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Jordan vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 110th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Qatar
Population
11575983
2964497
Population rank 85/197 137/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Jordan and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Qatar
Year GDP
Jordan Qatar
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 $301,791,302
1971 $678,159,729 $387,703,106
1972 $788,479,685 $510,262,500
1973 $943,783,840 $793,885,560
1974 $1,197,483,949 $2,401,403,227
1975 $1,363,073,498 $2,512,773,166
1976 $1,708,521,219 $3,284,273,987
1977 $2,096,778,602 $3,617,564,638
1978 $2,602,208,589 $4,052,000,413
1979 $3,271,368,781 $5,632,962,997
1980 $3,910,044,474 $7,829,165,262
1981 $4,383,944,703 $8,661,263,764
1982 $4,681,240,993 $7,596,703,214
1983 $4,920,692,191 $6,467,582,308
1984 $4,967,162,160 $6,704,395,824
1985 $4,993,601,520 $6,153,296,456
1986 $6,402,050,485 $5,053,021,951
1987 $6,756,209,762 $5,446,428,681
1988 $6,277,451,829 $6,038,187,033
1989 $4,221,373,674 $6,487,912,088
1990 $4,160,087,508 $7,360,439,423
1991 $4,344,467,193 $6,883,516,484
1992 $5,310,833,194 $7,646,153,984
1993 $5,606,400,222 $7,156,593,654
1994 $6,236,295,978 $7,374,450,769
1995 $6,727,597,032 $8,137,911,978
1996 $6,927,503,526 $9,059,340,385
1997 $7,245,839,210 $11,297,802,115
1998 $7,912,270,804 $10,255,495,027
1999 $8,149,929,478 $12,393,131,868
2000 $8,460,789,845 $17,759,890,110
2001 $8,975,814,653 $17,538,461,538
2002 $9,582,510,578 $19,363,736,264
2003 $10,195,627,645 $23,533,791,209
2004 $11,411,706,629 $31,734,065,934
2005 $12,588,998,590 $44,530,494,505
2006 $15,056,981,664 $60,882,142,857
2007 $17,110,437,236 $79,712,087,912
2008 $22,658,715,989 $115,270,054,945
2009 $24,537,876,056 $97,798,351,648
2010 $27,133,804,225 $125,122,306,346
2011 $29,524,149,155 $167,775,268,626
2012 $31,634,561,690 $186,833,502,363
2013 $34,454,440,141 $198,727,642,967
2014 $36,847,643,521 $206,224,598,571
2015 $38,587,017,887 $161,739,955,577
2016 $39,892,551,127 $151,732,181,868
2017 $41,608,435,915 $161,099,122,225
2018 $43,370,860,704 $183,334,953,819
2019 $44,503,006,338 $176,371,267,692
2020 $43,700,383,099 $144,411,363,352
2021 $46,296,100,141 $179,732,009,560
2022 $48,764,963,380 $235,709,325,714
2023 $51,088,476,338 $213,002,809,341
2024 $53,352,289,577 $217,982,967,033

Jordan and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Qatar
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 $2,594
1971 $412 $2,952
1972 $460 $3,483
1973 $531 $4,905
1974 $651 $13,540
1975 $718 $13,014
1976 $873 $15,710
1977 $1,039 $16,058
1978 $1,249 $16,757
1979 $1,519 $21,777
1980 $1,750 $28,375
1981 $1,885 $29,505
1982 $1,929 $24,385
1983 $1,939 $19,616
1984 $1,871 $19,272
1985 $1,797 $16,815
1986 $2,200 $13,213
1987 $2,217 $13,719
1988 $1,966 $14,682
1989 $1,260 $15,243
1990 $1,149 $16,722
1991 $1,110 $15,133
1992 $1,287 $16,280
1993 $1,289 $14,770
1994 $1,367 $14,765
1995 $1,416 $15,823
1996 $1,410 $17,125
1997 $1,436 $20,523
1998 $1,532 $17,665
1999 $1,545 $20,234
2000 $1,571 $27,535
2001 $1,632 $25,871
2002 $1,706 $27,227
2003 $1,776 $31,602
2004 $1,940 $41,036
2005 $2,088 $53,950
2006 $2,343 $62,582
2007 $2,506 $65,954
2008 $3,242 $80,781
2009 $3,436 $60,786
2010 $3,718 $77,387
2011 $3,947 $103,262
2012 $4,170 $108,470
2013 $4,311 $103,697
2014 $4,191 $95,841
2015 $4,043 $68,985
2016 $3,987 $61,254
2017 $4,066 $63,280
2018 $4,145 $71,040
2019 $4,170 $66,841
2020 $4,022 $51,684
2021 $4,183 $71,752
2022 $4,332 $88,701
2023 $4,466 $80,196
2024 $4,618 $76,276

