Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Jordan, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 93.8% less likely to die by suicide
Romania has a suicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Jordan, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 69.5% less spent on your healthcare
Romania spends $2,614 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Jordan spends $798 as of 2023.
have 21.4% fewer doctors per person
Romania has 36.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Jordan has 28.5 as of 2022.
have 16.7% less access to essential health services
Romania scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Jordan scores 65 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Jordan, that number is 16.5% as of 2025.
make 76.3% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $5,348 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 20.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Jordan, 31.0 women do as of 2023.
be 100.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Jordan, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.2% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 88.4% less coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
Safety
be 10.8% less likely to be murdered
Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 1.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 41.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Romania, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Jordan, they kill 13.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 80.4% less home broadband
Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Jordan has 7.0 as of 2024.
live with 13.8 times more strain on fresh water
Romania withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Jordan withdraws 105% as of 2022.
use 28.1% less electricity
Romania uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Jordan uses 1,858 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 17.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Romania, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Jordan, it causes 38.0 as of 2019.
emit 43.8% less CO2
Romania emits 3.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Jordan emits 2.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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