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Jordan vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 110th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Malta
Population
11575983
583596
Population rank 85/197 167/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Jordan and Malta: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Malta economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Malta
Year GDP
Jordan Malta
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 $250,728,796
1971 $678,159,729 $264,578,485
1972 $788,479,685 $295,106,628
1973 $943,783,840 $345,616,106
1974 $1,197,483,949 $376,081,124
1975 $1,363,073,498 $474,618,321
1976 $1,708,521,219 $527,936,989
1977 $2,096,778,602 $625,563,171
1978 $2,602,208,589 $793,673,402
1979 $3,271,368,781 $1,001,288,847
1980 $3,910,044,474 $1,250,198,601
1981 $4,383,944,703 $1,243,509,394
1982 $4,681,240,993 $1,234,474,404
1983 $4,920,692,191 $1,165,729,707
1984 $4,967,162,160 $1,101,807,023
1985 $4,993,601,520 $1,117,797,439
1986 $6,402,050,485 $1,435,038,441
1987 $6,756,209,762 $1,751,293,461
1988 $6,277,451,829 $2,019,503,068
1989 $4,221,373,674 $2,118,655,677
1990 $4,160,087,508 $2,547,328,748
1991 $4,344,467,193 $2,750,216,747
1992 $5,310,833,194 $3,021,942,759
1993 $5,606,400,222 $2,709,193,538
1994 $6,236,295,978 $2,998,505,428
1995 $6,727,597,032 $3,709,360,097
1996 $6,927,503,526 $3,822,489,746
1997 $7,245,839,210 $3,787,070,704
1998 $7,912,270,804 $4,010,092,091
1999 $8,149,929,478 $4,111,891,845
2000 $8,460,789,845 $4,036,809,865
2001 $8,975,814,653 $4,070,867,153
2002 $9,582,510,578 $4,455,127,398
2003 $10,195,627,645 $5,418,315,225
2004 $11,411,706,629 $6,104,141,501
2005 $12,588,998,590 $6,393,234,965
2006 $15,056,981,664 $6,749,838,862
2007 $17,110,437,236 $7,908,412,374
2008 $22,658,715,989 $9,135,419,490
2009 $24,537,876,056 $8,734,745,632
2010 $27,133,804,225 $9,097,044,182
2011 $29,524,149,155 $9,789,361,705
2012 $31,634,561,690 $9,609,532,106
2013 $34,454,440,141 $10,796,782,634
2014 $36,847,643,521 $11,888,032,862
2015 $38,587,017,887 $11,340,795,033
2016 $39,892,551,127 $12,025,782,885
2017 $41,608,435,915 $14,161,366,733
2018 $43,370,860,704 $16,153,779,511
2019 $44,503,006,338 $16,337,793,531
2020 $43,700,383,099 $16,409,900,599
2021 $46,296,100,141 $19,723,563,355
2022 $48,764,963,380 $19,239,187,084
2023 $51,088,476,338 $22,210,718,401
2024 $53,352,289,577 $24,322,006,608

Jordan and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Malta
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 $828
1971 $412 $874
1972 $460 $976
1973 $531 $1,144
1974 $651 $1,245
1975 $718 $1,560
1976 $873 $1,727
1977 $1,039 $2,038
1978 $1,249 $2,559
1979 $1,519 $3,196
1980 $1,750 $3,948
1981 $1,885 $3,898
1982 $1,929 $3,788
1983 $1,939 $3,527
1984 $1,871 $3,333
1985 $1,797 $3,322
1986 $2,200 $4,195
1987 $2,217 $5,084
1988 $1,966 $5,814
1989 $1,260 $6,041
1990 $1,149 $7,192
1991 $1,110 $7,559
1992 $1,287 $8,220
1993 $1,289 $7,296
1994 $1,367 $8,000
1995 $1,416 $9,828
1996 $1,410 $10,062
1997 $1,436 $9,893
1998 $1,532 $10,408
1999 $1,545 $10,609
2000 $1,571 $10,348
2001 $1,632 $10,358
2002 $1,706 $11,251
2003 $1,776 $13,594
2004 $1,940 $15,212
2005 $2,088 $15,831
2006 $2,343 $16,654
2007 $2,506 $19,444
2008 $3,242 $22,315
2009 $3,436 $21,176
2010 $3,718 $21,947
2011 $3,947 $23,517
2012 $4,170 $22,878
2013 $4,311 $25,416
2014 $4,191 $27,425
2015 $4,043 $25,530
2016 $3,987 $26,459
2017 $4,066 $30,317
2018 $4,145 $33,382
2019 $4,170 $32,422
2020 $4,022 $31,834
2021 $4,183 $38,065
2022 $4,332 $36,224
2023 $4,466 $40,182
2024 $4,618 $42,347

