Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 12.0 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $113,200 as of 2022.
be 99.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 80.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Qatar, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 52.4% 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 Qatar, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 58.6% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.2 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 Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.0% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Qatar, that number is 4.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.7 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Qatar, that number is 563 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Jordan? See an in-depth size comparison.