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Australia vs Jordan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 64 of 110 metrics
Jordan
jor
Leads on 35 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Jordan: Jordan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (139,000) against Australia (1.18); Jordan leads on Televisions (500,000) against Australia (10.15); Australia leads on Oil Production (549,200) against Jordan (88). Across 110 compared metrics, Australia wins on 64 and Jordan wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇴 JordanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★92.53 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★35.25 points
Radios25.5★1.66
Televisions10.15500,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇴 JordanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★2.50B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★58.28B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %3.75 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %8.65 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★7.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7984.5★
Electricity Consumption229.4★16.82
Electricity Exports050★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7287★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★12
Electricity Imports0334★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★4.76
Electricity Production243★18.6
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★32.91 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★33.7
Gross Fixed Investment28.228.9★
Gross National Saving21★9.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %3.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %1.6 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★5.24
Natural Gas Exports67.96★1.36
Natural Gas Imports5.786.46★
Natural Gas Production105.2121.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.996.03★
Oil Consumption960,800★98,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★111,700
Oil Production549,200★88
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★1
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★15.7 people
Public Debt58★102.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18139,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★68,460
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★67,240
Remittances0.18.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.350.1★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★17
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★18 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇴 JordanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M99,874★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6522.43★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bypopulation heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0.54 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492937★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇴 JordanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %2.76 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★56.9
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★10,480 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★26 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★22.55 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★875

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇴 JordanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★58.72 %
Administrative Divisions612★
Independence125★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇴 JordanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.83★24.06
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.420.5★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★7.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★1.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★31 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★24.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %★35.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000<1,000 (2020 est.)
Underweight Children Under 5NA2.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇴 JordanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000116,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇴 JordanShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %54.65 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.55
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★81.97 years
Median age of population38.51 years★25.05 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★-125,168.1 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★132.09 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★11.49M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.17
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %21.9 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★51.8 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %3.5 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★3.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★3.08
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★7.41 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★2.23 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★171.03
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %93.79 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★2.85 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %1.68 %★
Population living in slums0.03 %75.9 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons33,057.8 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★39.83 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.53 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-325,171.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★12.54 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇴 JordanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.41
Airports2,257★18
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft23
Heliports392★6

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