Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Jordan, you would:
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $33,100 as of 2022.
be 45.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkey, that number is 10.4% as of 2022.
pay a 75.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Turkey, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 58.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkey, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 39.2% 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 Turkey, on the other hand, 19.4 children do as of 2022.
have 37.8% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkey, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.7% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 276.9 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Turkey: At a glance
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