Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Jordan instead of Syria, you would:

Health

live 1.7 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 27.7% more likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.4 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,800 as of 2020.

be 61.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jordan, that number is 19.1% as of 2019.

be 81.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.

Life

be 13.7% more likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Jordan, it is 98.2% as of 2018.

be 12.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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.

be 48.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 86.1% more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jordan, about 67.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 41.2% less on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Jordan spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 86.5% less coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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