Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.8% more likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 83.6% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.
be 5.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 45.8% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 30.6% less on healthcare
Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Jordan: At a glance
How big is Jordan compared to Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.