Jordan vs United Arab Emirates
Jordan vs United Arab Emirates: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 77.8 years in Jordan and 82.9 years in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 5.1 years, or 1.07 times that in Jordan.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1972, when it overtook Jordan.
- In 2023, Jordan ranked 76 and United Arab Emirates ranked 22 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Jordan at 88.6 years and United Arab Emirates at 91.6 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Jordan | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 77.8 | 82.9 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 77.1 | 80.5 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 74.2 | 79.1 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 75.6 | 81.9 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 76.9 | 82.6 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 76.5 | 82.5 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 76.1 | 82.4 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 75.6 | 82.2 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 75.1 | 82.1 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 74.6 | 82 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 74.3 | 82 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 74.1 | 81.9 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 73.9 | 81.9 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 73.8 | 81.9 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 73.7 | 81.7 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 73.6 | 81.6 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 73.4 | 81.4 | 69 |
| 2006 | 73.2 | 81.2 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 73 | 80.8 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 72.8 | 80.3 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 72.6 | 79.6 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 72.4 | 78.7 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 72.1 | 77.6 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 71.9 | 76.4 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 71.7 | 75 | 66 |
| 1998 | 71.5 | 73.7 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 71.3 | 72.6 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 71.1 | 71.8 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 70.9 | 71.4 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 70.7 | 71.2 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 70.6 | 71.2 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 70.4 | 71.2 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 70.2 | 71.1 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 70.1 | 71.1 | 64 |
| 1989 | 69.9 | 71 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 69.6 | 70.8 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 69.3 | 70.6 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 69 | 70.4 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 68.6 | 70.1 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 68.2 | 69.8 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 67.8 | 69.5 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 67.4 | 69.1 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 66.9 | 68.6 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 66.5 | 68.2 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 66.1 | 67.6 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 65.6 | 67.1 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 65.1 | 66.5 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 64.7 | 65.8 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 64.2 | 65.1 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 63.6 | 64.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 63.1 | 63.5 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 62.5 | 62.7 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 61.8 | 61.8 | 56 |
| 1970 | 59.8 | 60.8 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 60.5 | 59.8 | 56 |
| 1968 | 59.8 | 58.7 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 59 | 57.7 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 57.8 | 56.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 57.3 | 55.5 | 54 |
| 1964 | 56.5 | 54.5 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 55.5 | 53.5 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 54.6 | 52.6 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 53.7 | 51.6 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 52.7 | 50.7 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 51.6 | 49.7 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 50.5 | 48.8 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 49.2 | 47.8 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 48 | 46.9 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 46.8 | 46.1 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 45.6 | 45.2 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 44.5 | 44.4 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 43.2 | 43.6 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 42 | 42.9 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 40.9 | 42.2 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Jordan | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7877–79.1 | 83.182.1–84 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 78.176.6–79.6 | 83.282–84.5 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 78.376.5–80.1 | 83.481.8–84.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 78.576.3–80.5 | 83.681.7–85.2 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 78.676.2–81 | 83.781.6–85.6 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 78.876.2–81.3 | 83.981.6–85.9 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 78.976.1–81.8 | 8481.6–86.2 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 79.176.1–82.1 | 84.281.6–86.5 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 79.376–82.5 | 84.381.5–86.7 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 79.475.8–82.7 | 84.481.6–87.1 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 79.675.9–83 | 84.681.6–87.3 | 75 |
| 2035 | 79.776–83.3 | 84.781.6–87.6 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 79.976–83.6 | 84.881.6–87.8 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 80.176–83.9 | 8581.7–88.2 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 80.375.9–84.1 | 85.181.6–88.3 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 80.476–84.4 | 85.281.6–88.7 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 80.675.9–84.7 | 85.481.7–88.9 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 80.776–84.9 | 85.581.8–89 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 80.976.1–85.1 | 85.781.9–89.2 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 8176–85.3 | 85.882–89.6 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 81.275.9–85.5 | 85.982–89.8 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 81.475.8–86 | 8682.1–90 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 81.575.9–86.1 | 86.282.1–90.3 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 81.776.2–86.3 | 86.382.2–90.5 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 81.876.4–86.4 | 86.482.3–90.7 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 8276.4–86.5 | 86.582.5–90.9 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 82.276.6–86.8 | 86.682.6–90.8 | 77 |
| 2051 | 82.376.8–87 | 86.782.6–91.1 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 82.476.7–87.1 | 86.882.7–91.1 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 82.676.6–87.5 | 86.982.7–91.3 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 82.876.8–87.6 | 8782.9–91.5 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 82.976.8–88 | 87.183–91.7 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 83.176.8–88.3 | 87.283–92.1 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 83.276.6–88.2 | 87.383.1–92.2 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 83.376.6–88.3 | 87.483–92.5 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 83.576.8–88.4 | 87.583.1–92.7 | 78 |
| 2060 | 83.676.9–88.4 | 87.683.2–92.9 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 83.877.4–88.7 | 87.783.2–93.1 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 83.977.6–88.9 | 87.883.3–93.3 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 84.177.6–89 | 87.983.3–93.6 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 84.277.7–89.3 | 8883.5–93.8 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 84.377.9–89.5 | 88.183.4–93.7 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 84.577.9–89.7 | 88.283.5–93.9 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 84.677.9–90 | 88.383.5–94.1 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 84.778.1–90.2 | 88.483.7–94.2 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 84.978.2–90.3 | 88.683.7–94.5 | 79 |
| 2070 | 8578.3–90.6 | 88.783.7–94.5 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 85.178.3–90.7 | 88.884–94.6 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 85.378.3–90.9 | 88.984.1–94.8 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 85.478.3–91.2 | 8984.1–94.8 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 85.578.4–91.3 | 89.184–94.9 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 85.778.3–91.5 | 89.284.1–95.3 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 85.878.6–91.8 | 89.284.1–95.3 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 85.978.6–92 | 89.384.2–95.4 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 8678.7–92 | 89.484.3–95.5 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 86.178.6–92.3 | 89.584.2–95.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 86.378.8–92.5 | 89.684.2–96 | 80 |
| 2081 | 86.479.1–92.7 | 89.784.4–96.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 86.579.1–92.9 | 89.784.4–96.3 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 86.679–93.1 | 89.884.4–96.6 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 86.879.1–93.2 | 89.984.2–96.4 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 86.979.2–93.5 | 90.184.5–96.5 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 8779.3–93.7 | 90.284.5–96.7 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 87.179.3–93.9 | 90.384.6–97.1 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 87.279.4–94.2 | 90.484.8–97.4 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 87.479.6–94.4 | 90.584.7–97.5 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 87.579.6–94.5 | 90.684.6–97.7 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 87.680–94.7 | 90.784.7–97.7 | 81 |
| 2092 | 87.780.1–94.8 | 90.884.7–98 | 81 |
| 2093 | 87.880.1–95 | 90.984.8–98.1 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 87.980.1–95.1 | 9184.7–98.3 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 88.180.1–95.4 | 91.184.7–98.3 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 88.280.3–95.5 | 91.284.9–98.5 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 88.380.6–95.5 | 91.385–98.8 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 88.480.6–95.6 | 91.485–98.8 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 88.580.9–95.7 | 91.585–99 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 88.681–95.7 | 91.685.1–99.2 | 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 United Arab Emirates
Health
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personJordan: $4,579 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthJordan: 2.8% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationJordan: 1.8% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtJordan: 83.6% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsJordan: $2.5B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personJordan: $221 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingJordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerJordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJordan: 226 million TIV in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025