Jordan vs Saudi Arabia
Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 3.98% of the labour force in Jordan and 1.92% of the labour force in Saudi Arabia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Jordan, by 2.06 percentage points, or 2.07 times that in Saudi Arabia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Jordan ranked 10 and Saudi Arabia ranked 31 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 | Jordan | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.98 | 1.92 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 4.15 | 1.85 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 3.74 | 1.89 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 4.28 | 1.84 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 4.52 | 1.78 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 4.93 | 1.88 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 5.55 | 2.04 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 5.98 | 2.15 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 6.17 | 2.33 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 5.87 | 2.54 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 5.99 | 2.79 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 6.08 | 2.9 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 6.38 | 2.95 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 6.53 | 3.15 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 7.38 | 3.4 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 7.81 | 3.27 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 8.08 | 3.47 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 8.47 | 3.72 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 8.45 | 3.96 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8.58 | 4.23 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 11.7 | 4.44 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 10.77 | 3.9 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 11.03 | 4.05 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 11.29 | 4.21 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 11.13 | 4.38 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 11.54 | 4.53 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 9.4 | 4.36 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 9.96 | 4.77 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 10.64 | 4.98 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 11.36 | 5.83 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 12.75 | 4.69 | 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
Jordan vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJordan: $2.5B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJordan: 226 million TIV in 2024Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023