Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 70.7% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 64.6% lower top tax rate
Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 77.5% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 36.0% less on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 29.2% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Jordan: At a glance
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