Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Cyprus fits inside Jordan 9.7 times
Cyprus: 9,250 km² (2024) · Jordan: 89,318 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 14% of Cyprus, versus 12% of Jordan
Cyprus: 13.6% (2024) · Jordan: 11.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Jordan are 2.1 cm taller than in Cyprus
Cyprus: 172.8 cm (2019) · Jordan: 174.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Cyprus are 1.1 cm taller than in Jordan
Cyprus: 160.6 cm (2019) · Jordan: 159.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Jordan hosts 8% more refugees per resident than Cyprus
Cyprus: 35.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Jordan: 37.9 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Jordan: 0.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Cyprus has 2 official languages, Jordan 1
Cyprus: 2 (2026) · Jordan: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Cyprus: 0% (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 4.6% of its GDP on the military, Cyprus 1.6%
Cyprus: 1.6% (2025) · Jordan: 4.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Cyprus’ central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Jordan’s 16%
Cyprus: 23.9% (2024) · Jordan: 15.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Cyprus’ price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Jordan’s
Cyprus: 65% (2025) · Jordan: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Cyprus live 3.8 years longer than in Jordan
Cyprus: 81.8 years (2024) · Jordan: 78 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Cyprus has 52% more hospital beds per person than Jordan
Cyprus: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Jordan: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Cyprus is 3.5 times that in Jordan
Cyprus: 3.8 per 100k (2023) · Jordan: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Jordan has 5 more World Heritage sites than Cyprus (8 against 3)
Cyprus: 3 (2026) · Jordan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Jordan has won 4 Olympic medals, Cyprus 2
Cyprus: 2 (2026 edition) · Jordan: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Jordan are online, versus 90% in Cyprus
Cyprus: 90% (2024) · Jordan: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Jordan is 2% faster than in Cyprus
Cyprus: 249 Mbps (2026) · Jordan: 253 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 19% of Cyprus, but only 0.8% of Jordan
Cyprus: 18.6% (2024) · Jordan: 0.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 3.6 times as deadly as in Cyprus
Cyprus: 5.7 per 100k (2023) · Jordan: 20.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Cyprus bigger than Jordan?
Jordan is larger. Cyprus fits inside Jordan 9.7 times.
Which has more people, Cyprus or Jordan?
Jordan has 8.4 times as many people as Cyprus (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Cyprus or Jordan?
People in Cyprus live 3.8 years longer than in Jordan. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Cyprus and 78.0 in Jordan.
Are people taller in Cyprus or Jordan?
Men in Jordan are 2.1 cm taller than in Cyprus (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
