Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of South Africa, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In South Africa, 19.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.7 years longer
In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 25.4% more likely to be obese
In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.5% less likely to be unemployed
In South Africa, 28.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 19.2% as of 2022.
pay a 55.6% lower top tax rate
South Africa has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2017. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 29.6% less money
South Africa has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2022, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.
Life
be 67.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Africa, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.3% less likely to die during infancy
In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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 25.4% more children
In South Africa, there are approximately 17.7 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 11.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In South Africa, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Jordan, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 15.3% more likely to have internet access
In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jordan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 51.5% less on education
South Africa spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 12.8% less on healthcare
South Africa spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
South Africa has a total of 2,798 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, South African Revenue Service.
Jordan: At a glance
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