Jordan
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Identity
Formal name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
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Jordan vs Palestine
97 shared metrics.
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Palestine
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: name refers to the location of the British Mandate of Palestine that was occupied and administered by Jordan in 1948, on the west bank of the Jordan River.
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Geography
Size snapshot: slightly smaller than Delaware.
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Analysis
Jordan leads in 59 of 97 shared metrics, while Palestine leads in 38.
Jordan's Electricity Generation is 21.1x that of Palestine (22.57 TWh vs 1.0 TWh).
Jordan's Electric Generating Capacity is 18.6x that of Palestine (6.89M kW vs 352.0K kW).
Jordan's Land Area is 13.7x that of Palestine (88.8K km² vs 6.0K km²).
Jordan's Tourist Arrivals is 12.3x that of Palestine (1.24M vs 93.0K).
Jordan's Forest Area is 8.6x that of Palestine (975 km² vs 101.4 km²).
Key Comparisons
Electricity GenerationJordan leads
Jordan
22.57 TWh
Palestine
1.0 TWh
Electric Generating CapacityJordan leads
Jordan
6.89M kW
Palestine
352.0K kW
Land AreaJordan leads
Jordan
88.8K km²
Palestine
6.0K km²
Tourist ArrivalsJordan leads
Jordan
1.24M
Palestine
93.0K
Forest AreaJordan leads
Jordan
975 km²
Palestine
101.4 km²
Scientific PublicationsJordan leads
Jordan
5.2K
Palestine
714.58
All Metrics
Electricity Generation
JordanJordan
22.57 TWh
Palestine
1.0 TWh
2113% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
JordanJordan
6.89M kW
Palestine
352.0K kW
1858% higher
Land Area
JordanJordan
88.8K km²
Palestine
6.0K km²
1374% higher
Tourist Arrivals
JordanJordan
1.24M
Palestine
93.0K
1233% higher
Forest Area
JordanJordan
975 km²
Palestine
101.4 km²
862% higher
Scientific Publications
JordanJordan
5.2K
Palestine
714.58
635% higher
Irrigated Land
JordanJordan
875 km²
Palestine
201 km²
335% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
JordanJordan
102.8% of GDP
Palestine
23.8% of GDP
332% higher
GDP (Nominal)
JordanJordan
$53,352,289,577.46
Palestine
$13,711,100,000
289% higher
Land Border Length
JordanJordan
1.7K km
Palestine
478 km
265% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
JordanJordan
3.9% of firms
Palestine
1.1% of firms
261% higher
Population
JordanJordan
11.31M
Palestine
3.31M
242% higher
Water Stress (%)
JordanJordan
139.28%
Palestine
41.23%
238% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
JordanJordan
20.56% of adults
Palestine
6.2% of adults
234% higher
Food Waste per Person
JordanJordan
156.15 kg/person/yr
Palestine
53.56 kg/person/yr
192% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
JordanJordan
13.6 per 100k
Palestine
4.7 per 100k
189% higher
Water Withdrawal
JordanJordan
0.95 B m³
Palestine
0.33 B m³
184% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
JordanJordan
3.1% of GDP
Palestine
1.2% of GDP
159% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
JordanJordan
$10,821.49
Palestine
$4,371.11
148% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
JordanJordan
0.27
Palestine
0.11
140% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
JordanJordan
150.15 per 1k people
Palestine
62.85 per 1k people
139% higher
CO2 Per Capita
JordanJordan
2.0 t/person/yr
Palestine
0.87 t/person/yr
131% higher
Women in Senior Management
JordanJordan
52.31% of managers
Palestine
23.53% of managers
122% higher
Exports (% GDP)
JordanJordan
42.61% of GDP
Palestine
21.04% of GDP
103% higher
Inflation Rate
PalestineJordan
1.6%
Palestine
53.7%
97% lower
Population Density
PalestineJordan
128.83 /km²
Palestine
857.39 /km²
85% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
PalestineJordan
0.09 per 1M people
Palestine
0.60 per 1M people
85% lower
Digital Payments Used
JordanJordan
38.23% of adults
Palestine
20.83% of adults
83% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
PalestineJordan
11.53%
Palestine
64.93%
82% lower
Highest Elevation
JordanJordan
1.9K m
Palestine
1.0K m
82% higher
Border Neighbors
JordanJordan
5.0
Palestine
3.0
67% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
PalestineJordan
14.23% of firms
Palestine
42.22% of firms
66% lower
GNI Per Capita
JordanJordan
$4,430
Palestine
$2,710
63% higher
Homicide Rate
JordanJordan
0.99 per 100k
Palestine
0.62 per 100k
59% higher
Solar Electricity Share
PalestineJordan
16.6%
Palestine
39.39%
58% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
JordanJordan
0.56
Palestine
0.35
58% higher
Child Mortality
PalestineJordan
13.2 per 1k births
Palestine
26.3 per 1k births
50% lower
Teen Birth Rate
PalestineJordan
18.43 per 1k
Palestine
36.04 per 1k
49% lower
Protected Land (%)
PalestineJordan
5.4%
Palestine
10%
46% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
PalestineJordan
8.2% of firms
Palestine
14.48% of firms
43% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
JordanJordan
0.67
Palestine
0.47
42% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
JordanJordan
7.0 sites
Palestine
5.0 sites
40% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
PalestineJordan
1.8% of firms
Palestine
2.7% of firms
36% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
PalestineJordan
1.1%
Palestine
1.7%
35% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
PalestineJordan
3.5% of GDP
Palestine
5.4% of GDP
35% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
JordanJordan
0.28
Palestine
0.21
32% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
PalestineJordan
6.8% of GDP
Palestine
9.7% of GDP
30% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
JordanJordan
529.79 gCO2/kWh
Palestine
414.14 gCO2/kWh
28% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
JordanJordan
29.31 per 100k
Palestine
23.18 per 100k
26% higher
Unemployment Rate
PalestineJordan
18%
Palestine
24.42%
26% lower
Dependency Ratio
PalestineJordan
54.3% of working-age pop.
