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Jordan vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 110th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Uganda
Population
11575983
52490669
Population rank 85/197 30/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Jordan and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Uganda
Year GDP
Jordan Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 $599,759,760 $884,502,310
1966 $657,999,737 $925,381,492
1967 $631,679,747 $967,240,655
1968 $561,119,776 $1,037,379,252
1969 $698,879,720 $1,168,556,629
1970 $639,519,744 $1,259,554,809
1971 $678,159,729 $1,417,191,656
1972 $788,479,685 $1,490,970,181
1973 $943,783,840 $1,701,829,789
1974 $1,197,483,949 $2,098,944,967
1975 $1,363,073,498 $2,359,555,556
1976 $1,708,521,219 $2,447,300,000
1977 $2,096,778,602 $2,936,470,588
1978 $2,602,208,589 $2,420,260,870
1979 $3,271,368,781 $2,139,025,000
1980 $3,910,044,474 $1,244,610,000
1981 $4,383,944,703 $1,337,300,000
1982 $4,681,240,993 $2,177,500,000
1983 $4,920,692,191 $2,240,333,333
1984 $4,967,162,160 $3,615,647,477
1985 $4,993,601,520 $3,519,695,444
1986 $6,402,050,485 $3,923,244,050
1987 $6,756,209,762 $6,269,522,042
1988 $6,277,451,829 $6,508,931,652
1989 $4,221,373,674 $5,276,480,799
1990 $4,160,087,508 $4,304,399,310
1991 $4,344,467,193 $3,321,729,160
1992 $5,310,833,194 $2,857,457,762
1993 $5,606,400,222 $3,220,439,044
1994 $6,236,295,978 $3,990,430,447
1995 $6,727,597,032 $5,755,818,842
1996 $6,927,503,526 $6,044,585,327
1997 $7,245,839,210 $6,269,333,313
1998 $7,912,270,804 $6,584,815,847
1999 $8,149,929,478 $5,998,563,258
2000 $8,460,789,845 $6,193,246,837
2001 $8,975,814,653 $5,840,503,869
2002 $9,582,510,578 $6,178,563,591
2003 $10,195,627,645 $6,606,884,275
2004 $11,411,706,629 $7,939,487,548
2005 $12,588,998,590 $9,239,221,763
2006 $15,056,981,664 $9,977,647,683
2007 $17,110,437,236 $11,902,564,495
2008 $22,658,715,989 $14,440,404,132
2009 $24,537,876,056 $25,127,805,567
2010 $27,133,804,225 $26,673,441,431
2011 $29,524,149,155 $27,871,725,241
2012 $31,634,561,690 $27,305,915,911
2013 $34,454,440,141 $28,915,786,517
2014 $36,847,643,521 $32,612,397,257
2015 $38,587,017,887 $32,387,183,730
2016 $39,892,551,127 $29,203,988,696
2017 $41,608,435,915 $30,744,473,841
2018 $43,370,860,704 $32,927,025,620
2019 $44,503,006,338 $35,353,061,008
2020 $43,700,383,099 $37,600,368,240
2021 $46,296,100,141 $40,529,788,744
2022 $48,764,963,380 $45,565,333,216
2023 $51,088,476,338 $48,768,955,859
2024 $53,352,289,577 $53,651,874,314

Jordan and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 $546 $100
1966 $558 $101.4
1967 $497 $102.8
1968 $409 $106.9
1969 $474 $116.7
1970 $409 $122
1971 $412 $133.5
1972 $460 $137
1973 $531 $152.7
1974 $651 $183.7
1975 $718 $201.2
1976 $873 $203.3
1977 $1,039 $237.6
1978 $1,249 $190.7
1979 $1,519 $164.5
1980 $1,750 $93.8
1981 $1,885 $98.6
1982 $1,929 $157
1983 $1,939 $157.5
1984 $1,871 $247.5
1985 $1,797 $234.3
1986 $2,200 $253.6
1987 $2,217 $393
1988 $1,966 $395
1989 $1,260 $310
1990 $1,149 $245
1991 $1,110 $183
1992 $1,287 $152.1
1993 $1,289 $165.6
1994 $1,367 $198.4
1995 $1,416 $278.5
1996 $1,410 $284.7
1997 $1,436 $286.8
1998 $1,532 $292.5
1999 $1,545 $257.9
2000 $1,571 $258.1
2001 $1,632 $236
2002 $1,706 $242
2003 $1,776 $250.7
2004 $1,940 $292.4
2005 $2,088 $330
2006 $2,343 $347
2007 $2,506 $401
2008 $3,242 $473
2009 $3,436 $799
2010 $3,718 $823
2011 $3,947 $836
2012 $4,170 $795
2013 $4,311 $818
2014 $4,191 $896
2015 $4,043 $863
2016 $3,987 $753
2017 $4,066 $765
2018 $4,145 $792
2019 $4,170 $822
2020 $4,022 $846
2021 $4,183 $883
2022 $4,332 $963
2023 $4,466 $1,002
2024 $4,618 $1,073

