Jordan vs Palestine

Jordan (Asia) and Palestine (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1994-2025

Jordan Palestine World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1994 Jordan: 1,367.19 Palestine: 1,201.58 World: 4,967.01 1995 Jordan: 1,415.71 Palestine: 1,326.56 World: 5,463.2 1996 Jordan: 1,410.17 Palestine: 1,317.47 World: 5,507.22 1997 Jordan: 1,435.88 Palestine: 1,389.17 World: 5,408.57 1998 Jordan: 1,532.11 Palestine: 1,465.05 World: 5,302.34 1999 Jordan: 1,544.59 Palestine: 1,499.49 World: 5,401.23 2000 Jordan: 1,570.61 Palestine: 1,476.17 World: 5,512.56 2001 Jordan: 1,632.29 Palestine: 1,335.55 World: 5,404.2 2002 Jordan: 1,706.27 Palestine: 1,156.22 World: 5,539.32 2003 Jordan: 1,775.68 Palestine: 1,257.7 World: 6,129.87 2004 Jordan: 1,940.09 Palestine: 1,422.19 World: 6,818 2005 Jordan: 2,087.87 Palestine: 1,543.7 World: 7,290.57 2006 Jordan: 2,342.63 Palestine: 1,570.1 World: 7,803.19 2007 Jordan: 2,506.21 Palestine: 1,664.25 World: 8,685.33 2008 Jordan: 3,669.83 Palestine: 2,035.2 World: 9,425.74 2009 Jordan: 3,845.34 Palestine: 2,191.78 World: 8,827.04 2010 Jordan: 4,139.04 Palestine: 2,557.08 World: 9,555.07 2011 Jordan: 4,363.43 Palestine: 2,880.8 World: 10,496.93 2012 Jordan: 4,593.84 Palestine: 3,067.44 World: 10,597.85 2013 Jordan: 4,739.02 Palestine: 3,315.3 World: 10,759.35 2014 Jordan: 4,610.6 Palestine: 3,352.11 World: 10,912.24 2015 Jordan: 4,441.62 Palestine: 3,272.15 World: 10,191.98 2016 Jordan: 4,366.07 Palestine: 3,527.61 World: 10,239.47 2017 Jordan: 4,449.35 Palestine: 3,620.36 World: 10,784.4 2018 Jordan: 4,533.98 Palestine: 3,562.33 World: 11,344.73 2019 Jordan: 4,557.79 Palestine: 3,656.86 World: 11,417.6 2020 Jordan: 4,411.48 Palestine: 3,233.57 World: 10,999.49 2021 Jordan: 4,581.72 Palestine: 3,678.64 World: 12,472.91 2022 Jordan: 4,754.41 Palestine: 3,799.96 World: 12,876.24 2023 Jordan: 4,906.24 Palestine: 3,607.42 World: 13,313.86 2024 Jordan: 5,073.92 Palestine: 3,028.25 World: 13,717.09 2025 Jordan: 5,347.78 Palestine: 3,171.11 World: 14,405.85 1994 2004 2009 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1990-2024

