Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Jordan instead of Somalia, you would:

Health

live 20.3 years longer

In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 4.3 times more likely to be obese

In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.3 times more money

Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.

be 71.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Jordan, however, that number is 15.7% as of 2018.

Life

be 93.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.

be 83.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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.

have 40.6% fewer children

In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 5.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jordan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 10.7 times more on education

Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 99.1% less coastline

Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Jordan, that number is 26 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Jordan: At a glance

Jordan is a sovereign country in Middle East, with a total land area of approximately 88,802 sq km. Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994 he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN's eldest son, assumed the throne following his father's death in 1999. He implemented modest political and economic reforms, but in the wake of the "Arab Revolution" across the Middle East, Jordanians continue to press for further political liberalization, government reforms, and economic improvements. In January 2014, Jordan assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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