Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Armenia, you would:
Health
be 75.7% more likely to be obese
In Armenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Armenia, 26.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
pay a 44.4% lower top tax rate
Armenia has a top tax rate of 36.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 41.0% less money
Armenia has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2022, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Armenia, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 19.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Armenia, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Armenia, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Armenia, approximately 12.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% less on healthcare
Armenia spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 14.3% more on education
Armenia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Tax Service of Republic of Armenia.
Jordan: At a glance
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