Jordan Palestine World

65 70 75 80 1990 Jordan: 70.09 Palestine: 67.8 World: 65.11 1991 Jordan: 70.24 Palestine: 68.22 World: 65.3 1992 Jordan: 70.4 Palestine: 68.48 World: 65.55 1993 Jordan: 70.57 Palestine: 68.76 World: 65.74 1994 Jordan: 70.74 Palestine: 69.33 World: 65.96 1995 Jordan: 70.92 Palestine: 69.58 World: 66.2 1996 Jordan: 71.11 Palestine: 69.98 World: 66.52 1997 Jordan: 71.32 Palestine: 70.33 World: 66.83 1998 Jordan: 71.52 Palestine: 70.56 World: 67.07 1999 Jordan: 71.74 Palestine: 70.79 World: 67.31 2000 Jordan: 71.93 Palestine: 70.3 World: 67.65 2001 Jordan: 72.14 Palestine: 69.75 World: 67.95 2002 Jordan: 72.36 Palestine: 70.88 World: 68.23 2003 Jordan: 72.59 Palestine: 70.97 World: 68.52 2004 Jordan: 72.79 Palestine: 71.09 World: 68.77 2005 Jordan: 72.98 Palestine: 72 World: 69.11 2006 Jordan: 73.23 Palestine: 71.83 World: 69.47 2007 Jordan: 73.41 Palestine: 72.06 World: 69.81 2008 Jordan: 73.56 Palestine: 72.2 World: 70 2009 Jordan: 73.71 Palestine: 72.31 World: 70.38 2010 Jordan: 73.8 Palestine: 73.3 World: 70.68 2011 Jordan: 73.93 Palestine: 73.56 World: 70.97 2012 Jordan: 74.09 Palestine: 73.72 World: 71.26 2013 Jordan: 74.28 Palestine: 74.14 World: 71.53 2014 Jordan: 74.61 Palestine: 72.78 World: 71.78 2015 Jordan: 75.06 Palestine: 74.58 World: 71.97 2016 Jordan: 75.55 Palestine: 74.92 World: 72.19 2017 Jordan: 76.07 Palestine: 75.22 World: 72.37 2018 Jordan: 76.49 Palestine: 75.38 World: 72.64 2019 Jordan: 76.87 Palestine: 75.81 World: 72.87 2020 Jordan: 75.58 Palestine: 75 World: 72.18 2021 Jordan: 74.2 Palestine: 73.89 World: 71.22 2022 Jordan: 77.09 Palestine: 76.66 World: 72.97 2023 Jordan: 77.81 Palestine: 65.17 World: 73.33 2024 Jordan: 77.98 Palestine: 69.21 World: 73.48 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Fertility rate

1990-2024

Jordan Palestine World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1990 Jordan: 5.54 Palestine: 6.81 World: 3.31 1991 Jordan: 5.33 Palestine: 6.75 World: 3.13 1992 Jordan: 5.14 Palestine: 6.65 World: 3.04 1993 Jordan: 4.97 Palestine: 6.5 World: 2.97 1994 Jordan: 4.82 Palestine: 6.33 World: 2.92 1995 Jordan: 4.68 Palestine: 6.16 World: 2.87 1996 Jordan: 4.51 Palestine: 5.99 World: 2.82 1997 Jordan: 4.32 Palestine: 5.82 World: 2.78 1998 Jordan: 4.11 Palestine: 5.69 World: 2.75 1999 Jordan: 3.97 Palestine: 5.58 World: 2.72 2000 Jordan: 3.86 Palestine: 5.46 World: 2.73 2001 Jordan: 3.8 Palestine: 5.34 World: 2.69 2002 Jordan: 3.81 Palestine: 5.22 World: 2.66 2003 Jordan: 3.82 Palestine: 5.06 World: 2.64 2004 Jordan: 3.73 Palestine: 4.97 World: 2.63 2005 Jordan: 3.65 Palestine: 4.87 World: 2.61 2006 Jordan: 3.71 Palestine: 4.74 World: 2.61 2007 Jordan: 3.8 Palestine: 4.63 World: 2.6 2008 Jordan: 3.88 Palestine: 4.51 World: 2.6 2009 Jordan: 3.84 Palestine: 4.44 World: 2.59 2010 Jordan: 3.78 Palestine: 4.43 World: 2.57 2011 Jordan: 3.69 Palestine: 4.31 World: 2.55 2012 Jordan: 3.57 Palestine: 4.15 World: 2.56 2013 Jordan: 3.45 Palestine: 4.05 World: 2.53 2014 Jordan: 3.3 Palestine: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Jordan: 3.14 Palestine: 3.98 World: 2.49 2016 Jordan: 3.07 Palestine: 3.89 World: 2.49 2017 Jordan: 2.99 Palestine: 3.77 World: 2.46 2018 Jordan: 2.92 Palestine: 3.67 World: 2.39 2019 Jordan: 2.86 Palestine: 3.59 World: 2.35 2020 Jordan: 2.79 Palestine: 3.51 World: 2.28 2021 Jordan: 2.74 Palestine: 3.44 World: 2.25 2022 Jordan: 2.68 Palestine: 3.38 World: 2.22 2023 Jordan: 2.64 Palestine: 3.31 World: 2.2 2024 Jordan: 2.6 Palestine: 3.25 World: 2.19 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2022

