Jordan vs Syria
Jordan vs Syria: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.56% in Jordan and 3.58% in Syria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Syria, by 0.02 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Jordan.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Syria has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Jordan.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Jordan | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.56 | 3.58 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.56 | 3.55 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.56 | 3.54 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.56 | 3.53 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.56 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.57 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.57 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.59 | 3.52 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.61 | 3.53 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.65 | 3.55 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.67 | 3.56 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.7 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.71 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.73 | 3.57 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.75 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.76 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.78 | 3.58 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.79 | 3.58 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.8 | 3.58 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.81 | 3.59 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.81 | 3.59 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.82 | 3.59 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.82 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.83 | 3.6 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.83 | 3.62 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.84 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.84 | 3.64 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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 Syria
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Syria: 23.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJordan: 226 million TIV in 2024Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010