Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Puerto Rico, 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.
Economy
pay a 39.4% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 78.1% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 11.1% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 94.8% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Jordan: At a glance
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