Jordan vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Qatar
1950 40.9 50.8
1951 42 51.5
1952 43.2 52.1
1953 44.4 52.8
1954 45.6 53.5
1955 46.8 54.2
1956 48 54.9
1957 49.2 55.6
1958 50.4 56.3
1959 51.6 57
1960 52.7 57.8
1961 53.7 58.5
1962 54.6 59.2
1963 55.5 60
1964 56.5 60.7
1965 57.3 61.4
1966 57.8 62.2
1967 59 62.9
1968 59.8 63.6
1969 60.5 64.2
1970 59.8 64.9
1971 61.8 65.5
1972 62.5 66.1
1973 63.1 66.6
1974 63.6 67.2
1975 64.1 67.7
1976 64.7 68.2
1977 65.1 68.6
1978 65.6 69.1
1979 66 69.5
1980 66.5 69.9
1981 66.9 70.3
1982 67.4 70.7
1983 67.8 71.1
1984 68.2 71.5
1985 68.6 71.8
1986 69 72.2
1987 69.3 72.5
1988 69.6 72.8
1989 69.9 73.1
1990 70.1 73.4
1991 70.2 73.7
1992 70.4 73.9
1993 70.6 74.1
1994 70.7 74.2
1995 70.9 74.4
1996 71.1 74.6
1997 71.3 74.7
1998 71.5 74.9
1999 71.7 75
2000 71.9 75.3
2001 72.1 75.5
2002 72.4 75.8
2003 72.6 76.1
2004 72.8 76.5
2005 73 76.9
2006 73.2 77.3
2007 73.4 77.7
2008 73.6 78.3
2009 73.7 78.8
2010 73.8 79.4
2011 73.9 80
2012 74.1 80.5
2013 74.3 81
2014 74.6 81.4
2015 75.1 81.8
2016 75.6 82.1
2017 76.1 82.5
2018 76.5 82.7
2019 76.9 82.9
2020 75.6 80.4
2021 74.2 81.1
2022 77.1 81.9
2023 77.8 82.4
2024 78 82.5
2025 78.1 82.7

Jordan and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Qatar
Year Population
Jordan Qatar
1960 853,471 36,010
1961 897,591 39,680
1962 940,554 44,630
1963 984,714 50,380
1964 1,035,640 56,867
1965 1,099,440 64,065
1966 1,178,360 72,192
1967 1,271,183 81,439
1968 1,372,460 91,749
1969 1,473,100 103,025
1970 1,565,163 116,350
1971 1,645,145 131,346
1972 1,714,555 146,506
1973 1,778,094 161,841
1974 1,839,182 177,362
1975 1,899,055 193,087
1976 1,958,177 209,052
1977 2,019,002 225,285
1978 2,083,595 241,808
1979 2,153,882 258,670
1980 2,234,186 275,913
1981 2,325,517 293,553
1982 2,426,927 311,537
1983 2,537,307 329,709
1984 2,654,688 347,878
1985 2,778,810 365,940
1986 2,909,887 382,422
1987 3,047,634 397,005
1988 3,193,039 411,264
1989 3,349,627 425,646
1990 3,621,908 440,175
1991 3,915,149 454,853
1992 4,127,693 469,657
1993 4,348,020 484,545
1994 4,561,406 499,459
1995 4,752,096 514,325
1996 4,912,516 529,019
1997 5,046,285 550,500
1998 5,164,284 580,540
1999 5,276,444 612,500
2000 5,386,945 644,989
2001 5,498,894 677,925
2002 5,616,066 711,205
2003 5,741,828 744,682
2004 5,882,061 773,332
2005 6,029,587 825,408
2006 6,427,371 972,831
2007 6,827,227 1,208,595
2008 6,989,866 1,426,938
2009 7,141,753 1,608,903
2010 7,297,043 1,616,832
2011 7,480,424 1,624,761
2012 7,587,127 1,722,438
2013 7,991,809 1,916,426
2014 8,791,710 2,151,745
2015 9,544,729 2,344,557
2016 10,006,367 2,477,113
2017 10,234,226 2,545,820
2018 10,462,306 2,580,734
2019 10,671,891 2,638,657
2020 10,865,228 2,794,148
2021 11,066,356 2,504,910
2022 11,256,263 2,657,333
2023 11,439,213 2,656,032
2024 11,552,876 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Jordan and Qatar

