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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Jordan has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Palestine 0.0.

Jordan: 0.9 (2025) · Palestine: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Jordan and Palestine are practically level.

Jordan: 1 (2026) · Palestine: 1 (2026)

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 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: 4.8% (2024) · Palestine: no data

How expensive is it?

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

Jordan: 42% (2025) · Palestine: 63% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Palestine spends 1% more on health per person than Jordan.

Jordan: $342 (2023) · Palestine: $346 (2023)

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 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)

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 people are online?

96% of people in Jordan are online, versus 87% in Palestine.

Jordan: 96% (2024) · Palestine: 87% (2023)

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

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 1.7% of Palestine, but only 1.1% of Jordan.

Jordan: 1.1% (2023) · Palestine: 1.7% (2023)

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)

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 2.9 times as deadly as in Palestine.

Jordan: 13.6 per 100k (2021) · Palestine: 4.7 per 100k (2021)

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)