Jordan Palestine World

5 10 15 20 25 30 1991 Jordan: 21.44 Palestine: 10.67 World: 5.12 1992 Jordan: 19.95 Palestine: 10.69 World: 5.28 1993 Jordan: 19.7 Palestine: 10.71 World: 5.54 1994 Jordan: 16.89 Palestine: 10.78 World: 5.79 1995 Jordan: 14.6 Palestine: 10.71 World: 5.92 1996 Jordan: 13.7 Palestine: 10.73 World: 5.98 1997 Jordan: 13.74 Palestine: 10.52 World: 6.01 1998 Jordan: 13.84 Palestine: 10.45 World: 6.16 1999 Jordan: 13.76 Palestine: 10.38 World: 6.28 2000 Jordan: 13.7 Palestine: 10.63 World: 6.11 2001 Jordan: 14.7 Palestine: 21.49 World: 6.19 2002 Jordan: 15.3 Palestine: 27.47 World: 6.41 2003 Jordan: 14.5 Palestine: 23 World: 6.48 2004 Jordan: 14.63 Palestine: 23.22 World: 6.33 2005 Jordan: 14.8 Palestine: 20.02 World: 6.22 2006 Jordan: 14 Palestine: 19.01 World: 5.97 2007 Jordan: 13.1 Palestine: 18.28 World: 5.77 2008 Jordan: 12.7 Palestine: 22.91 World: 5.82 2009 Jordan: 12.9 Palestine: 20.45 World: 6.41 2010 Jordan: 12.5 Palestine: 21.42 World: 6.28 2011 Jordan: 12.9 Palestine: 17.6 World: 6.15 2012 Jordan: 12.2 Palestine: 19.2 World: 6.15 2013 Jordan: 12.6 Palestine: 19.89 World: 6.1 2014 Jordan: 11.9 Palestine: 20.53 World: 5.96 2015 Jordan: 13.08 Palestine: 23.01 World: 6 2016 Jordan: 15.28 Palestine: 23.94 World: 5.97 2017 Jordan: 18.12 Palestine: 25.68 World: 5.9 2018 Jordan: 18.26 Palestine: 26.26 World: 5.76 2019 Jordan: 16.8 Palestine: 25.34 World: 5.59 2020 Jordan: 19.21 Palestine: 25.9 World: 6.59 2021 Jordan: 19.84 Palestine: 26.39 World: 6.05 2022 Jordan: 18.2 Palestine: 24.42 World: 5.23 1991 2001 2006 2011 2022

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2023

Jordan Palestine World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Jordan: 12.93 Palestine: 16.01 World: 15.6 2006 Jordan: 13.87 Palestine: 18.41 World: 17.2 2007 Jordan: 20 Palestine: 21.18 World: 20.2 2008 Jordan: 23 Palestine: 24.36 World: 22.8 2009 Jordan: 26 Palestine: 32.23 World: 25.3 2010 Jordan: 27.2 Palestine: 37.4 World: 28.4 2011 Jordan: 34.9 Palestine: 41.08 World: 30.9 2012 Jordan: 37 Palestine: 43.4 World: 33.3 2013 Jordan: 41.4 Palestine: 46.6 World: 35.3 2014 Jordan: 46.2 Palestine: 53.67 World: 37.4 2015 Jordan: 54.22 Palestine: 56.7 World: 39.9 2016 Jordan: 56.15 Palestine: 59.9 World: 43.6 2017 Jordan: 64.5 Palestine: 63.3 World: 46.3 2018 Jordan: 65.2 Palestine: 64.4 World: 49.4 2019 Jordan: 70.08 Palestine: 70.62 World: 53.9 2020 Jordan: 78.42 Palestine: 76.18 World: 60.1 2022 Jordan: 90.5 Palestine: 88.65 World: 67 2023 Jordan: 92.53 Palestine: 86.64 World: 69.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2023

