Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 30.4% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jamaica, that number is 24.7% of people as of 2016.
be 14.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jordan, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 75.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jamaica, that number is 4.4% as of 2023.
pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 19.6% 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 Jamaica, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jamaica, 99.0 women do as of 2020.
have 29.7% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jamaica, there are 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.0% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 87.5% more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Jamaica spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 39.3 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
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