Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 50.4% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 30.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
pay a 13.0% lower top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 71.2% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $33,000 as of 2022, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 19.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Jordan, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 46.7% less on education
Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 94.8% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Jordan Tax Service.
Jordan: At a glance
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