Jordan vs Pakistan
Jordan vs Pakistan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.7 years in Jordan and 5.1 years in Pakistan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Jordan, by 2.6 years, or 1.51 times that in Pakistan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Jordan ranked 93 and Pakistan ranked 146 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Jordan | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.7 | 5.1 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 4.8 |
| 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
Jordan vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJordan: 85.7% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJordan: $2.5B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJordan: 226 million TIV in 2024Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025