Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.6 years longer

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 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 72.3% more likely to be obese

In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 43.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mongolia, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.

make 42.3% less money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $16,300 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Mongolia 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 31.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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.

have 49.0% more children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 31.9% less on education

Mongolia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 53.1% more on healthcare

Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, General Department of National Taxation.

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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