Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 56.1% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $33,600 as of 2023.
be 78.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.
be 60.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Malaysia, however, that number is 6.2% as of 2021.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Malaysia, the top tax rate is 28.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 48.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malaysia, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 52.6% 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 Malaysia, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 36.0% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malaysia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.9% more likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malaysia, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 45.3% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malaysia, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 21.9% more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Malaysia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 179.8 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.
Malaysia: At a glance
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