How much coast is there?

Israel’s coastline is 11 times as long as Jordan’s.

Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Jordan: 26 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Israel’s highest peak towers 382 m above Jordan’s.

Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Jordan: 1,854 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Jordan has 14% more people than Israel.

Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Jordan: 11.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Israel is 3.6 times as densely populated as Jordan.

Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Jordan: 130 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Israel is 4.9 years older than in Jordan.

Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Jordan: 24.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Israel have 0.3 more children on average than in Jordan.

Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Jordan: 2.6 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Jordan.

Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Jordan: 4.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Jordan 0.9.

Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Jordan: 0.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Israel has 2 official languages, Jordan 1.

Israel: 2 (2026) · Jordan: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Israel’s economy is 9.9 times the size of Jordan’s.

Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Jordan: $61.6 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Israel produces 4.7 times as much per person as Jordan.

Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Jordan: Int$12,632 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Jordan: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 17% in Jordan, versus 3.5% in Israel.

Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Jordan: 16.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Jordan 4.8%.

Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Jordan: 4.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Jordan’s.

Israel: 101% (2025) · Jordan: 42% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 11 times as much on health per person as Jordan.

Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Jordan: $342 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Jordan is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel.

Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Jordan: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Israel has 33% more doctors per person than Jordan.

Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Jordan: 2.9 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

33% of adults in Jordan are obese, versus 23% in Israel.

Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Jordan: 33.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

34% of adults in Jordan smoke, versus 21% in Israel.

Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Jordan: 34.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 2.71 points higher than in Jordan.

Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Jordan: 4.48 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Israel drink 15 times as much alcohol as in Jordan.

Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Jordan: 0.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel has 3.1 times as much meat per person as Jordan.

Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Jordan: 35.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 1,198 kcal more food per person per day than Jordan.

Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Jordan: 2,556 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Jordan put in 593 more hours a year than in Israel.

Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Jordan: 2,483 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 3.3 years longer than in Jordan.

Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Jordan: 10.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Jordan welcomed 4.7 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019).

Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Jordan: 0.45 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Jordan are online, versus 88% in Israel.

Israel: 88% (2024) · Jordan: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Israel and Jordan are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

93% of people in Jordan live in cities, versus 92% in Israel.

Israel: 92% (2025) · Jordan: 93% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Jordan 70.

Israel: 177 (2024) · Jordan: 70 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Israel’s railway network is 3.4 times as long as Jordan’s.

Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Jordan: 509 km (2020)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Israel fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Jordan.

Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Jordan: 0.32 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 6.5% of Israel, but only 1.1% of Jordan.

Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Jordan: 1.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Israel emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Jordan.

Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Jordan: 2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

24% of Jordan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel.

Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Jordan: 24.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Jordan carries 60% more fine dust than in Israel.

Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Jordan: 32.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 65% more likely to be murdered in Israel than in Jordan.

Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Jordan: 1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Jordan are 3.2 times as deadly as in Israel.

Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Jordan: 13.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Israel is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Jordan.

Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Jordan: 20.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Israel gets 2.6 times as much rain as Jordan.

Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Jordan: 80 mm (2016–2025 avg)