How much coast is there?

Cyprus’ coastline is 25 times as long as Jordan’s.

Cyprus: 648 km (2026 edition) · Jordan: 26 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Cyprus’ highest peak towers 97 m above Jordan’s.

Cyprus: 1,951 m (2026 edition) · Jordan: 1,854 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Jordan has 8.4 times as many people as Cyprus.

Cyprus: 1.37 million (2025) · Jordan: 11.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Cyprus is 14% more densely populated than Jordan.

Cyprus: 148 per km² (2025) · Jordan: 130 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Cyprus is 13 years older than in Jordan.

Cyprus: 37.8 years (2023) · Jordan: 24.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Jordan have 1.2 more children on average than in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 1.38 children per woman (2024) · Jordan: 2.6 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in Cyprus are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Jordan.

Cyprus: 14.9% (2025) · Jordan: 4.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Cyprus has produced 7.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Jordan 0.9.

Cyprus: 7.3 (2025) · Jordan: 0.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Cyprus has 2 official languages, Jordan 1.

Cyprus: 2 (2026) · Jordan: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Jordan’s economy is 49% larger than Cyprus’.

Cyprus: $41.2 billion (2025) · Jordan: $61.6 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Cyprus produces 5.1 times as much per person as Jordan.

Cyprus: Int$64,575 (2025) · Jordan: Int$12,632 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Cyprus: 31.8 (2023) · Jordan: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 17% in Jordan, versus 4.9% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 4.9% (2025) · Jordan: 16.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Jordan spends 4.8% of its GDP on the military, Cyprus 1.6%.

Cyprus: 1.6% (2024) · Jordan: 4.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Cyprus’ price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Jordan’s.

Cyprus: 65% (2025) · Jordan: 42% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Cyprus spends 8.5 times as much on health per person as Jordan.

Cyprus: $2,899 (2023) · Jordan: $342 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Jordan is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Jordan: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Cyprus has 25% more doctors per person than Jordan.

Cyprus: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Jordan: 2.9 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

33% of adults in Jordan are obese, versus 24% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 23.7% (2024) · Jordan: 33.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

34% of adults in Jordan smoke, versus 33% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 32.5% (2024) · Jordan: 34.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Cyprus rate their lives 1.65 points higher than in Jordan.

Cyprus: 6.13 (2025) · Jordan: 4.48 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Cyprus drink 17 times as much alcohol as in Jordan.

Cyprus: 4.9 litres (2023) · Jordan: 0.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Cyprus has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Jordan.

Cyprus: 77.9 kg (2023) · Jordan: 35.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Cyprus has 320 kcal more food per person per day than Jordan.

Cyprus: 2,876 kcal (2023) · Jordan: 2,556 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Jordan put in 644 more hours a year than in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 1,840 hours (2023) · Jordan: 2,483 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Cyprus went to school 2.3 years longer than in Jordan.

Cyprus: 12.6 years (2023) · Jordan: 10.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Cyprus welcomed 6.6 times as many tourists per resident as Jordan (2019).

Cyprus: 2.97 (2024) · Jordan: 0.45 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Jordan are online, versus 90% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 90% (2024) · Jordan: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Cyprus and Jordan are practically level.

Cyprus: 100% (2024) · Jordan: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

93% of people in Jordan live in cities, versus 67% in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 67% (2025) · Jordan: 93% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Cyprus has 156 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Jordan 70.

Cyprus: 156 (2024) · Jordan: 70 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Cyprus: no data · Jordan: 509 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Cyprus fly 63% more passengers per resident than those from Jordan.

Cyprus: 0.53 (2023) · Jordan: 0.32 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 19% of Cyprus, but only 1.1% of Jordan.

Cyprus: 18.7% (2023) · Jordan: 1.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Cyprus emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Jordan.

Cyprus: 5.4 t (2024) · Jordan: 2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

28% of Cyprus’ electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Jordan.

Cyprus: 27.7% (2025) · Jordan: 24.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Jordan carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Jordan: 32.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3% more likely to be murdered in Jordan than in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 1 per 100k (2024) · Jordan: 1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Jordan are 3.5 times as deadly as in Cyprus.

Cyprus: 3.9 per 100k (2021) · Jordan: 13.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Cyprus and Jordan are practically level.

Cyprus: 20.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Jordan: 20.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Cyprus gets 4.7 times as much rain as Jordan.

Cyprus: 373 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Jordan: 80 mm (2016–2025 avg)