Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Jordan 4 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Jordan: 89,318 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Israel, versus 12% of Jordan
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Jordan: 11.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 1.1 cm taller than in Jordan
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Jordan: 174.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 2.8 cm taller than in Jordan
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Jordan: 159.5 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Jordan hosts 301 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Jordan: 37.9 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Jordan: 0.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Jordan 1
Israel: 2 (2026) · Jordan: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Israel: 0.4% (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 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Jordan 4.6%
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Jordan: 4.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Jordan’s 16%
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Jordan: 15.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Jordan’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · Jordan: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Israel live 5.2 years longer than in Jordan
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Jordan: 78 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Jordan
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Jordan: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Israel is 6.3 times that in Jordan
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Jordan: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Israel has 1 more World Heritage site than Jordan (9 against 8)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Jordan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Israel has won 20 Olympic medals, Jordan 4
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Jordan: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Jordan are online, versus 88% in Israel
Israel: 88% (2024) · Jordan: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 55% faster than in Jordan
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Jordan: 253 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 6.8% of Israel, but only 0.8% of Jordan
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Jordan: 0.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 times as deadly as in Israel
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Jordan: 20.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Jordan?
Jordan is larger. Israel fits inside Jordan 4 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Jordan?
Jordan has 14% more people than Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Jordan?
People in Israel live 5.2 years longer than in Jordan. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 78.0 in Jordan.
Are people taller in Israel or Jordan?
Men in Israel are 1.1 cm taller than in Jordan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