Jordan vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Uganda
1950 40.9 39.7
1951 42 40.2
1952 43.2 40.8
1953 44.4 41.3
1954 45.6 41.8
1955 46.8 42.4
1956 48 43
1957 49.2 43.7
1958 50.4 44.3
1959 51.6 45
1960 52.7 45.6
1961 53.7 46.3
1962 54.6 46.8
1963 55.5 47.4
1964 56.5 47.8
1965 57.3 48.3
1966 57.8 48.5
1967 59 49
1968 59.8 49.3
1969 60.5 49.5
1970 59.8 49.6
1971 61.8 47.1
1972 62.5 47.2
1973 63.1 47
1974 63.6 46.9
1975 64.1 46.5
1976 64.7 46.2
1977 65.1 45.8
1978 65.6 45.6
1979 66 45.4
1980 66.5 43.5
1981 66.9 43.5
1982 67.4 43.3
1983 67.8 43.5
1984 68.2 43.7
1985 68.6 45.5
1986 69 45.7
1987 69.3 47.4
1988 69.6 47.5
1989 69.9 47.5
1990 70.1 47.6
1991 70.2 47.5
1992 70.4 47.7
1993 70.6 47.7
1994 70.7 47.7
1995 70.9 47.7
1996 71.1 47.8
1997 71.3 48
1998 71.5 48.3
1999 71.7 49
2000 71.9 49.6
2001 72.1 50.6
2002 72.4 51.4
2003 72.6 52.4
2004 72.8 53.7
2005 73 54.9
2006 73.2 56.1
2007 73.4 57.2
2008 73.6 58.3
2009 73.7 59.2
2010 73.8 60
2011 73.9 60.8
2012 74.1 61.6
2013 74.3 62.4
2014 74.6 63.1
2015 75.1 63.8
2016 75.6 64.5
2017 76.1 65.2
2018 76.5 65.8
2019 76.9 66.4
2020 75.6 66.4
2021 74.2 66.4
2022 77.1 67.7
2023 77.8 68.3
2024 78 68.5
2025 78.1 68.7

Jordan and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Uganda
Year Population
Jordan Uganda
1960 853,471 7,640,973
1961 897,591 7,862,217
1962 940,554 8,092,231
1963 984,714 8,333,663
1964 1,035,640 8,586,363
1965 1,099,440 8,849,203
1966 1,178,360 9,122,864
1967 1,271,183 9,408,924
1968 1,372,460 9,708,632
1969 1,473,100 10,014,858
1970 1,565,163 10,321,603
1971 1,645,145 10,618,206
1972 1,714,555 10,885,796
1973 1,778,094 11,144,236
1974 1,839,182 11,424,846
1975 1,899,055 11,725,240
1976 1,958,177 12,037,294
1977 2,019,002 12,359,669
1978 2,083,595 12,692,113
1979 2,153,882 13,002,163
1980 2,234,186 13,275,741
1981 2,325,517 13,556,452
1982 2,426,927 13,873,631
1983 2,537,307 14,221,881
1984 2,654,688 14,607,677
1985 2,778,810 15,023,681
1986 2,909,887 15,467,579
1987 3,047,634 15,954,170
1988 3,193,039 16,470,483
1989 3,349,627 17,010,698
1990 3,621,908 17,569,897
1991 3,915,149 18,155,901
1992 4,127,693 18,785,032
1993 4,348,020 19,445,161
1994 4,561,406 20,108,801
1995 4,752,096 20,665,667
1996 4,912,516 21,231,550
1997 5,046,285 21,856,046
1998 5,164,284 22,515,806
1999 5,276,444 23,257,281
2000 5,386,945 24,000,150
2001 5,498,894 24,745,676
2002 5,616,066 25,532,870
2003 5,741,828 26,352,124
2004 5,882,061 27,154,515
2005 6,029,587 27,963,289
2006 6,427,371 28,794,003
2007 6,827,227 29,653,430
2008 6,989,866 30,539,553
2009 7,141,753 31,451,151
2010 7,297,043 32,390,802
2011 7,480,424 33,354,543
2012 7,587,127 34,337,438
2013 7,991,809 35,337,042
2014 8,791,710 36,395,539
2015 9,544,729 37,531,446
2016 10,006,367 38,799,152
2017 10,234,226 40,177,388
2018 10,462,306 41,565,831
2019 10,671,891 42,999,637
2020 10,865,228 44,457,152
2021 11,066,356 45,910,930
2022 11,256,263 47,312,719
2023 11,439,213 48,656,601
2024 11,552,876 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Jordan and Uganda

