Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 84.5% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 22.4 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 26.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 14.1% as of 2022.
make 84.2% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2021.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 54.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 54.1% more children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Afghanistan, 620.0 women do as of 2020.
be 62.1% less likely to be literate
In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 104.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 78.3% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 22.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Jordan, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 76% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Afghanistan: At a glance
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