Iran vs Jordan
Iran vs Jordan: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.35% of the labour force in Iran and 3.98% of the labour force in Jordan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Jordan, by 1.63 percentage points, or 1.69 times that in Iran.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Iran ranked 21 and Jordan ranked 10 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Iran | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.35 | 3.98 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 2.23 | 4.15 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 2.24 | 3.74 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.97 | 4.28 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 2.04 | 4.52 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 2.13 | 4.93 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 2.21 | 5.55 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 2.22 | 5.98 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 2.21 | 6.17 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 2.31 | 5.87 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 2.25 | 5.99 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 2.24 | 6.08 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 2.32 | 6.38 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 2.25 | 6.53 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 2.36 | 7.38 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 2.39 | 7.81 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.98 | 8.08 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 2.63 | 8.47 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 2.64 | 8.45 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2.71 | 8.58 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 3.87 | 11.7 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 4.22 | 10.77 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 4.61 | 11.03 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 5.1 | 11.29 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 5.27 | 11.13 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 4.75 | 11.54 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 3.34 | 9.4 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 3.33 | 9.96 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 3.31 | 10.64 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 2.95 | 11.36 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 2.86 | 12.75 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Iran vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022Jordan: 85.7% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024