Jordan
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Identity
Formal name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
CIA 2026
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Jordan vs Lebanon
120 shared metrics.
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Lebanon
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Lebanese Republic.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Lebanon's Byblos has been inhabited since Neolithic times and is tied to the Phoenician alphabet.
Analysis
Jordan leads in 63 of 120 shared metrics, while Lebanon leads in 57.
Jordan's Wind Electricity Share is 37.9x that of Lebanon (7.4% vs 0.19%).
Jordan's Land Area is 7.7x that of Lebanon (88.8K km² vs 10.2K km²).
Jordan's Mobile Money Accounts is 6.6x that of Lebanon (20.56% of adults vs 2.7% of adults).
Jordan's Electricity Generation is 4.0x that of Lebanon (22.57 TWh vs 4.5 TWh).
Jordan's Water Stress (%) is 2.7x that of Lebanon (139.28% vs 37.75%).
Key Comparisons
Wind Electricity ShareJordan leads
Jordan
7.4%
Lebanon
0.19%
Land AreaJordan leads
Jordan
88.8K km²
Lebanon
10.2K km²
Mobile Money AccountsJordan leads
Jordan
20.56% of adults
Lebanon
2.7% of adults
Electricity GenerationJordan leads
Jordan
22.57 TWh
Lebanon
4.5 TWh
Water Stress (%)Jordan leads
Jordan
139.28%
Lebanon
37.75%
Land Border LengthJordan leads
Jordan
1.7K km
Lebanon
484 km
All Metrics
Wind Electricity Share
JordanJordan
7.4%
Lebanon
0.19%
3789% higher
Land Area
JordanJordan
88.8K km²
Lebanon
10.2K km²
768% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
JordanJordan
20.56% of adults
Lebanon
2.7% of adults
657% higher
Electricity Generation
JordanJordan
22.57 TWh
Lebanon
4.5 TWh
399% higher
Water Stress (%)
JordanJordan
139.28%
Lebanon
37.75%
269% higher
Land Border Length
JordanJordan
1.7K km
Lebanon
484 km
260% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
JordanJordan
14.23% of firms
Lebanon
4.4% of firms
222% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
JordanJordan
19.57%
Lebanon
6.3%
213% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
JordanJordan
17.05% of GDP
Lebanon
5.7% of GDP
200% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
JordanJordan
3.5% of GDP
Lebanon
1.2% of GDP
187% higher
GDP (Nominal)
JordanJordan
$53,352,289,577.46
Lebanon
$20,078,620,356.99
166% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
JordanJordan
1.8K kWh/person
Lebanon
680.65 kWh/person
163% higher
Airports
JordanJordan
18
Lebanon
7.0
157% higher
Scientific Publications
JordanJordan
5.2K
Lebanon
2.1K
151% higher
Border Neighbors
JordanJordan
5.0
Lebanon
2.0
150% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
JordanJordan
0.13 per 100k people
Lebanon
0.06 per 100k people
138% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
JordanJordan
24.14 Mt CO2e
Lebanon
11 Mt CO2e
119% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
JordanJordan
50 pts
Lebanon
23 pts
117% higher
Population
JordanJordan
11.31M
Lebanon
5.36M
111% higher
Inflation Rate
LebanonJordan
1.6%
Lebanon
45.2%
96% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
LebanonJordan
1.1%
Lebanon
14.19%
92% lower
Digital Payments Used
JordanJordan
38.23% of adults
Lebanon
20.25% of adults
89% higher
Coastline Length
LebanonJordan
26 km
Lebanon
225 km
88% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
JordanJordan
88.95%
Lebanon
47.7%
86% higher
Beer Consumption
LebanonJordan
0.05 L/person/yr
Lebanon
0.34 L/person/yr
85% lower
Military Spending
JordanJordan
4.8% of GDP
Lebanon
2.6% of GDP
85% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
LebanonJordan
11.53%
Lebanon
65.91%
83% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
LebanonJordan
3.9% of firms
Lebanon
21.79% of firms
82% lower
Alcohol Consumption
LebanonJordan
0.23 L/adult/yr
Lebanon
1.3 L/adult/yr
82% lower
Women in Senior Management
JordanJordan
52.31% of managers
Lebanon
28.87% of managers
