Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.1 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 6.1 times more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2022, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.

be 36.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.

be 6.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 19.2% as of 2022.

Life

be 77.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.4% more likely to be literate

In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Jordan, it is 98.4% as of 2021.

be 57.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 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.

have 41.4% more children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 38.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Jordan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 88.6% more likely to have internet access

In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jordan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 60.0% more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.7% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 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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