Jordan vs Saudi Arabia
Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.7 years in Jordan and 7.9 years in Saudi Arabia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.2 years, or 1.03 times that in Jordan.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Jordan.
- In 2020, Jordan ranked 93 and Saudi Arabia ranked 87 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Jordan | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 7.9 | 7.4 |
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 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
- 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