81% higher
Population Density
LebanonJordan
128.83 /km²
Lebanon
564.37 /km²
77% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
JordanJordan
38.88% of youth labor force
Lebanon
22.74% of youth labor force
71% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
LebanonJordan
1.8% of firms
Lebanon
5.9% of firms
70% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
JordanJordan
11.5%
Lebanon
6.8%
69% higher
Spirits Consumption
LebanonJordan
0.15 L/person/yr
Lebanon
0.43 L/person/yr
64% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
JordanJordan
37.91 kg/person/yr
Lebanon
23.97 kg/person/yr
58% higher
Unemployment Rate
JordanJordan
18%
Lebanon
11.54%
56% higher
Homicide Rate
LebanonJordan
0.99 per 100k
Lebanon
2.2 per 100k
56% lower
Elderly Population (%)
LebanonJordan
4.5%
Lebanon
10.14%
55% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
LebanonJordan
4.8 kg/person/yr
Lebanon
10.51 kg/person/yr
54% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
LebanonJordan
0.09 per 1M people
Lebanon
0.19 per 1M people
53% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
JordanJordan
28.77 µg/m³
Lebanon
19.23 µg/m³
50% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
LebanonJordan
1.5 per 1M people
Lebanon
3.0 per 1M people
50% lower
Credit Card Ownership
JordanJordan
6.8% of adults
Lebanon
4.5% of adults
50% higher
Political Corruption Index
LebanonJordan
0.42
Lebanon
0.83
49% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
LebanonJordan
150.15 per 1k people
Lebanon
295.18 per 1k people
49% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
LebanonJordan
28.12% of adults
Lebanon
54.63% of adults
49% lower
Water Withdrawal
LebanonJordan
0.95 B m³
Lebanon
1.8 B m³
48% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
LebanonJordan
1.4 per 1k
Lebanon
2.7 per 1k
48% lower
Solar Electricity Share
LebanonJordan
16.6%
Lebanon
29.96%
45% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
JordanJordan
116.0K
Lebanon
80.0K
45% higher
Death Rate
LebanonJordan
3.5 per 1k
Lebanon
6.2 per 1k
44% lower
Time Zones Count
LebanonJordan
3.0 time zones
Lebanon
5.0 time zones
40% lower
Highest Elevation
LebanonJordan
1.9K m
Lebanon
3.1K m
40% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
JordanJordan
13.6 per 100k
Lebanon
9.7 per 100k
40% higher
Air Passengers
JordanJordan
3.73M
Lebanon
2.69M
39% higher
Exports (% GDP)
JordanJordan
42.61% of GDP
Lebanon
30.55% of GDP
39% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
JordanJordan
529.79 gCO2/kWh
Lebanon
389.51 gCO2/kWh
36% higher
University Enrollment Rate
LebanonJordan
35.92%
Lebanon
54.4%
34% lower
Big Mac Price
LebanonJordan
$3.53
Lebanon
$5.36
34% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
JordanJordan
6.89M kW
Lebanon
5.16M kW
34% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
LebanonJordan
34
Lebanon
51
33% lower
Forest Area
LebanonJordan
975 km²
Lebanon
1.5K km²
33% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
LebanonJordan
0.28
Lebanon
0.42
33% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
LebanonJordan
77.68 kg/person/yr
Lebanon
114.52 kg/person/yr
32% lower
Protected Land (%)
LebanonJordan
5.4%
Lebanon
7.9%
32% lower
Birth Rate
JordanJordan
21.9 per 1k
Lebanon
16.73 per 1k
31% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
LebanonJordan
102.8% of GDP
Lebanon
146.8% of GDP
30% lower
Fertility Rate
JordanJordan
2.8 children/woman
Lebanon
2.2 children/woman
29% higher
Child Mortality
LebanonJordan
13.2 per 1k births
Lebanon
18.3 per 1k births
28% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
LebanonJordan
2.1%
Lebanon
2.9%
28% lower
Railway Length
JordanJordan
509 km
Lebanon
401 km
27% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
LebanonJordan
8.2% of firms
Lebanon
11.28% of firms
27% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
LebanonJordan
34.1% of adults
Lebanon
46.3% of adults
26% lower
Tourism Revenue
