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Jordan vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 110th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan UAE
Population
11575983
11372700
Population rank 85/197 86/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Jordan and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Jordan and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Jordan

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Jordan UAE
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 $685,986,701
1971 $678,159,729 $939,893,600
1972 $788,479,685 $1,415,086,929
1973 $943,783,840 $4,231,243,616
1974 $1,197,483,949 $11,651,505,689
1975 $1,363,073,498 $14,720,728,249
1976 $1,708,521,219 $19,213,158,779
1977 $2,096,778,602 $24,871,775,165
1978 $2,602,208,589 $23,775,764,225
1979 $3,271,368,781 $31,225,659,621
1980 $3,910,044,474 $43,599,160,050
1981 $4,383,944,703 $49,333,424,135
1982 $4,681,240,993 $46,622,718,605
1983 $4,920,692,191 $42,803,323,345
1984 $4,967,162,160 $41,807,954,236
1985 $4,993,601,520 $40,603,650,232
1986 $6,402,050,485 $33,943,612,095
1987 $6,756,209,762 $36,384,908,744
1988 $6,277,451,829 $36,275,674,203
1989 $4,221,373,674 $41,464,995,914
1990 $4,160,087,508 $50,701,443,748
1991 $4,344,467,193 $51,552,165,622
1992 $5,310,833,194 $54,239,171,888
1993 $5,606,400,222 $55,625,170,253
1994 $6,236,295,978 $59,305,093,980
1995 $6,727,597,032 $65,743,666,576
1996 $6,927,503,526 $73,571,233,996
1997 $7,245,839,210 $78,839,008,445
1998 $7,912,270,804 $75,674,336,283
1999 $8,149,929,478 $84,445,473,111
2000 $8,460,789,845 $104,337,372,362
2001 $8,975,814,653 $103,311,640,572
2002 $9,582,510,578 $109,816,201,498
2003 $10,195,627,645 $124,346,358,067
2004 $11,411,706,629 $147,824,370,320
2005 $12,588,998,590 $180,617,467,965
2006 $15,056,981,664 $222,116,541,865
2007 $17,110,437,236 $257,916,133,424
2008 $22,658,715,989 $315,474,615,739
2009 $24,537,876,056 $253,547,358,747
2010 $27,133,804,225 $300,189,052,689
2011 $29,524,149,155 $360,832,739,551
2012 $31,634,561,690 $384,610,125,391
2013 $34,454,440,141 $400,218,529,748
2014 $36,847,643,521 $414,105,366,753
2015 $38,587,017,887 $370,275,469,571
2016 $39,892,551,127 $369,255,326,236
2017 $41,608,435,915 $390,516,804,030
2018 $43,370,860,704 $427,049,432,158
2019 $44,503,006,338 $417,989,721,743
2020 $43,700,383,099 $349,473,015,330
2021 $46,296,100,141 $415,178,792,757
2022 $48,764,963,380 $502,731,935,194
2023 $51,088,476,338 $514,130,432,648
2024 $53,352,289,577 $537,078,829,135

Jordan and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Jordan UAE
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 $2,394
1971 $412 $2,805
1972 $460 $3,675
1973 $531 $9,696
1974 $651 $23,823
1975 $718 $27,117
1976 $873 $31,197
1977 $1,039 $35,020
1978 $1,249 $29,379
1979 $1,519 $34,238
1980 $1,750 $42,925
1981 $1,885 $44,854
1982 $1,929 $39,972
1983 $1,939 $34,650
1984 $1,871 $32,012
1985 $1,797 $29,468
1986 $2,200 $23,132
1987 $2,217 $23,113
1988 $1,966 $21,570
1989 $1,260 $23,167
1990 $1,149 $26,710
1991 $1,110 $25,691
1992 $1,287 $25,648
1993 $1,289 $25,033
1994 $1,367 $25,473
1995 $1,416 $27,003
1996 $1,410 $28,323
1997 $1,436 $27,983
1998 $1,532 $24,889
1999 $1,545 $25,856
2000 $1,571 $29,866
2001 $1,632 $27,745
2002 $1,706 $27,754
2003 $1,776 $29,660
2004 $1,940 $33,377
2005 $2,088 $38,719
2006 $2,343 $44,343
2007 $2,506 $45,855
2008 $3,242 $50,054
2009 $3,436 $37,803
2010 $3,718 $43,697
2011 $3,947 $50,789
2012 $4,170 $52,034
2013 $4,311 $52,024
2014 $4,191 $51,381
2015 $4,043 $43,535
2016 $3,987 $41,326
2017 $4,066 $42,341
2018 $4,145 $45,690
2019 $4,170 $44,251
2020 $4,022 $37,174
2021 $4,183 $43,360
2022 $4,332 $49,899
2023 $4,466 $49,041
2024 $4,618 $49,378

