Quality of life comparison

be 71.0% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jordan, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 8.4 years less

In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 63.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

make 69.1% less money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 3.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 23.0% more children

In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 41.0% less likely to be literate

In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 2.7 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Jordan, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 60.2% less likely to have internet access

In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

spend 12.5% less on education

Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.3% less on healthcare

Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.1 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.