Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 59.2% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 57.9% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 82.4% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $54,000 as of 2022, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.
be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 19.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 31.9% less on education
Germany spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 41.4% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.9% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 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, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt).
Jordan: At a glance
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