Iraq vs Jordan
Iraq vs Jordan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4 years in Iraq and 7.7 years in Jordan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Jordan, by 3.6 years, or 1.9 times that in Iraq.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Iraq ranked 167 and Jordan ranked 93 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Iraq | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7.5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7.6 |
| 2010 | – | 7.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iraq vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIraq: 59.7% in 2022Jordan: 85.7% in 2022
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIraq: 459,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024