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Jordan vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 110th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Palau
Population
11575983
17663
Population rank 85/197 194/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 91/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 124/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 88/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Jordan and Palau: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Palau economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Palau
Year GDP
Jordan Palau
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 $11,563,041
1971 $678,159,729 $12,706,874
1972 $788,479,685 $13,956,474
1973 $943,783,840 $15,331,889
1974 $1,197,483,949 $16,848,759
1975 $1,363,073,498 $18,521,112
1976 $1,708,521,219 $20,364,420
1977 $2,096,778,602 $22,308,104
1978 $2,602,208,589 $24,530,015
1979 $3,271,368,781 $27,004,251
1980 $3,910,044,474 $29,728,054
1981 $4,383,944,703 $32,726,594
1982 $4,681,240,993 $36,027,583
1983 $4,920,692,191 $39,661,530
1984 $4,967,162,160 $44,814,259
1985 $4,993,601,520 $51,030,637
1986 $6,402,050,485 $58,109,314
1987 $6,756,209,762 $66,169,905
1988 $6,277,451,829 $75,348,615
1989 $4,221,373,674 $85,800,543
1990 $4,160,087,508 $97,702,303
1991 $4,344,467,193 $106,555,300
1992 $5,310,833,194 $104,771,300
1993 $5,606,400,222 $96,455,700
1994 $6,236,295,978 $106,138,500
1995 $6,727,597,032 $121,018,500
1996 $6,927,503,526 $137,494,600
1997 $7,245,839,210 $143,860,800
1998 $7,912,270,804 $149,079,600
1999 $8,149,929,478 $144,206,500
2000 $8,460,789,845 $149,535,800
2001 $8,975,814,653 $159,453,500
2002 $9,582,510,578 $162,665,500
2003 $10,195,627,645 $154,559,900
2004 $11,411,706,629 $166,391,600
2005 $12,588,998,590 $191,048,400
2006 $15,056,981,664 $193,679,700
2007 $17,110,437,236 $200,903,600
2008 $22,658,715,989 $201,167,300
2009 $24,537,876,056 $189,998,000
2010 $27,133,804,225 $188,174,300
2011 $29,524,149,155 $198,873,900
2012 $31,634,561,690 $215,762,400
2013 $34,454,440,141 $225,345,700
2014 $36,847,643,521 $243,156,500
2015 $38,587,017,887 $278,824,800
2016 $39,892,551,127 $298,323,500
2017 $41,608,435,915 $285,600,000
2018 $43,370,860,704 $288,546,300
2019 $44,503,006,338 $281,941,600
2020 $43,700,383,099 $258,990,800
2021 $46,296,100,141 $235,752,900
2022 $48,764,963,380 $255,591,100
2023 $51,088,476,338 $281,849,100
2024 $53,352,289,577 -

Jordan and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Palau
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 $1,017
1971 $412 $1,081
1972 $460 $1,145
1973 $531 $1,221
1974 $651 $1,328
1975 $718 $1,464
1976 $873 $1,616
1977 $1,039 $1,781
1978 $1,249 $1,972
1979 $1,519 $2,189
1980 $1,750 $2,423
1981 $1,885 $2,639
1982 $1,929 $2,838
1983 $1,939 $3,049
1984 $1,871 $3,360
1985 $1,797 $3,728
1986 $2,200 $4,144
1987 $2,217 $4,616
1988 $1,966 $5,145
1989 $1,260 $5,741
1990 $1,149 $6,403
1991 $1,110 $6,824
1992 $1,287 $6,553
1993 $1,289 $5,892
1994 $1,367 $6,329
1995 $1,416 $7,038
1996 $1,410 $7,788
1997 $1,436 $7,945
1998 $1,532 $8,048
1999 $1,545 $7,630
2000 $1,571 $7,797
2001 $1,632 $8,240
2002 $1,706 $8,341
2003 $1,776 $7,862
2004 $1,940 $8,395
2005 $2,088 $9,640
2006 $2,343 $9,885
2007 $2,506 $10,408
2008 $3,242 $10,583
2009 $3,436 $10,155
2010 $3,718 $10,229
2011 $3,947 $11,001
2012 $4,170 $12,145
2013 $4,311 $12,769
2014 $4,191 $13,726
2015 $4,043 $15,691
2016 $3,987 $16,763
2017 $4,066 $16,034
2018 $4,145 $16,198
2019 $4,170 $15,841
2020 $4,022 $14,557
2021 $4,183 $13,257
2022 $4,332 $14,392
2023 $4,466 $15,899
2024 $4,618 -

