Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Latvia instead of Jordan, you would:

Health

be 33.5% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.5 times more money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $33,000 as of 2022.

be 64.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 6.8% as of 2022.

be 43.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2021.

pay a 15.0% higher top tax rate

Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 56.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Latvia, 18.0 women do as of 2020.

be 65.1% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.

have 62.6% fewer children

In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 87.5% more on education

Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Latvia spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 19.2 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, State Revenue Service, Latvia.

Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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