Israel vs Jordan
Israel vs Jordan: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 99.5% in Israel and 85.7% in Jordan, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Israel, by 13.8 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Jordan.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Israel ranked 26 and Jordan ranked 65 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Israel | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 99.5 | 85.7 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 99.5 | 85.7 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 99.5 | 85.7 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 99.5 | 83.5 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 99.5 | 81.4 | 71 |
| 2017 | 99.5 | 79.2 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 99.6 | 77 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 99.6 | 74.8 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 99.6 | 72.6 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 99.6 | 70.5 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 99.6 | 68.3 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 99.6 | 66.2 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 99.6 | 64 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 99.7 | 61.9 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 99.7 | 59.8 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 99.7 | 57.7 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 99.7 | 55.6 | 64 |
| 2005 | 99.7 | 53.5 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 99.7 | 53.5 | 63 |
| 2003 | 99.7 | 53.5 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 99.8 | 53.5 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 99.8 | 53.5 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 99.8 | 53.5 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, 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
Israel vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024