Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 10.6% more likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate
Turkey has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Jordan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 72.7% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $34,400 as of 2023, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,400 as of 2023.
be 90.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Jordan, that number is 17.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 28.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 60.9% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Jordan, there are 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.0% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.6% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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, Revenue Administration, Government of Turkey.
Jordan: At a glance
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