Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Jordan fits inside Syria 2.1 times
Jordan: 89,318 km² (2024) · Syria: 185,180 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Syria’s coastline is 7.4 times as long as Jordan’s
Jordan: 26 km (2026 edition) · Syria: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Syria’s highest peak towers 960 m above Jordan’s
Jordan: 1,854 m (2026 edition) · Syria: 2,814 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 74% of Syria, versus 12% of Jordan
Jordan: 11.6% (2024) · Syria: 74.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Syria has 2.2 times as many people as Jordan
Jordan: 11.5 million (2025) · Syria: 25.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Syria is 8% more densely populated than Jordan
Jordan: 130 per km² (2025) · Syria: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Jordan are 3.2 cm taller than in Syria
Jordan: 174.8 cm (2019) · Syria: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Jordan and Syria are practically level
Jordan: 159.5 cm (2019) · Syria: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Jordan is 2 years older than in Syria
Jordan: 24.3 years (2023) · Syria: 22.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Syria have 0.1 more children on average than in Jordan
Jordan: 2.6 children per woman (2024) · Syria: 2.7 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Syria and Jordan are practically level
Jordan: 4.8% (2025) · Syria: 4.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Jordan hosts 98 times as many refugees per resident as Syria
Jordan: 37.9 per 1,000 (2025) · Syria: 0.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Jordan has produced 0.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Syria none
Jordan: 0.9 (2026) · Syria: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Jordan and Syria are practically level
Jordan: 1 (2026) · Syria: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Jordan’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Syria’s
Jordan: $61.6 billion (2025) · Syria: $23.7 billion (2022)
How much is produced per person?
Jordan produces 2.6 times as much per person as Syria
Jordan: Int$12,632 (2025) · Syria: Int$4,905 (2022)
How evenly is income shared?
Jordan: no data · Syria: 26.4 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Jordan: no data · Syria: 18% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 17% in Jordan, versus 14% in Syria
Jordan: 16.5% (2025) · Syria: 13.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Jordan: 4.6% (2025) · Syria: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Jordan: 15.5% (2023) · Syria: no data
How expensive is it?
Jordan’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Syria’s
Jordan: 42% (2025) · Syria: 22% (2022)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Jordan spends 10 times as much on health per person as Syria
Jordan: $342 (2023) · Syria: $33 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Jordan live 5.4 years longer than in Syria
Jordan: 78 years (2024) · Syria: 72.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Syria is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in Jordan
Jordan: 12 per 1,000 (2024) · Syria: 17.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Jordan has 87% more doctors per person than Syria
Jordan: 2.9 per 1,000 (2022) · Syria: 1.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Syria has 1% more hospital beds per person than Jordan
Jordan: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Syria: 1.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Syria is 27% higher than in Jordan
Jordan: 1.1 per 100k (2023) · Syria: 1.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
33% of adults in Jordan are obese, versus 30% in Syria
Jordan: 33.2% (2024) · Syria: 29.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Jordan: 34.1% (2024) · Syria: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Jordan rate their lives 1.02 points higher than in Syria
Jordan: 4.48 (2025) · Syria: 3.46 (2018)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Jordan drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in Syria
Jordan: 0.3 litres (2023) · Syria: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Jordan has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Syria
Jordan: 35.1 kg (2023) · Syria: 16.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Jordan has 297 kcal more food per person per day than Syria
Jordan: 2,556 kcal (2023) · Syria: 2,259 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Jordan put in 863 more hours a year than in Syria
Jordan: 2,483 hours (2023) · Syria: 1,621 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Jordan went to school 4.3 years longer than in Syria
Jordan: 10.2 years (2023) · Syria: 5.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Jordan: 0.45 (2024) · Syria: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Jordan has 2 more World Heritage sites than Syria (8 against 6)
Jordan: 8 (2026) · Syria: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Jordan and Syria are practically level
Jordan: 4 (2026 edition) · Syria: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Jordan are online, versus 34% in Syria
Jordan: 96% (2024) · Syria: 34% (2018)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Jordan is 7.7 times as fast as in Syria
Jordan: 253 Mbps (2026) · Syria: 33 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Jordan have electricity, versus 89% in Syria
Jordan: 100% (2024) · Syria: 89.3% (2024)
How many live in cities?
93% of people in Jordan live in cities, versus 72% in Syria
Jordan: 93% (2025) · Syria: 72% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Syria has 71 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Jordan 70
Jordan: 70 (2024) · Syria: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Syria’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Jordan’s
Jordan: 509 km (2020) · Syria: 2,139 km (2010)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Jordan fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Syria
Jordan: 0.32 (2023) · Syria: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 2.9% of Syria, but only 0.8% of Jordan
Jordan: 0.8% (2024) · Syria: 2.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Jordan emits 56% more CO₂ than someone in Syria
Jordan: 2 t (2024) · Syria: 1.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of Jordan’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.5% in Syria
Jordan: 24.1% (2024) · Syria: 3.5% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Jordan carries 6% more fine dust than in Syria
Jordan: 32.6 µg/m³ (2024) · Syria: 30.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Jordan: 1 per 100k (2023) · Syria: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Syria are 2.4 times as deadly as in Jordan
Jordan: 20.6 per 100k (2023) · Syria: 48.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Jordan is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Syria
Jordan: 20.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Syria: 20.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Syria gets 2.7 times as much rain as Jordan
Jordan: 80 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Syria: 216 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Jordan bigger than Syria?
Syria is larger. Jordan fits inside Syria 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Jordan or Syria?
Syria has 2.2 times as many people as Jordan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Jordan or Syria?
People in Jordan live 5.4 years longer than in Syria. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in Jordan and 72.6 in Syria.
Are people taller in Jordan or Syria?
Men in Jordan are 3.2 cm taller than in Syria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
