Jordan vs Saudi Arabia
Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 77.8 years in Jordan and 78.7 years in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.9 years, or 1.01 times that in Jordan.
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What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Jordan.
- In 2023, Jordan ranked 76 and Saudi Arabia ranked 64 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Jordan at 88.6 years and Saudi Arabia at 90.3 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Jordan | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 77.8 | 78.7 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 77.1 | 77.3 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 74.2 | 77.1 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 75.6 | 77.6 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 76.9 | 78.3 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 76.5 | 78.8 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 76.1 | 78.7 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 75.6 | 78.4 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 75.1 | 77.8 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 74.6 | 77.1 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 74.3 | 76.5 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 74.1 | 76.1 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 73.9 | 75.8 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 73.8 | 75.6 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 73.7 | 75.5 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 73.6 | 75.3 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 73.4 | 75.1 | 69 |
| 2006 | 73.2 | 74.8 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 73 | 74.4 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 72.8 | 74 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 72.6 | 73.7 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 72.4 | 73.3 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 72.1 | 73 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 71.9 | 72.6 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 71.7 | 72.3 | 66 |
| 1998 | 71.5 | 72 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 71.3 | 71.6 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 71.1 | 71.3 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 70.9 | 70.9 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 70.7 | 70.6 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 70.6 | 70.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 70.4 | 69.8 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 70.2 | 69.3 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 70.1 | 68.9 | 64 |
| 1989 | 69.9 | 68.4 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 69.6 | 67.8 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 69.3 | 67.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 69 | 66.7 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 68.6 | 66 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 68.2 | 65.4 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 67.8 | 64.7 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 67.4 | 64 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 66.9 | 63.3 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 66.5 | 62.4 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 66.1 | 61.5 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 65.6 | 60.7 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 65.1 | 59.8 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 64.7 | 58.8 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 64.2 | 57.8 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 63.6 | 56.8 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 63.1 | 55.8 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 62.5 | 54.7 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 61.8 | 53.7 | 56 |
| 1970 | 59.8 | 52.7 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 60.5 | 51.8 | 56 |
| 1968 | 59.8 | 50.9 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 59 | 50 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 57.8 | 49.2 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 57.3 | 48.4 | 54 |
| 1964 | 56.5 | 47.7 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 55.5 | 47.1 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 54.6 | 46.5 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 53.7 | 45.9 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 52.7 | 45.3 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 51.6 | 44.8 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 50.5 | 44.2 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 49.2 | 43.7 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 48 | 43.1 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 46.8 | 42.6 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 45.6 | 42.1 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 44.5 | 41.6 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 43.2 | 41.1 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 42 | 40.6 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 40.9 | 40 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Jordan | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7877–79.1 | 7978–80 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 78.176.6–79.6 | 79.277.8–80.5 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 78.376.5–80.1 | 79.477.7–81 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 78.576.3–80.5 | 79.677.7–81.5 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 78.676.2–81 | 79.877.7–81.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 78.876.2–81.3 | 8077.6–82.3 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 78.976.1–81.8 | 80.377.6–82.6 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 79.176.1–82.1 | 80.577.6–83 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 79.376–82.5 | 80.777.6–83.4 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 79.475.8–82.7 | 80.977.8–83.9 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 79.675.9–83 | 81.177.8–84.2 | 75 |
| 2035 | 79.776–83.3 | 81.377.9–84.4 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 79.976–83.6 | 81.577.9–84.7 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 80.176–83.9 | 81.778.1–85 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 80.375.9–84.1 | 81.978.2–85.4 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 80.476–84.4 | 82.178.2–85.6 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 80.675.9–84.7 | 82.378.3–85.8 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 80.776–84.9 | 82.578.5–86 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 80.976.1–85.1 | 82.678.5–86.3 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 8176–85.3 | 82.878.6–86.6 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 81.275.9–85.5 | 8378.6–86.9 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 81.475.8–86 | 83.278.5–87 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 81.575.9–86.1 | 83.378.6–87.3 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 81.776.2–86.3 | 83.578.6–87.4 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 81.876.4–86.4 | 83.778.7–87.7 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 8276.4–86.5 | 83.878.7–87.9 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 82.276.6–86.8 | 8478.8–88.2 | 77 |
| 2051 | 82.376.8–87 | 84.279.3–88.4 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 82.476.7–87.1 | 84.379.3–88.5 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 82.676.6–87.5 | 84.579.4–88.8 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 82.876.8–87.6 | 84.679.6–89 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 82.976.8–88 | 84.879.9–89.1 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 83.176.8–88.3 | 84.979.9–89.4 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 83.276.6–88.2 | 85.180–89.6 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 83.376.6–88.3 | 85.280.2–89.8 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 83.576.8–88.4 | 85.480.2–90.1 | 78 |
| 2060 | 83.676.9–88.4 | 85.580.4–90.1 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 83.877.4–88.7 | 85.780.5–90.4 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 83.977.6–88.9 | 85.880.5–90.6 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 84.177.6–89 | 8680.7–90.8 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 84.277.7–89.3 | 86.180.8–91.2 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 84.377.9–89.5 | 86.281–91.3 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 84.577.9–89.7 | 86.481.1–91.4 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 84.677.9–90 | 86.581.2–91.5 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 84.778.1–90.2 | 86.681.3–91.9 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 84.978.2–90.3 | 86.881.4–91.9 | 79 |
| 2070 | 8578.3–90.6 | 86.981.6–92.3 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 85.178.3–90.7 | 8781.8–92.5 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 85.378.3–90.9 | 87.281.7–92.5 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 85.478.3–91.2 | 87.381.8–92.6 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 85.578.4–91.3 | 87.482.1–93 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 85.778.3–91.5 | 87.582.1–93.1 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 85.878.6–91.8 | 87.782.1–93.2 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 85.978.6–92 | 87.882.2–93.5 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 8678.7–92 | 87.982.4–93.6 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 86.178.6–92.3 | 8882.5–93.8 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 86.378.8–92.5 | 88.182.6–94.1 | 80 |
| 2081 | 86.479.1–92.7 | 88.382.7–94.2 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 86.579.1–92.9 | 88.482.7–94.4 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 86.679–93.1 | 88.582.9–94.8 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 86.879.1–93.2 | 88.683–95.1 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 86.979.2–93.5 | 88.783–95.1 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 8779.3–93.7 | 88.883.1–95.2 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 87.179.3–93.9 | 8983.1–95.3 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 87.279.4–94.2 | 89.183.1–95.7 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 87.479.6–94.4 | 89.283–95.8 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 87.579.6–94.5 | 89.383.3–95.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 87.680–94.7 | 89.483.4–96.1 | 81 |
| 2092 | 87.780.1–94.8 | 89.583.7–96.3 | 81 |
| 2093 | 87.880.1–95 | 89.683.6–96.4 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 87.980.1–95.1 | 89.783.8–96.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 88.180.1–95.4 | 89.883.9–96.8 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 88.280.3–95.5 | 89.983.9–97 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 88.380.6–95.5 | 9084–97.3 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 88.480.6–95.6 | 90.184–97.5 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 88.580.9–95.7 | 90.284.2–97.7 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 88.681–95.7 | 90.384.3–97.9 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
- 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
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- 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