Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Jordan, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
have 10.2% more doctors per person
Mexico has 25.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Jordan has 28.5 as of 2022.
be 91.4% less likely to die by suicide
Mexico has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Jordan, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 41.7% less spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Jordan spends $798 as of 2023.
have 13.3% less access to essential health services
Mexico scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Jordan scores 65 as of 2021.
Economy
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jordan, that number is 16.5% as of 2025.
make 61.5% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $5,348 as of 2025.
Life
be 26.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Jordan, 31.0 women do as of 2023.
have 32.3% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 20.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 83.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Jordan, about 95.6% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 39.3% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
Safety
be 96.0% less likely to be murdered
Mexico has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 13.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mexico, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Jordan, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 67.7% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Jordan has 7.0 as of 2024.
live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water
Mexico withdraws 45% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Jordan withdraws 105% as of 2022.
use 30.1% less electricity
Mexico uses 2,658 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Jordan uses 1,858 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 42.6% less CO2
Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Jordan emits 2.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 26.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mexico, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Jordan, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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