Afghanistan vs Jordan
Afghanistan vs Jordan: Temperature
Temperature in 2025: 13.8 °C in Afghanistan and 20.6 °C in Jordan, by ERA5 observations. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 6.8 °C, or 1.49 times that in Afghanistan.
°C · ERA5
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Afghanistan ranked 169 and Jordan ranked 144 of 233 countries, counting from the highest.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Afghanistan at 15.3 °C and Jordan at 22 °C in 2100.
Every year
°C · ERA5
| Year | Afghanistan | Afghanistan: CMIP6 historical run, model median | Jordan | Jordan: CMIP6 historical run, model median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 20.6 | 20.4 |
| 2024 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 20.6 | 20.3 |
| 2023 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 20.7 | 20.2 |
| 2022 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 20.2 | 20.1 |
| 2021 | 14 | 13.1 | 20.7 | 20 |
| 2020 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 20.4 | 19.9 |
| 2019 | 13 | 12.9 | 20 | 19.9 |
| 2018 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 20.6 | 20 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 20.2 | 19.8 |
| 2016 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 20.2 | 19.7 |
| 2015 | 13 | 12.9 | 19.8 | 19.9 |
| 2014 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 19.7 | 19.6 |
| 2013 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
| 2012 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 19.9 | 19.5 |
| 2011 | 13 | 12.7 | 19 | 19.6 |
| 2010 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 21.4 | 19.5 |
| 2009 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 19.5 | 19.4 |
| 2008 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 19.5 | 19.4 |
| 2007 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 19.4 | 19.2 |
| 2006 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 19 | 19.4 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12.3 | 19.1 | 19.3 |
| 2004 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 19.2 | 19.3 |
| 2003 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 19.2 | 19.4 |
| 2002 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 19.2 | 19.3 |
| 2001 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 19.7 | 19.3 |
| 2000 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 19 | 19.2 |
| 1999 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 19.6 | 19.2 |
| 1998 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 19.8 | 19.1 |
| 1997 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 18.4 | 19 |
| 1996 | 11.5 | 12 | 19.5 | 18.9 |
| 1995 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 18.8 | 18.9 |
| 1994 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 19 | 18.8 |
| 1993 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 18.7 | 18.5 |
| 1992 | 11 | 11.5 | 17.4 | 18.5 |
| 1991 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 18.6 | 18.9 |
| 1990 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 18.8 | 18.9 |
| 1989 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 18.6 | 18.7 |
| 1988 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 18.5 | 18.6 |
| 1987 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 18.8 | 18.7 |
| 1986 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 18.6 | 18.8 |
| 1985 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 18.8 | 18.6 |
| 1984 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 18.3 | 18.6 |
| 1983 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 17.7 | 18.4 |
| 1982 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 17.5 | 18.5 |
| 1981 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| 1980 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 18.9 | 18.5 |
| 1979 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 19.3 | 18.5 |
| 1978 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 19 | 18.4 |
| 1977 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 18.5 | 18.4 |
| 1976 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 18.1 | 18.5 |
| 1975 | 11 | 11.3 | 18.1 | 18.4 |
| 1974 | 11 | 11.5 | 18.3 | 18.5 |
| 1973 | 12 | 11.3 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| 1972 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 18 | 18.5 |
| 1971 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 18.3 | 18.5 |
| 1970 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 18.6 | 18.4 |
| 1969 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 19.2 | 18.5 |
| 1968 | 11 | 11.2 | 18.7 | 18.3 |
| 1967 | 11 | 11.4 | 17.3 | 18.3 |
| 1966 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 19.1 | 18.3 |
| 1965 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 18.5 | 18.3 |
| 1964 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 17.5 | 18.3 |
| 1963 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 18.4 |
| 1962 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 19.4 | 18.5 |
| 1961 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 17.8 | 18.6 |
