Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 47.6% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Turkmenistan, that number is 18.6% of people as of 2016.
live 4.2 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 54.7% more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Turkmenistan, the GDP per capita is $14,700 as of 2022.
be 78.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Turkmenistan, that number is 4.1% as of 2022.
be 98.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Turkmenistan, however, that number is 0.2% as of 2012.
Life
be 87.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.7 times 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 Turkmenistan, on the other hand, 37.6 children do as of 2022.
have 24.3% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Turkmenistan, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 69.5% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turkmenistan, about 25.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.0% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Turkmenistan, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Turkmenistan: At a glance
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