Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 24.9% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 56.7% more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.
be 28.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.
pay a 25.9% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 84.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 30.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Jordan, on the other hand, 13.9 children do as of 2022.
have 18.1% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 41.5% more on healthcare
Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.5% less coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 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, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Jordan: At a glance
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