Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Serbia instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 39.4% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Serbia, that number is 21.5% of people as of 2016.
live 1.8 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Serbia, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Serbia, the GDP per capita is $20,900 as of 2022.
be 54.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Serbia, that number is 8.7% as of 2022.
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Serbia, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2017.
be 35.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Serbia, however, that number is 21.2% as of 2020.
Life
be 75.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Serbia, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 65.4% 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 Serbia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 60.4% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Serbia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Serbia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 16.0% more on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Serbia, that number is 8.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.
Serbia: At a glance
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