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Jordan vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Jordan
jor
Leads on 37 of 110 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 65 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Jordan and United States: Jordan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (68,460) against United States (2.17); Jordan leads on Oil Imports (111,700) against United States (10.27); Jordan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (139,000) against United States (19.96). Across 110 compared metrics, Jordan wins on 37 and United States wins on 65.

  • 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🇯🇴 Jordan🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.53 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 93% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score35.25 points65.49 points★
Radios1.66575★
Televisions500,000★219
Waterwaysnone41,009

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.50B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars58.28B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3.75 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.65 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.8 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index84.592★
Electricity Consumption16.82★3.9
Electricity Exports50★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels87★70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants07★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables1214★
Electricity Imports334★72.72
Electricity Installed Capacity4.76★1.09
Electricity Production18.6★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)32.91 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient33.741.5★
Gross Fixed Investment28.9★12.9
Gross National Saving9.118.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.7 %★3.25 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.6 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption5.24767.6★
Natural Gas Exports1.3689.7★
Natural Gas Imports6.4686.15★
Natural Gas Production121.8772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves6.03★0
Oil Consumption98,000★19.15
Oil Exports01.92★
Oil Imports111,700★10.27
Oil Production88★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves120.68★
Population Below Poverty Line15.7 people15.1 people★
Public Debt102.8★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption139,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports05.22★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports68,460★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production67,240★20.3
Remittances8.8★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.04★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.1★1.25
Taxes and Other Revenues17★10.6
Unemployment Rate18 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)99,874-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions22.434.8★
Population Distributionpopulation 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 Aqabalarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.54 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources937★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.76 %★2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)56.994.67★
Agricultural land10,480 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)26 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita22.55 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land875234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country58.72 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1250★
Independence25★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)24.0622.8★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)20.5★13.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.3 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)31 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth24.627.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)35.5 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2020 est.)NA
Underweight Children Under 52.50.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)116,0001.40M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)54.65 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.550.72★
Life expectancy at birth81.97 years83.22 years★
Median age of population25.05 years38.79 years★
Population Change-125,168.1 persons2.26M persons★
Population density132.09 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km★
Total population11.49M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.170.4★
Birth Rate (%)21.9 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate51.8 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)3.5 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age3.03M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.08174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.41 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population2.23 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)171.03177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization93.79 %★74.52 %
Physician Density2.85 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.68 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums75.9 %★0.05 %
Total deaths33,057.8 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)39.83 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate2.53 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-325,171.8 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate12.54 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇴 Jordan🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.412.06★
Airports1816,116★
Civil Air Travel238,252★
Heliports68,130★

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