Jordan vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Malta
1950 40.9 63.5
1951 42 63.9
1952 43.2 64.1
1953 44.4 64.3
1954 45.6 65.1
1955 46.8 66.3
1956 48 66.8
1957 49.2 67.5
1958 50.4 67.8
1959 51.6 68.4
1960 52.7 68.4
1961 53.7 68.4
1962 54.6 69.2
1963 55.5 69.2
1964 56.5 69.3
1965 57.3 69.5
1966 57.8 69.7
1967 59 69.8
1968 59.8 69.9
1969 60.5 70.1
1970 59.8 70.4
1971 61.8 70.1
1972 62.5 70.7
1973 63.1 71.3
1974 63.6 71.9
1975 64.1 72.1
1976 64.7 72.2
1977 65.1 72.3
1978 65.6 72.3
1979 66 72.5
1980 66.5 72.3
1981 66.9 72.4
1982 67.4 72.8
1983 67.8 73.1
1984 68.2 73.3
1985 68.6 73.9
1986 69 74.5
1987 69.3 75.3
1988 69.6 75.9
1989 69.9 76.2
1990 70.1 76.2
1991 70.2 76.5
1992 70.4 76.7
1993 70.6 76.8
1994 70.7 76.9
1995 70.9 77
1996 71.1 76.3
1997 71.3 77.3
1998 71.5 77.8
1999 71.7 77.8
2000 71.9 77.9
2001 72.1 78.9
2002 72.4 78.5
2003 72.6 78.7
2004 72.8 79.2
2005 73 79.5
2006 73.2 79.6
2007 73.4 79.7
2008 73.6 79.7
2009 73.7 80.4
2010 73.8 81.4
2011 73.9 80.8
2012 74.1 81.1
2013 74.3 81.8
2014 74.6 82.3
2015 75.1 82.6
2016 75.6 82.7
2017 76.1 83.1
2018 76.5 82.9
2019 76.9 82.8
2020 75.6 82.3
2021 74.2 82.3
2022 77.1 82.2
2023 77.8 83.3
2024 78 83.5
2025 78.1 83.6

Jordan and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Malta
Year Population
Jordan Malta
1960 853,471 326,550
1961 897,591 325,250
1962 940,554 323,900
1963 984,714 322,550
1964 1,035,640 321,250
1965 1,099,440 318,800
1966 1,178,360 315,200
1967 1,271,183 311,550
1968 1,372,460 307,900
1969 1,473,100 304,300
1970 1,565,163 302,650
1971 1,645,145 302,700
1972 1,714,555 302,450
1973 1,778,094 302,200
1974 1,839,182 301,996
1975 1,899,055 304,222
1976 1,958,177 305,774
1977 2,019,002 306,970
1978 2,083,595 310,182
1979 2,153,882 313,342
1980 2,234,186 316,645
1981 2,325,517 318,982
1982 2,426,927 325,898
1983 2,537,307 330,524
1984 2,654,688 330,593
1985 2,778,810 336,452
1986 2,909,887 342,121
1987 3,047,634 344,485
1988 3,193,039 347,325
1989 3,349,627 350,722
1990 3,621,908 354,170
1991 3,915,149 363,845
1992 4,127,693 367,618
1993 4,348,020 371,308
1994 4,561,406 374,797
1995 4,752,096 377,419
1996 4,912,516 379,905
1997 5,046,285 382,791
1998 5,164,284 385,287
1999 5,276,444 387,578
2000 5,386,945 390,087
2001 5,498,894 393,028
2002 5,616,066 395,969
2003 5,741,828 398,582
2004 5,882,061 401,268
2005 6,029,587 403,834
2006 6,427,371 405,308
2007 6,827,227 406,724
2008 6,989,866 409,379
2009 7,141,753 412,477
2010 7,297,043 414,508
2011 7,480,424 416,268
2012 7,587,127 420,028
2013 7,991,809 424,810
2014 8,791,710 433,481
2015 9,544,729 444,220
2016 10,006,367 454,505
2017 10,234,226 467,106
2018 10,462,306 483,903
2019 10,671,891 503,912
2020 10,865,228 515,490
2021 11,066,356 518,150
2022 11,256,263 531,113
2023 11,439,213 552,747
2024 11,552,876 574,346

