Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 5.5 times more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Philippines, 18.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate
Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 8.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 47.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 37.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 56.6% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jordan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.5% less on education
Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 47.1% more on healthcare
Philippines spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.9% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 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, Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Jordan: At a glance
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