Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 26.8% more likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 68.1% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.
be 98.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.
be 45.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 10.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
Life
have 79.0% more children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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 42.9% less on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 23.5% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.6% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 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, Chilean Tax Administration.
Jordan: At a glance
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