Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.2 years less

In Washington, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 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.

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Economy

make 89.3% less money

Washington has a GDP per capita of $87,768 as of 2024, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.

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be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Washington, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 10.8% less likely to have internet access

In Washington, approximately 93.1% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Jordan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Washington is about 1.9 times bigger than Jordan.
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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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