Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years longer
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 38.3% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.9 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
be 80.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
be 43.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 88.1% less 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 43.2% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 28.0% more on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 191.2 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Iceland: At a glance
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