Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Jordan instead of Libya, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 46.9% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 43.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.

be 23.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 79.7% more likely to have internet access

In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jordan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 98.5% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

Jordan: At a glance

Jordan is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 88,802 sq km. Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994 he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN's eldest son, assumed the throne following his father's death in 1999. He implemented modest political and economic reforms, but in the wake of the "Arab Revolution" across the Middle East, Jordanians continue to press for further political liberalization, government reforms, and economic improvements. In January 2014, Jordan assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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