Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Jordan instead of United States, you would:

Health

live 4.8 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020.

Economy

pay a 49.5% lower top tax rate

United States has a top tax rate of 39.6% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 84.6% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2017.

be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jordan, that number is 18.3% as of 2017.

Life

have 85.5% more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Jordan, there are 23.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jordan, 46.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Jordan, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 23.5% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Jordan, about 66.8% do as of 2018.

Expenditures

spend 28.0% less on education

United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Jordan spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

Geography

see 99.9% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 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, Internal Revenue Service.

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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