Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 6.1 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 74.0% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 61.5% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 84.0% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $59,200 as of 2022, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 19.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 39.6% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 32.4% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.2% less coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Jordan: At a glance
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