Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Palestine fits inside Jordan 15 times
Jordan: 89,318 km² (2024) · Palestine: 6,025 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Jordan: 26 km (2026 edition) · Palestine: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Jordan’s highest peak towers 1,749 m above Palestine’s
Jordan: 1,854 m (2026 edition) · Palestine: 105 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Palestine, versus 12% of Jordan
Jordan: 11.6% (2024) · Palestine: 64.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Jordan has 2.1 times as many people as Palestine
Jordan: 11.5 million (2025) · Palestine: 5.41 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Palestine is 6.9 times as densely populated as Jordan
Jordan: 130 per km² (2025) · Palestine: 899 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Palestine and Jordan are practically level
Jordan: 174.8 cm (2019) · Palestine: 175.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Palestine are 1.8 cm taller than in Jordan
Jordan: 159.5 cm (2019) · Palestine: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Jordan is 4.5 years older than in Palestine
Jordan: 24.3 years (2023) · Palestine: 19.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Palestine have 0.6 more children on average than in Jordan
Jordan: 2.6 children per woman (2024) · Palestine: 3.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.8% of people in Jordan are 65 or older, versus 3.9% in Palestine
Jordan: 4.8% (2025) · Palestine: 3.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Jordan: 37.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Palestine: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Jordan has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Palestine none
Jordan: 0.9 (2026) · Palestine: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Jordan and Palestine are practically level
Jordan: 1 (2026) · Palestine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Jordan’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Palestine’s
Jordan: $61.6 billion (2025) · Palestine: $17.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Jordan produces 2.5 times as much per person as Palestine
Jordan: Int$12,632 (2025) · Palestine: Int$5,000 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Jordan: no data · Palestine: 36.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Jordan: no data · Palestine: 2.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 24% in Palestine, versus 17% in Jordan
Jordan: 16.5% (2025) · Palestine: 24.4% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Jordan: 4.6% (2025) · Palestine: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Jordan: 15.5% (2023) · Palestine: no data
How expensive is it?
Palestine’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Jordan’s
Jordan: 42% (2025) · Palestine: 63% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Palestine spends 1% more on health per person than Jordan
Jordan: $342 (2023) · Palestine: $346 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Jordan live 8.8 years longer than in Palestine
Jordan: 78 years (2024) · Palestine: 69.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Palestine is 42% more likely to die before turning one than in Jordan
Jordan: 12 per 1,000 (2024) · Palestine: 17 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Jordan has 32% more doctors per person than Palestine
Jordan: 2.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Palestine: 2.2 per 1,000 (2018)
How many hospital beds are there?
Jordan has 8% more hospital beds per person than Palestine
Jordan: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Palestine: 1.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Palestine is 36% higher than in Jordan
Jordan: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · Palestine: 1.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
Palestine and Jordan are practically level
Jordan: 33.2% (2024) · Palestine: 33.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
36% of adults in Palestine smoke, versus 34% in Jordan
Jordan: 34.1% (2024) · Palestine: 35.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Palestine rate their lives 0.22 points higher than in Jordan
Jordan: 4.48 (2025) · Palestine: 4.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Jordan: 0.3 litres (2023) · Palestine: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Jordan: 35.1 kg (2023) · Palestine: no data
How much food is there per day?
Jordan: 2,556 kcal (2023) · Palestine: no data
How long do people work?
Jordan: 2,483 hours (2023) · Palestine: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Jordan went to school 0.11 years longer than in Palestine
Jordan: 10.2 years (2023) · Palestine: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Jordan welcomed 91% more tourists per resident than Palestine (2019)
Jordan: 0.45 (2024) · Palestine: 0.24 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Jordan has 2 more World Heritage sites than Palestine (8 against 6)
Jordan: 8 (2026) · Palestine: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Jordan has won 4 Olympic medals, Palestine none
Jordan: 4 (2026 edition) · Palestine: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Jordan are online, versus 87% in Palestine
Jordan: 96% (2024) · Palestine: 87% (2023)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Palestine is 3% faster than in Jordan
Jordan: 253 Mbps (2026) · Palestine: 261 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Jordan and Palestine are practically level
Jordan: 100% (2024) · Palestine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
93% of people in Jordan live in cities, versus 87% in Palestine
Jordan: 93% (2025) · Palestine: 87% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Palestine has 77 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Jordan 70
Jordan: 70 (2024) · Palestine: 77 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Jordan: 509 km (2020) · Palestine: no data
How much do they fly?
Jordan: 0.32 (2023) · Palestine: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 1.8% of Palestine, but only 0.8% of Jordan
Jordan: 0.8% (2024) · Palestine: 1.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Jordan emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Palestine
Jordan: 2 t (2024) · Palestine: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Palestine’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Jordan
Jordan: 24.1% (2024) · Palestine: 39.4% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Jordan carries 41% more fine dust than in Palestine
Jordan: 32.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Palestine: 23.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 59% more likely to be murdered in Jordan than in Palestine
Jordan: 1 per 100k (2023) · Palestine: 0.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Jordan are 5 times as deadly as in Palestine
Jordan: 20.6 per 100k (2023) · Palestine: 4.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Palestine is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Jordan
Jordan: 20.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Palestine: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Palestine gets 3.9 times as much rain as Jordan
Jordan: 80 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Palestine: 313 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Jordan bigger than Palestine?
Jordan is larger. Palestine fits inside Jordan 15 times.
Which has more people, Jordan or Palestine?
Jordan has 2.1 times as many people as Palestine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Jordan or Palestine?
People in Jordan live 8.8 years longer than in Palestine. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in Jordan and 69.2 in Palestine.
Are people taller in Jordan or Palestine?
Palestine and Jordan are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