Jordan vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Palau
1950 40.9 52.7
1951 42 52.9
1952 43.2 53.1
1953 44.4 53.3
1954 45.6 53.5
1955 46.8 53.7
1956 48 53.9
1957 49.2 54.1
1958 50.4 54.4
1959 51.6 54.6
1960 52.7 54.9
1961 53.7 55.1
1962 54.6 55.4
1963 55.5 55.6
1964 56.5 55.8
1965 57.3 55.9
1966 57.8 56.2
1967 59 56.5
1968 59.8 56.9
1969 60.5 57.3
1970 59.8 57.7
1971 61.8 58.1
1972 62.5 58.6
1973 63.1 59
1974 63.6 59.5
1975 64.1 60
1976 64.7 60.5
1977 65.1 60.9
1978 65.6 61.3
1979 66 61.6
1980 66.5 61.9
1981 66.9 62.1
1982 67.4 62.3
1983 67.8 62.5
1984 68.2 62.6
1985 68.6 62.7
1986 69 62.8
1987 69.3 62.8
1988 69.6 62.8
1989 69.9 62.8
1990 70.1 62.8
1991 70.2 62.8
1992 70.4 62.9
1993 70.6 63
1994 70.7 63.1
1995 70.9 63.3
1996 71.1 63.5
1997 71.3 63.7
1998 71.5 64
1999 71.7 64.2
2000 71.9 64.5
2001 72.1 64.8
2002 72.4 65.1
2003 72.6 65.4
2004 72.8 65.8
2005 73 66.2
2006 73.2 66.6
2007 73.4 67.1
2008 73.6 67.6
2009 73.7 68
2010 73.8 68.3
2011 73.9 68.6
2012 74.1 68.9
2013 74.3 69
2014 74.6 69.1
2015 75.1 69.1
2016 75.6 69
2017 76.1 69
2018 76.5 69
2019 76.9 69
2020 75.6 68.7
2021 74.2 68.6
2022 77.1 68.9
2023 77.8 69.3
2024 78 69.4
2025 78.1 69.5

Jordan and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Palau
Year Population
Jordan Palau
1960 853,471 9,328
1961 897,591 9,555
1962 940,554 9,793
1963 984,714 10,037
1964 1,035,640 10,292
1965 1,099,440 10,547
1966 1,178,360 10,805
1967 1,271,183 10,988
1968 1,372,460 11,080
1969 1,473,100 11,159
1970 1,565,163 11,368
1971 1,645,145 11,759
1972 1,714,555 12,194
1973 1,778,094 12,552
1974 1,839,182 12,687
1975 1,899,055 12,655
1976 1,958,177 12,598
1977 2,019,002 12,525
1978 2,083,595 12,440
1979 2,153,882 12,337
1980 2,234,186 12,271
1981 2,325,517 12,402
1982 2,426,927 12,694
1983 2,537,307 13,006
1984 2,654,688 13,337
1985 2,778,810 13,688
1986 2,909,887 14,024
1987 3,047,634 14,334
1988 3,193,039 14,645
1989 3,349,627 14,945
1990 3,621,908 15,259
1991 3,915,149 15,614
1992 4,127,693 15,989
1993 4,348,020 16,372
1994 4,561,406 16,770
1995 4,752,096 17,195
1996 4,912,516 17,654
1997 5,046,285 18,108
1998 5,164,284 18,524
1999 5,276,444 18,901
2000 5,386,945 19,178
2001 5,498,894 19,352
2002 5,616,066 19,503
2003 5,741,828 19,659
2004 5,882,061 19,820
2005 6,029,587 19,819
2006 6,427,371 19,593
2007 6,827,227 19,302
2008 6,989,866 19,009
2009 7,141,753 18,709
2010 7,297,043 18,396
2011 7,480,424 18,078
2012 7,587,127 17,765
2013 7,991,809 17,648
2014 8,791,710 17,715
2015 9,544,729 17,770
2016 10,006,367 17,797
2017 10,234,226 17,812
2018 10,462,306 17,814
2019 10,671,891 17,798
2020 10,865,228 17,792
2021 11,066,356 17,783
2022 11,256,263 17,759
2023 11,439,213 17,727
2024 11,552,876 17,695