Fertility rate
Jordan

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Uganda
1960 7.6 6.91
1961 7.7 6.93
1962 7.79 6.96
1963 7.85 6.98
1964 7.91 7.01
1965 7.93 7.04
1966 7.99 7.07
1967 8.06 7.1
1968 8.14 7.13
1969 8.19 7.12
1970 8.18 7.15
1971 8.15 7.18
1972 8.12 7.19
1973 8.06 7.19
1974 8 7.19
1975 7.93 7.2
1976 7.83 7.19
1977 7.72 7.18
1978 7.59 7.16
1979 7.45 7.14
1980 7.29 7.11
1981 7.12 7.12
1982 6.96 7.11
1983 6.81 7.07
1984 6.67 7.02
1985 6.53 7.04
1986 6.39 7.08
1987 6.2 7.12
1988 6.01 7.1
1989 5.8 7.05
1990 5.54 7.01
1991 5.33 6.94
1992 5.14 6.91
1993 4.97 6.89
1994 4.82 6.9
1995 4.68 6.87
1996 4.51 6.84
1997 4.32 6.86
1998 4.11 6.84
1999 3.97 6.83
2000 3.86 6.79
2001 3.8 6.76
2002 3.81 6.74
2003 3.82 6.67
2004 3.73 6.61
2005 3.65 6.53
2006 3.71 6.43
2007 3.8 6.33
2008 3.88 6.2
2009 3.84 6.12
2010 3.78 6.02
2011 3.69 5.89
2012 3.57 5.73
2013 3.45 5.56
2014 3.3 5.41
2015 3.14 5.25
2016 3.07 5.11
2017 2.99 4.99
2018 2.92 4.87
2019 2.86 4.74
2020 2.79 4.62
2021 2.74 4.51
2022 2.68 4.39
2023 2.64 4.28

Jordan and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Jordan Uganda
1960 17 17.1
1961 16.8 16.9
1962 16.5 16.8
1963 16.2 16.7
1964 16 16.6
1965 15.7 16.6
1966 15.5 16.6
1967 15.3 16.6
1968 15.1 16.6
1969 15 16.6
1970 14.9 16.6
1971 14.8 16.6
1972 14.8 16.5
1973 14.8 16.3
1974 14.8 16.3
1975 14.8 16.2
1976 14.8 16.2
1977 14.9 16.2
1978 14.9 16.1
1979 15 16.1
1980 15.1 16
1981 15.2 15.9
1982 15.4 15.9
1983 15.5 15.9
1984 15.6 15.9
1985 15.8 15.9
1986 15.9 15.9
1987 16.1 15.9
1988 16.2 15.9
1989 16.4 15.8
1990 17.2 15.8
1991 18.1 15.8
1992 18.5 15.7
1993 18.9 15.7
1994 19.3 15.6
1995 19.5 15.4
1996 19.7 15.3
1997 19.8 15.1
1998 19.8 15
1999 19.9 15
2000 20 15
2001 20.1 15
2002 20.2 15
2003 20.3 15
2004 20.5 15
2005 20.8 15
2006 21 15
2007 21.2 15
2008 21.4 15.1
2009 21.5 15.1
2010 21.7 15.2
2011 21.9 15.3
2012 22.1 15.4
2013 22.3 15.5
2014 22.4 15.6
2015 22.6 15.8
2016 22.9 16
2017 23.2 16.3
2018 23.5 16.5
2019 23.9 16.8
2020 24.2 17
2021 24.6 17.2
2022 24.9 17.4
2023 25.3 17.6
2024 25.5 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.4%
2019
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
72.8%
2024

Energy

Jordan Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Jordan Uganda
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
80.6%
2022
English speaking
45%
2023
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Jordan Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Uganda
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
90,720 mi
2019

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