Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 51.8% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
live 8.5 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 73.4% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
Life
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Yemen, 183.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.8% less likely to be literate
In Jordan, the literacy rate is 98.4% as of 2021. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 3.3 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% 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 2022. In Yemen, that number is 76% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 68.0% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Yemen, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.7% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 73.3 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Yemen Tax Authority.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Jordan? See an in-depth size comparison.