| 1960 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 19.1 | 18.6 |
| 1959 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 17.4 | 18.5 |
| 1958 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 18.8 | 18.5 |
| 1957 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 18.5 | 18.7 |
| 1956 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 18.3 | 18.5 |
| 1955 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 18.8 | 18.5 |
| 1954 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| 1953 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 17.5 | 18.5 |
| 1952 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 18.7 | 18.6 |
| 1951 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 18.4 | 18.6 |
| 1950 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 18 | 18.5 |
- 12.3Projected
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2026–2100
| Year | Afghanistan | Afghanistan: CMIP6 historical run, model median | Jordan | Jordan: CMIP6 historical run, model median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 13.212.4–14.3 | – | 20.219.4–20.9 |
| 2027 | – | 13.412.5–14.2 | – | 20.219.6–21 |
| 2028 | – | 13.212.5–14.5 | – | 20.219.7–20.9 |
| 2029 | – | 13.212.4–14.3 | – | 20.319.7–21.2 |
| 2030 | – | 13.512.2–14.6 | – | 20.319.6–21.2 |
| 2031 | – | 13.512.7–14.2 | – | 20.419.8–21 |
| 2032 | – | 13.512.7–14.4 | – | 20.419.5–21 |
| 2033 | – | 13.412.8–14.7 | – | 20.420–21.3 |
| 2034 | – | 13.612.7–14.8 | – | 20.619.8–21.2 |
| 2035 | – | 13.612.8–14.8 | – | 20.720.3–21.3 |
| 2036 | – | 13.512.8–14.5 | – | 20.519.8–21.1 |
| 2037 | – | 13.912.8–15 | – | 20.719.6–21.5 |
| 2038 | – | 13.912.8–14.7 | – | 20.819.8–21.6 |
| 2039 | – | 13.713–14.5 | – | 20.920.1–21.7 |
| 2040 | – | 13.912.9–15 | – | 20.720–21.3 |
| 2041 | – | 13.813–14.9 | – | 20.920–21.4 |
| 2042 | – | 13.812.8–15 | – | 20.720.1–21.5 |
| 2043 | – | 13.712.7–15 | – | 20.620–21.6 |
| 2044 | – | 1413.1–15 | – | 20.819.9–21.6 |
| 2045 | – | 14.113–15.1 | – | 2120.3–21.7 |
| 2046 | – | 14.413.2–15.2 | – | 21.220.4–21.7 |
| 2047 | – | 14.313–15.1 | – | 2120.3–21.7 |
| 2048 | – | 14.213.3–15.2 | – | 20.820.2–21.9 |
| 2049 | – | 14.213.1–15.5 | – | 20.920.3–21.4 |
| 2050 | – | 14.313.4–15.7 | – | 21.120.3–22 |
| 2051 | – | 14.213.3–15.5 | – | 21.120.5–21.8 |
| 2052 | – | 14.413.5–15.4 | – | 21.220.4–22 |
| 2053 | – | 14.413.4–15.6 | – | 21.220.5–22 |
| 2054 | – | 14.313.5–15.7 | – | 21.320.4–22 |
| 2055 | – | 14.513.7–15.7 | – | 21.420.5–22.3 |
| 2056 | – | 14.413.7–15.4 | – | 21.220.3–22.3 |
| 2057 | – | 14.613.4–15.9 | – | 21.320.2–22.1 |
| 2058 | – | 14.513.6–15.4 | – | 21.220.4–22.4 |
| 2059 | – | 14.613.6–15.8 | – | 21.420.3–22.3 |
| 2060 | – | 14.413.3–16 | – | 21.220.3–22.4 |
| 2061 | – | 14.613.8–15.6 | – | 21.420.5–22 |
| 2062 | – | 14.813.5–16.2 | – | 21.420.7–22.4 |
| 2063 | – | 14.613.8–15.9 | – | 21.420.5–22.3 |
| 2064 | – | 14.713.3–16.3 | – | 21.620.5–22.4 |
| 2065 | – | 14.813.9–16 | – | 21.520.5–22.1 |
| 2066 | – | 14.814.1–16.5 | – | 21.420.5–22.6 |
| 2067 | – | 1514–16.1 | – | 21.620.8–22.6 |
| 2068 | – | 14.913.9–16.4 | – | 21.720.8–22.4 |
| 2069 | – | 14.913.8–16.2 | – | 21.520.7–22.3 |
| 2070 | – | 1514–16 | – | 21.520.9–22.4 |
| 2071 | – | 14.913.8–16.2 | – | 21.720.8–22.7 |
| 2072 | – | 14.813.6–16.3 | – | 21.720.9–22.8 |
| 2073 | – | 15.213.8–16.4 | – | 21.620.6–22.7 |
| 2074 | – | 15.313.9–16.7 | – | 21.620.6–22.8 |
| 2075 | – | 1514.1–16.6 | – | 21.721–22.5 |
| 2076 | – | 14.813.6–16.5 | – | 21.720.8–22.7 |
| 2077 | – | 15.213.9–16.6 | – | 21.920.6–22.9 |
| 2078 | – | 14.913.9–16.6 | – | 21.821–23.1 |
| 2079 | – | 1513.8–16.2 | – | 21.921–23 |
| 2080 | – | 14.913.9–16.5 | – | 2221.1–22.7 |
| 2081 | – | 1513.9–16.7 | – | 21.920.9–22.8 |
| 2082 | – | 15.214.1–16.4 | – | 21.921.3–22.6 |
| 2083 | – | 15.314.5–16.7 | – | 2221.3–22.8 |
| 2084 | – | 15.314.2–16.6 | – | 22.120.8–23.1 |
| 2085 | – | 15.214.2–16.9 | – | 2221.3–23 |
| 2086 | – | 15.314–17 | – | 2221.3–23.1 |
| 2087 | – | 15.314.1–17 | – | 2220.8–22.9 |
| 2088 | – | 15.114–17.1 | – | 2221–23.1 |
| 2089 | – | 15.514.3–16.9 | – | 21.920.7–23.2 |
| 2090 | – | 15.514.4–16.7 | – | 2221.1–23.5 |
| 2091 | – | 15.414.2–16.6 | – | 2221.4–23 |
| 2092 | – | 15.414.4–16.7 | – | 22.121.1–23.1 |
| 2093 | – | 15.414.5–16.5 | – | 22.221.1–22.9 |
| 2094 | – | 15.414.3–17 | – | 22.521.3–23.2 |
| 2095 | – | 15.413.8–17 | – | 22.121.2–23.3 |
| 2096 | – | 15.514.3–16.6 | – | 22.321–23.5 |
| 2097 | – | 15.314.3–16.9 | – | 22.320.9–23.5 |
| 2098 | – | 15.814.3–17.2 | – | 22.321.1–23.5 |
| 2099 | – | 15.413.8–17 | – | 22.221.1–23.1 |
| 2100 | – | 15.314.2–17.1 | – | 2221.1–23.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The average air temperature near the ground, over the whole country and the whole year.
- Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus, ECMWF) and CMIP6, via the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
- Ranks count the 233 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Jordan: 85.7% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024