Fertility rates in Jordan and Palau

Fertility rate
Jordan

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Palau
1960 7.6 7.19
1961 7.7 7.17
1962 7.79 7.15
1963 7.85 7.12
1964 7.91 7.08
1965 7.93 7.01
1966 7.99 6.93
1967 8.06 6.84
1968 8.14 6.71
1969 8.19 6.58
1970 8.18 6.39
1971 8.15 6.16
1972 8.12 5.9
1973 8.06 5.59
1974 8 5.26
1975 7.93 4.9
1976 7.83 4.53
1977 7.72 4.09
1978 7.59 3.74
1979 7.45 3.49
1980 7.29 3.35
1981 7.12 3.28
1982 6.96 3.22
1983 6.81 3.14
1984 6.67 3.08
1985 6.53 3.01
1986 6.39 2.98
1987 6.2 2.93
1988 6.01 2.91
1989 5.8 2.92
1990 5.54 2.88
1991 5.33 2.74
1992 5.14 2.71
1993 4.97 2.73
1994 4.82 2.66
1995 4.68 2.55
1996 4.51 2.39
1997 4.32 2.19
1998 4.11 2.01
1999 3.97 1.91
2000 3.86 1.82
2001 3.8 1.87
2002 3.81 1.92
2003 3.82 1.96
2004 3.73 1.99
2005 3.65 2.02
2006 3.71 2
2007 3.8 1.97
2008 3.88 1.95
2009 3.84 1.94
2010 3.78 1.94
2011 3.69 1.97
2012 3.57 2.01
2013 3.45 2.05
2014 3.3 2.03
2015 3.14 2
2016 3.07 2.06
2017 2.99 2.02
2018 2.92 1.97
2019 2.86 1.98
2020 2.79 1.97
2021 2.74 1.95
2022 2.68 1.93
2023 2.64 1.91

Jordan and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Palau
Year Median age, years
Jordan Palau
1960 17 16.7
1961 16.8 16.1
1962 16.5 15.5
1963 16.2 15.1
1964 16 15
1965 15.7 14.9
1966 15.5 14.9
1967 15.3 15.2
1968 15.1 15.7
1969 15 16.1
1970 14.9 16.5
1971 14.8 16.6
1972 14.8 16.6
1973 14.8 16.8
1974 14.8 17.1
1975 14.8 17.4
1976 14.8 17.8
1977 14.9 18.1
1978 14.9 18.3
1979 15 18.6
1980 15.1 18.9
1981 15.2 19.3
1982 15.4 19.9
1983 15.5 20.5
1984 15.6 21.1
1985 15.8 21.6
1986 15.9 22.2
1987 16.1 23.1
1988 16.2 24
1989 16.4 24.9
1990 17.2 25.6
1991 18.1 26
1992 18.5 26.4
1993 18.9 26.9
1994 19.3 27.4
1995 19.5 27.8
1996 19.7 28.3
1997 19.8 28.8
1998 19.8 29.4
1999 19.9 30.2
2000 20 30.8
2001 20.1 31.2
2002 20.2 31.5
2003 20.3 31.8
2004 20.5 32
2005 20.8 32.3
2006 21 32.7
2007 21.2 33.1
2008 21.4 33.5
2009 21.5 33.9
2010 21.7 34.2
2011 21.9 34.6
2012 22.1 35
2013 22.3 35.3
2014 22.4 35.6
2015 22.6 36
2016 22.9 36.3
2017 23.2 36.7
2018 23.5 37
2019 23.9 37.4
2020 24.2 37.8
2021 24.6 38.1
2022 24.9 38.5
2023 25.3 38.8
2024 25.5 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
n/a
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Jordan Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jordan Palau
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
66
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
65
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
100%
2020
English speaking
45%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Jordan Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Jordan Palau
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
n/a

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