Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jordan instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 40.9% more likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Jordan, that number is 35.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2022, while in Jordan, the GDP per capita is $9,500 as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Jordan, that number is 19.2% as of 2022.
Life
be 56.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Jordan, 41.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.4% more likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2021. In Jordan, it is 98.4% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 42.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 61% 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 25.8% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Jordan, about 83.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.1% more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Jordan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 87.5% more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Jordan, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.0% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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
How big is Jordan compared to Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.