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.9% more 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 25.4% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 67.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Philippines, about 50.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.1% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Philippines, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 1395.7 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Philippines: At a glance
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