Palestine
72.07% of working-age pop.
25% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
PalestineJordan
11.5%
Palestine
15.4%
25% lower
Median Age
JordanJordan
24.3 years
Palestine
19.8 years
23% higher
Birth Rate
PalestineJordan
21.9 per 1k
Palestine
27.24 per 1k
20% lower
University Enrollment Rate
PalestineJordan
35.92%
Palestine
44.49%
19% lower
Life Expectancy
JordanJordan
77.8 years
Palestine
65.2 years
19% higher
Youth Population (%)
PalestineJordan
30.67%
Palestine
38.05%
19% lower
Fertility Rate
PalestineJordan
2.8 children/woman
Palestine
3.4 children/woman
18% lower
Elderly Population (%)
JordanJordan
4.5%
Palestine
3.8%
18% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
PalestineJordan
$295.14
Palestine
$350.64
16% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
JordanJordan
48.13 hrs/week
Palestine
41.9 hrs/week
15% higher
Infant Mortality
PalestineJordan
12.2 per 1k births
Palestine
14.3 per 1k births
15% lower
Credit Card Ownership
PalestineJordan
6.8% of adults
Palestine
7.8% of adults
14% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
JordanJordan
2.1%
Palestine
1.8%
13% higher
Human Development Index
JordanJordan
0.75
Palestine
0.67
12% higher
Broadband Access (%)
PalestineJordan
7.0 per 100 people
Palestine
8.0 per 100 people
12% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
PalestineJordan
2.9 per 1k
Palestine
3.3 per 1k
12% lower
Informal Employment Share
JordanJordan
54.22% of employed people
Palestine
48.8% of employed people
11% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
JordanJordan
88.95%
Palestine
80.64%
10% higher
Obesity Rate
JordanJordan
35.61%
Palestine
32.82%
9% higher
Political Corruption Index
PalestineJordan
0.42
Palestine
0.46
9% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
PalestineJordan
70 per 100 people
Palestine
77 per 100 people
9% lower
Death Rate
JordanJordan
3.5 per 1k
Palestine
3.2 per 1k
9% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
JordanJordan
28.77 µg/m³
Palestine
26.36 µg/m³
9% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
PalestineJordan
28.12% of adults
Palestine
30.85% of adults
9% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
JordanJordan
1.4 per 1k
Palestine
1.3 per 1k
8% higher
Suicide Rate
PalestineJordan
0.60 per 100k
Palestine
0.65 per 100k
8% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
JordanJordan
38.88% of youth labor force
Palestine
36.09% of youth labor force
8% higher
Capital Elevation
PalestineJordan
776 m
Palestine
847 m
8% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
PalestineJordan
89.61% of adults
Palestine
97.68% of adults
8% lower
Internet Users (%)
JordanJordan
93%
Palestine
87%
7% higher
Urban Population (%)
JordanJordan
92.95%
Palestine
87.12%
7% higher
Imports (% GDP)
PalestineJordan
57.07% of GDP
Palestine
60.27% of GDP
5% lower
Life Evaluation Score
PalestineJordan
4.5 pts
Palestine
4.7 pts
5% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
PalestineJordan
38.5% of adults
Palestine
39.5% of adults
3% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
PalestineJordan
94.85%
Palestine
97.94%
3% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
PalestineJordan
96.41%
Palestine
99.39%
3% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
PalestineJordan
34.1% of adults
Palestine
34.8% of adults
2% lower
Time Zones Count
JordanJordan
3.0 time zones
Palestine
3.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
JordanJordan
26 km
Palestine
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
JordanJordan
0%
Palestine
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
JordanJordan
7.4%
Palestine
0%
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
JordanJordan
100%
Palestine
100%
equal
Armed Forces Personnel
JordanJordan
116.0K
Palestine
0
ranked higher
GDP Growth Rate
JordanJordan
2.5%
Palestine
-26.56%
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
JordanJordan
-431 m
Palestine
-431 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
JordanJordan
1.0
Palestine
1.0
equal
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