Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 9.5 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 45.9% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 18.3% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.
Life
be 80.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 52.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 77.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 56.6% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jordan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 15.7% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.3% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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, Inland Revenue Department.
Jordan: At a glance
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