Population

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Population 11.5 mn 2025
83rd of 215		 5.4 mn 2025
123rd of 215
Population density 128.8 /km² 2023
83rd of 214		 857.4 /km² 2023
11th of 214
Population growth -0.28 % 2025
189th of 215		 2.33 % 2025
33rd of 215
Life expectancy 78.0 years 2024
69th of 215		 69.2 years 2024
158th of 215
Fertility rate 2.60 2024
73rd of 215		 3.25 2024
48th of 215
Birth rate 20.5 ‰ 2024
71st of 215		 26.5 ‰ 2024
45th of 215
Infant mortality 12.0 ‰ 2024
93rd of 196		 17.0 ‰ 2024
122nd of 196
Urban population 93.2 % 2025
23rd of 215		 87.4 % 2025
42nd of 215
Aged 65+ 4.8 % 2025
153rd of 215		 3.9 % 2025
168th of 215
Living in cities 73.3 % 2025
14th of 215		 73.7 % 2025
13th of 215
Living in towns 20.4 % 2025
181st of 215		 21.2 % 2025
178th of 215
Living in rural areas 6.3 % 2025
199th of 215		 5.2 % 2025
203rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Human Development Index 0.754 2023
101st of 193		 0.674 2023
134th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.637 2023
77th of 169		 0.538 2023
103rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.714 2023
56th of 156		 0.653 2023
90th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.433 2023
111th of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Jordan Palestine
GDP 61.6 bn US$ 2025
89th of 186		 17.2 bn US$ 2025
136th of 186
GDP per capita 5,348 US$ 2025
115th of 186		 3,171 US$ 2025
136th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 12,632 int. $ 2025
119th of 185		 5,000 int. $ 2025
153rd of 185
GNI per capita 5,260 US$ 2025
111th of 182		 3,250 US$ 2025
132nd of 182
GDP growth 2.8 % 2025
110th of 186		 4.3 % 2025
64th of 186
Inflation 1.8 % 2025
116th of 165		 9.8 % 2025
17th of 165
FDI inflows 2.8 % 2024
82nd of 192		 1.9 % 2025
143rd of 192
Manufacturing 17.4 % 2025
27th of 132		 11.3 % 2024
Agriculture 5.6 % 2025
86th of 158		 5.5 % 2024
Tax revenue 15.5 % 2023 -
Government debt 93.6 % 2023
42nd of 56		 -
Military spending 4.8 % 2024
11th of 147		 -
Trade - 74.8 % 2025
77th of 138
Exports - 21.2 % 2025
109th of 138

Labour

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Unemployment 16.5 % 2025
170th of 181		 24.4 % 2022
Youth unemployment 38.9 % 2025
174th of 181		 36.1 % 2022
Women in the labour force 16.0 % 2025
175th of 181		 18.9 % 2022
Jobs in agriculture 3.1 % 2025
142nd of 181		 6.3 % 2022
Weekly hours worked 48.5 h 2025
5th of 181		 39.7 h 2022
Youth NEET rate 30.6 % 2025
156th of 181		 25.4 % 2022
Labour income share 45.6 % 2022 42.7 % 2022
Output per hour 16.7 $ 2025
104th of 181		 12.7 $ 2022

Health

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Health spending 7.7 % 2023
67th of 192		 10.7 % 2023
21st of 192
Health spending per person 342 US$ 2023
106th of 191		 346 US$ 2023
105th of 191
Physicians 2.85 /1,000 2022
53rd of 125		 2.17 /1,000 2018
Under-5 mortality 12.9 ‰ 2024
90th of 196		 37.9 ‰ 2024
152nd of 196
Maternal mortality 31 /100k 2023
79th of 194		 16 /100k 2023
64th of 194
Tobacco use 34.1 % 2024
150th of 166		 35.5 % 2024
155th of 166
Safe drinking water 89.0 % 2024
62nd of 147		 80.6 % 2024
74th of 147