Fertility rates in Jordan and Malta

Fertility rate
Jordan

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Malta
1960 7.6 3.62
1961 7.7 3.27
1962 7.79 3.24
1963 7.85 2.9
1964 7.91 2.79
1965 7.93 2.52
1966 7.99 2.33
1967 8.06 2.24
1968 8.14 2.12
1969 8.19 2.02
1970 8.18 2.03
1971 8.15 2.06
1972 8.12 2.01
1973 8.06 1.65
1974 8 1.64
1975 7.93 2.27
1976 7.83 2.21
1977 7.72 2.14
1978 7.59 2.05
1979 7.45 2.1
1980 7.29 1.99
1981 7.12 1.87
1982 6.96 1.9
1983 6.81 1.92
1984 6.67 1.95
1985 6.53 1.95
1986 6.39 1.93
1987 6.2 1.97
1988 6.01 2.06
1989 5.8 2.1
1990 5.54 2.02
1991 5.33 1.99
1992 5.14 2.07
1993 4.97 1.96
1994 4.82 1.84
1995 4.68 1.77
1996 4.51 1.99
1997 4.32 1.93
1998 4.11 1.84
1999 3.97 1.73
2000 3.86 1.68
2001 3.8 1.48
2002 3.81 1.45
2003 3.82 1.48
2004 3.73 1.4
2005 3.65 1.38
2006 3.71 1.36
2007 3.8 1.35
2008 3.88 1.43
2009 3.84 1.42
2010 3.78 1.36
2011 3.69 1.45
2012 3.57 1.42
2013 3.45 1.36
2014 3.3 1.38
2015 3.14 1.37
2016 3.07 1.37
2017 2.99 1.26
2018 2.92 1.23
2019 2.86 1.14
2020 2.79 1.13
2021 2.74 1.13
2022 2.68 1.08
2023 2.64 1.06

Jordan and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Malta
Year Median age, years
Jordan Malta
1960 17 23.6
1961 16.8 23.8
1962 16.5 24
1963 16.2 24.2
1964 16 24.4
1965 15.7 24.5
1966 15.5 24.6
1967 15.3 24.8
1968 15.1 25
1969 15 25.5
1970 14.9 25.9
1971 14.8 26.3
1972 14.8 26.8
1973 14.8 27.2
1974 14.8 27.6
1975 14.8 28
1976 14.8 28.4
1977 14.9 28.7
1978 14.9 29.2
1979 15 29.6
1980 15.1 30
1981 15.2 30.3
1982 15.4 30.6
1983 15.5 30.9
1984 15.6 31.2
1985 15.8 31.4
1986 15.9 31.7
1987 16.1 32
1988 16.2 32.4
1989 16.4 32.7
1990 17.2 33
1991 18.1 33.3
1992 18.5 33.7
1993 18.9 34
1994 19.3 34.3
1995 19.5 34.7
1996 19.7 35.1
1997 19.8 35.5
1998 19.8 35.8
1999 19.9 36.1
2000 20 36.4
2001 20.1 36.7
2002 20.2 37
2003 20.3 37.4
2004 20.5 37.7
2005 20.8 38.1
2006 21 38.4
2007 21.2 38.7
2008 21.4 39
2009 21.5 39.3
2010 21.7 39.6
2011 21.9 39.9
2012 22.1 40.2
2013 22.3 40.4
2014 22.4 40.6
2015 22.6 40.6
2016 22.9 40.6
2017 23.2 40.5
2018 23.5 40.2
2019 23.9 39.9
2020 24.2 39.9
2021 24.6 40.2
2022 24.9 40.8
2023 25.3 41.4
2024 25.5 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Jordan Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jordan Malta
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
94.9%
2021
English speaking
45%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Jordan Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Malta
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
1,401 mi
2001

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