Compare Jordan & its neighbours
(Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria)
| Jordan | Egypt | Iraq | Israel | Saudi Arabia | Syria |
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| Country Code | | JO | EG | IQ | IL | SA | SY |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 89,342 | 1,001,450 | 438,317 | 20,770 | 2,149,690 | 185,180 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 26 | 2,450 | 58 | 273 | 2,640 | 193 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 1,854
(Jabal Umm ad Dami) | 2,629
(Mount Catherine) | 3,611
(Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for "Black Tent")) | 2,224
(Mitspe Shlagim) | 3,133
(Jabal Sawda') | 2,814
(Mount Hermon (Jabal a-Shayk)) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 812 | 321 | 312 | 508 | 665 | 514 |
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| Population | | 10,458,413 | 99,413,317 | 40,194,216 | 8,424,904 | 33,091,113 | 19,454,263 |
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| Median Age | | 22.80 | 23.90 | 20.20 | 30.10 | 29.90 | 24.50 |
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| Growth Rate | | 2.02 % | 2.38 % | 2.50 % | 1.49 % | 1.63 % | 7.37 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 23.60 | 28.80 | 30.00 | 17.90 | 15.60 | 20.70 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 3.40 | 4.50 | 3.80 | 5.20 | 3.30 | 4.00 |
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| Urban Population | | 91.00 % | 42.70 % | 70.50 % | 92.40 % | 83.80 % | 54.20 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | 24.80 | 22.70 | | 27.60 | | |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 58.00 | 33.00 | 50.00 | 5.00 | 12.00 | 68.00 |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 13.70 | 18.30 | 37.50 | 3.40 | 12.10 | 14.40 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 7.50 % | 5.60 % | 5.50 % | 7.80 % | 4.70 % | 3.30 % |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 2.34 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 3.22 | 2.39 | 1.22 |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 1.40 | 1.60 | 1.40 | 3.10 | 2.70 | 1.50 |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 35.50 % | 32.00 % | 30.40 % | 26.10 % | 35.40 % | 27.80 % |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 3.60 % | | | 5.90 % | | 5.10 % |
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| School life
(years) | | 13 | 13 | | 16 | 17 | 9 |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 35.60 % | 29.60 % | 25.60 % | 7.30 % | 24.20 % | 35.80 % |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 89.000 billion | 1.204 trillion | 649.300 billion | 317.100 billion | 1.775 trillion | 50.280 billion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 2.00 % | 4.20 % | -2.10 % | 3.30 % | -0.90 % | -36.50 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 9,200 | 12,700 | 16,700 | 36,400 | 54,500 | 2,900 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 9.10 % | 9.00 % | 19.00 % | 23.60 % | 30.10 % | 17.00 % |
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