Egypt vs Jordan
Egypt vs Jordan: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 74.7% in Egypt and 95.6% in Jordan, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Jordan, by 21 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Egypt.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Egypt.
- In 2024, Egypt ranked 112 and Jordan ranked 23 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Egypt | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 74.7 | 95.6 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 74 | 92.5 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 72.2 | 90.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 72.1 | 86 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 71.9 | 78.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 57.3 | 70.1 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 46.9 | 65.2 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 45 | 64.5 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 41.3 | 56.2 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 37.8 | 54.2 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 33.9 | 46.2 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 29.4 | 41.4 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 26.4 | 37 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 25.6 | 34.9 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 21.6 | 27.2 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 20 | 26 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 18 | 23 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 16 | 20 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 11.9 | 11.7 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | 8.5 | – |
| 2002 | 2.7 | 6 | – |
| 2001 | 0.8 | 4.7 | – |
| 2000 | 0.6 | 2.6 | – |
| 1999 | 0.3 | 2.5 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 1.3 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0.6 | – |
| 1996 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024