Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 88.5% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
live 3.6 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 43.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 10.9% as of 2022.
make 57.9% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $4,000 as of 2022.
be 60.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nepal, 174.0 women do as of 2020.
be 27.6% less likely to be literate
In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Nepal, it is 71.2% as of 2021.
be 80.8% 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
have 21.0% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% 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 2021. In Nepal, that number is 90% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 37.3% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nepal, about 52.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 30.7% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 31.2% more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nepal spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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