LebanonJordan
$1,745,000,000
Lebanon
$2,369,000,000
26% lower
CO2 Per Capita
LebanonJordan
2.0 t/person/yr
Lebanon
2.7 t/person/yr
25% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
LebanonJordan
$295.14
Lebanon
$392.38
25% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
LebanonJordan
0.56
Lebanon
0.74
25% lower
Infant Mortality
LebanonJordan
12.2 per 1k births
Lebanon
16 per 1k births
24% lower
Imports (% GDP)
LebanonJordan
57.07% of GDP
Lebanon
73.66% of GDP
23% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
JordanJordan
754.31 kg oil eq/person
Lebanon
617.48 kg oil eq/person
22% higher
GNI Per Capita
JordanJordan
$4,430
Lebanon
$3,700
20% higher
Life Evaluation Score
JordanJordan
4.5 pts
Lebanon
3.7 pts
20% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
JordanJordan
6.8% of GDP
Lebanon
5.7% of GDP
19% higher
Youth Population (%)
JordanJordan
30.67%
Lebanon
26.19%
17% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
JordanJordan
7.0 sites
Lebanon
6.0 sites
17% higher
Irrigated Land
LebanonJordan
875 km²
Lebanon
1.0K km²
16% lower
Obesity Rate
JordanJordan
35.61%
Lebanon
31.07%
15% higher
Food Waste per Person
LebanonJordan
156.15 kg/person/yr
Lebanon
183.25 kg/person/yr
15% lower
Median Age
LebanonJordan
24.3 years
Lebanon
28.3 years
14% lower
Suicide Rate
LebanonJordan
0.60 per 100k
Lebanon
0.70 per 100k
14% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
LebanonJordan
$10,821.49
Lebanon
$12,574.83
14% lower
Shipping Traffic
JordanJordan
765.7K
Lebanon
675.1K
13% higher
Teen Birth Rate
LebanonJordan
18.43 per 1k
Lebanon
20.83 per 1k
12% lower
Internet Users (%)
JordanJordan
93%
Lebanon
84%
11% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
JordanJordan
0.67
Lebanon
0.61
10% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
LebanonJordan
29.31 per 100k
Lebanon
31.95 per 100k
8% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
JordanJordan
89.61% of adults
Lebanon
82.94% of adults
8% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
LebanonJordan
14 days/yr
Lebanon
15 days/yr
7% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
JordanJordan
2.9 per 1k
Lebanon
2.7 per 1k
6% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
LebanonJordan
3.1% of GDP
Lebanon
3.3% of GDP
6% lower
Dependency Ratio
LebanonJordan
54.3% of working-age pop.
Lebanon
57.05% of working-age pop.
5% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
LebanonJordan
70 per 100 people
Lebanon
74.01 per 100 people
5% lower
Smoking Rate
JordanJordan
35.6%
Lebanon
34.3%
4% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
JordanJordan
0.27
Lebanon
0.27
3% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
LebanonJordan
96.41%
Lebanon
99.2%
3% lower
Urban Population (%)
JordanJordan
92.95%
Lebanon
90.7%
2% higher
Informal Employment Share
LebanonJordan
54.22% of employed people
Lebanon
55.45% of employed people
2% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
JordanJordan
48.13 hrs/week
Lebanon
47.57 hrs/week
1% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
JordanJordan
38.5% of adults
Lebanon
38.1% of adults
1% higher
Human Development Index
JordanJordan
0.75
Lebanon
0.75
equal
Coal Electricity Share
JordanJordan
0%
Lebanon
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
JordanJordan
100%
Lebanon
100%
equal
Broadband Access (%)
JordanJordan
7.0 per 100 people
Lebanon
7.0 per 100 people
equal
Life Expectancy
LebanonJordan
77.8 years
Lebanon
77.8 years
equal
GDP Growth Rate
JordanJordan
2.5%
Lebanon
-0.76%
ranked higher
Capital Elevation
JordanJordan
776 m
Lebanon
0 m
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
LebanonJordan
-431 m
Lebanon
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
JordanJordan
1.0
Lebanon
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
JordanJordan
-5.6% of GDP
Lebanon
-22.5% of GDP
ranked higher
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