Fertility rate
Jordan

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Qatar
1960 7.6 6.53
1961 7.7 6.53
1962 7.79 6.53
1963 7.85 6.53
1964 7.91 6.53
1965 7.93 6.53
1966 7.99 6.52
1967 8.06 6.46
1968 8.14 6.39
1969 8.19 6.31
1970 8.18 6.23
1971 8.15 6.15
1972 8.12 6.07
1973 8.06 6.01
1974 8 5.94
1975 7.93 5.86
1976 7.83 5.78
1977 7.72 5.69
1978 7.59 5.58
1979 7.45 5.46
1980 7.29 5.33
1981 7.12 5.2
1982 6.96 5.04
1983 6.81 4.9
1984 6.67 4.76
1985 6.53 4.64
1986 6.39 4.57
1987 6.2 4.54
1988 6.01 4.51
1989 5.8 4.41
1990 5.54 4.23
1991 5.33 3.99
1992 5.14 3.85
1993 4.97 3.77
1994 4.82 3.67
1995 4.68 3.56
1996 4.51 3.44
1997 4.32 3.33
1998 4.11 3.21
1999 3.97 3.12
2000 3.86 3.07
2001 3.8 3.08
2002 3.81 3.01
2003 3.82 2.93
2004 3.73 2.79
2005 3.65 2.64
2006 3.71 2.51
2007 3.8 2.44
2008 3.88 2.37
2009 3.84 2.25
2010 3.78 2.14
2011 3.69 2.07
2012 3.57 2.04
2013 3.45 2.03
2014 3.3 2.03
2015 3.14 1.98
2016 3.07 1.86
2017 2.99 1.83
2018 2.92 1.76
2019 2.86 1.73
2020 2.79 1.68
2021 2.74 1.61
2022 2.68 1.74
2023 2.64 1.73

Jordan and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Jordan Qatar
1960 17 18
1961 16.8 19
1962 16.5 20.1
1963 16.2 21.1
1964 16 21.8
1965 15.7 22.5
1966 15.5 23
1967 15.3 23.5
1968 15.1 24
1969 15 24.4
1970 14.9 23.7
1971 14.8 22.2
1972 14.8 21.3
1973 14.8 20.9
1974 14.8 20.8
1975 14.8 21
1976 14.8 21.3
1977 14.9 21.8
1978 14.9 22.3
1979 15 22.9
1980 15.1 23.5
1981 15.2 24.1
1982 15.4 24.8
1983 15.5 25.6
1984 15.6 26.3
1985 15.8 27
1986 15.9 27.4
1987 16.1 27.5
1988 16.2 27.5
1989 16.4 27.6
1990 17.2 27.7
1991 18.1 27.9
1992 18.5 28.1
1993 18.9 28.4
1994 19.3 28.7
1995 19.5 29.1
1996 19.7 29.6
1997 19.8 29.9
1998 19.8 29.8
1999 19.9 29.8
2000 20 29.9
2001 20.1 30.1
2002 20.2 30.5
2003 20.3 30.9
2004 20.5 31
2005 20.8 30.9
2006 21 30.6
2007 21.2 30.1
2008 21.4 30.1
2009 21.5 30.8
2010 21.7 31.3
2011 21.9 31.2
2012 22.1 31
2013 22.3 30.9
2014 22.4 31.1
2015 22.6 31.2
2016 22.9 31.4
2017 23.2 31.6
2018 23.5 31.9
2019 23.9 32.3
2020 24.2 32.6
2021 24.6 32.9
2022 24.9 33.4
2023 25.3 34.1
2024 25.5 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Jordan Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jordan Qatar
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
97.8%
2014
English speaking
45%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Jordan Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Qatar
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
4,374 mi
2016

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