Food

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Calories per person 2,698 kcal 2024
122nd of 155		 -
Protein supply 72.2 g 2022
131st of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 28.5 g 2022
123rd of 174		 -
Fat supply 85.0 g 2022
105th of 174		 -
Cereal import dependency 100.0 % 2022
9th of 160		 -
Food insecurity - 27.4 % 2022
Severe food insecurity - 4.5 % 2022

Education

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Literacy 94.4 % 2024
14th of 29		 97.9 % 2024
5th of 29
Secondary enrolment 91.8 % 2024
58th of 108		 89.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 35.9 % 2024
89th of 128		 44.5 % 2023
76th of 128
Education spending 3.2 % 2024
64th of 121		 5.4 % 2021
Expected schooling 13.1 yrs 2023
110th of 195		 13.0 yrs 2023
113th of 195
Mean schooling 10.2 yrs 2023
86th of 193		 10.1 yrs 2023
91st of 193

Society

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Internet use 95.6 % 2024
23rd of 182		 86.6 % 2023
Mobile subscriptions 69.6 /100 2024
142nd of 151		 76.7 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
53rd of 213		 100.0 % 2024
89th of 213
Women in parliament 19.6 % 2025
126th of 184		 -
Income inequality - 36.4 2023
Extreme poverty - 2.1 % 2023

Refugees

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Refugees hosted 436,226 2025
20th of 177		 -
Refugees hosted per 1,000 37.9 ‰ 2025
8th of 177		 -
Asylum-seekers hosted 8,068 2025
62nd of 177		 -
Refugees from the country 5,471 2025
76th of 199		 48,323 2025
33rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.5 ‰ 2025
75th of 199		 8.6 ‰ 2025
20th of 199

Governance

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Control of corruption 53.4 /100 2024
79th of 207		 36.3 /100 2024
139th of 207
Government effectiveness 55.5 /100 2024
85th of 205		 30.0 /100 2024
182nd of 205
Rule of law 59.9 /100 2024
90th of 207		 39.9 /100 2024
164th of 207
Regulatory quality 59.2 /100 2024
73rd of 205		 47.5 /100 2024
133rd of 205
Voice and accountability 44.4 /100 2024
136th of 205		 33.3 /100 2024
179th of 205
Political stability 59.9 /100 2024
135th of 207		 33.8 /100 2024
193rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Jordan Palestine
CO₂ per capita 2.09 t 2024
92nd of 202		 -
Fossil CO₂ emissions 23.2 Mt 2024
82nd of 204		 4.8 Mt 2024
137th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.06 % 2024
82nd of 204		 0.01 % 2024
137th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.8 Gt 2024
89th of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
150th of 204
GHG per capita 3.02 t 2024
82nd of 202		 -
Renewable energy 11.5 % 2021
141st of 211		 15.4 % 2022
120th of 211
Forest area 1.1 % 2023
194th of 212		 1.7 % 2023
189th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 32.6 µg/m³ 2023
161st of 200		 22.4 µg/m³ 2023
131st of 200
Water stress 105.2 % 2022
161st of 176		 47.8 % 2021
Land area 88,794 km² 2023
111th of 214		 6,025 km² 2023
166th of 214

Energy

Indicator Jordan Palestine
Renewable electricity 24.1 % 2024
108th of 190		 39.4 % 2024
81st of 190
Wind and solar 24.0 % 2024
27th of 190		 39.4 % 2024
11th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
97th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
145th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 24.1 % 2024
117th of 190		 39.4 % 2024
91st of 190
Fossil electricity 75.9 % 2024
117th of 190		 60.6 % 2024
91st of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
52nd of 188		 0.0 % 2024
82nd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 530 g/kWh 2024
113th of 190		 417 g/kWh 2024
87th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.05 MWh 2024
104th of 191		 1.45 MWh 2024
123rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.