Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Jordan instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 6.8 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 21.6% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.

be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.

be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.

pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate

Sri Lanka has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 63.6% more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Jordan, there are 22.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 27.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 69.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jordan, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 91.4% more likely to have internet access

In Sri Lanka, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jordan, about 67.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 42.9% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 85.4% more on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jordan, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 98.1% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.

Jordan: At a glance

Jordan is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 88,802 sq km. Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994 he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN's eldest son, assumed the throne following his father's death in 1999. He implemented modest political and economic reforms, but in the wake of the "Arab Revolution" across the Middle East, Jordanians continue to press for further political liberalization, government reforms, and economic improvements. In January 2014, Jordan assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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