Jordan vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan UAE
1950 40.9 42.1
1951 42 42.9
1952 43.2 43.6
1953 44.4 44.4
1954 45.6 45.2
1955 46.8 46
1956 48 46.9
1957 49.2 47.8
1958 50.4 48.8
1959 51.6 49.7
1960 52.7 50.7
1961 53.7 51.6
1962 54.6 52.5
1963 55.5 53.5
1964 56.5 54.5
1965 57.3 55.5
1966 57.8 56.6
1967 59 57.6
1968 59.8 58.7
1969 60.5 59.8
1970 59.8 60.8
1971 61.8 61.8
1972 62.5 62.7
1973 63.1 63.5
1974 63.6 64.4
1975 64.1 65.1
1976 64.7 65.8
1977 65.1 66.5
1978 65.6 67.1
1979 66 67.6
1980 66.5 68.2
1981 66.9 68.6
1982 67.4 69.1
1983 67.8 69.4
1984 68.2 69.8
1985 68.6 70.1
1986 69 70.4
1987 69.3 70.6
1988 69.6 70.8
1989 69.9 71
1990 70.1 71.1
1991 70.2 71.1
1992 70.4 71.2
1993 70.6 71.2
1994 70.7 71.2
1995 70.9 71.4
1996 71.1 71.8
1997 71.3 72.6
1998 71.5 73.7
1999 71.7 75
2000 71.9 76.3
2001 72.1 77.6
2002 72.4 78.7
2003 72.6 79.6
2004 72.8 80.3
2005 73 80.8
2006 73.2 81.2
2007 73.4 81.4
2008 73.6 81.6
2009 73.7 81.7
2010 73.8 81.9
2011 73.9 81.9
2012 74.1 81.9
2013 74.3 82
2014 74.6 82
2015 75.1 82.1
2016 75.6 82.2
2017 76.1 82.4
2018 76.5 82.4
2019 76.9 82.6
2020 75.6 81.9
2021 74.2 79.1
2022 77.1 80.5
2023 77.8 82.9
2024 78 83.1
2025 78.1 83.2

Jordan and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Jordan UAE
1960 853,471 131,334
1961 897,591 137,989
1962 940,554 144,946
1963 984,714 152,211
1964 1,035,640 159,692
1965 1,099,440 167,103
1966 1,178,360 173,976
1967 1,271,183 179,700
1968 1,372,460 199,416
1969 1,473,100 239,660
1970 1,565,163 286,536
1971 1,645,145 335,027
1972 1,714,555 385,014
1973 1,778,094 436,399
1974 1,839,182 489,087
1975 1,899,055 542,856
1976 1,958,177 615,866
1977 2,019,002 710,209
1978 2,083,595 809,274
1979 2,153,882 912,010
1980 2,234,186 1,015,700
1981 2,325,517 1,099,855
1982 2,426,927 1,166,370
1983 2,537,307 1,235,305
1984 2,654,688 1,305,996
1985 2,778,810 1,377,911
1986 2,909,887 1,467,383
1987 3,047,634 1,574,244
1988 3,193,039 1,681,788
1989 3,349,627 1,789,851
1990 3,621,908 1,898,220
1991 3,915,149 2,006,626
1992 4,127,693 2,114,730
1993 4,348,020 2,222,093
1994 4,561,406 2,328,188
1995 4,752,096 2,434,662
1996 4,912,516 2,597,564
1997 5,046,285 2,817,410
1998 5,164,284 3,040,421
1999 5,276,444 3,266,009
2000 5,386,945 3,493,575
2001 5,498,894 3,723,590
2002 5,616,066 3,956,826
2003 5,741,828 4,192,457
2004 5,882,061 4,428,967
2005 6,029,587 4,664,790
2006 6,427,371 5,009,100
2007 6,827,227 5,624,635
2008 6,989,866 6,302,664
2009 7,141,753 6,707,058
2010 7,297,043 6,869,838
2011 7,480,424 7,104,538
2012 7,587,127 7,391,448
2013 7,991,809 7,693,031
2014 8,791,710 8,059,440
2015 9,544,729 8,505,237
2016 10,006,367 8,935,095
2017 10,234,226 9,223,225
2018 10,462,306 9,346,701
2019 10,671,891 9,445,785
2020 10,865,228 9,401,038
2021 11,066,356 9,575,152
2022 11,256,263 10,074,977
2023 11,439,213 10,483,751
2024 11,552,876 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Jordan and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Jordan

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Jordan UAE
1960 7.6 6.5
1961 7.7 6.49
1962 7.79 6.49
1963 7.85 6.5
1964 7.91 6.49
1965 7.93 6.5
1966 7.99 6.5
1967 8.06 6.51
1968 8.14 6.53
1969 8.19 6.52
1970 8.18 6.52
1971 8.15 6.52
1972 8.12 6.5
1973 8.06 6.46
1974 8 6.41
1975 7.93 6.35
1976 7.83 6.29
1977 7.72 6.22
1978 7.59 6.15
1979 7.45 6.06
1980 7.29 5.95
1981 7.12 5.81
1982 6.96 5.66
1983 6.81 5.48
1984 6.67 5.3
1985 6.53 5.13
1986 6.39 5
1987 6.2 4.88
1988 6.01 4.77
1989 5.8 4.65
1990 5.54 4.51
1991 5.33 4.25
1992 5.14 4.09
1993 4.97 3.82
1994 4.82 3.76
1995 4.68 3.28
1996 4.51 3.06
1997 4.32 2.83
1998 4.11 2.77
1999 3.97 2.79
2000 3.86 2.73
2001 3.8 2.62
2002 3.81 2.54
2003 3.82 2.49
2004 3.73 2.38
2005 3.65 2.23
2006 3.71 1.96
2007 3.8 1.79
2008 3.88 1.52
2009 3.84 1.58
2010 3.78 1.57
2011 3.69 1.54
2012 3.57 1.53
2013 3.45 1.53
2014 3.3 1.48
2015 3.14 1.42
2016 3.07 1.37
2017 2.99 1.35
2018 2.92 1.29
2019 2.86 1.25
2020 2.79 1.29
2021 2.74 1.16
2022 2.68 1.15
2023 2.64 1.2

Jordan and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Jordan UAE
1960 17 19.6
1961 16.8 20.1
1962 16.5 20.6
1963 16.2 21
1964 16 21.5
1965 15.7 22
1966 15.5 22.6
1967 15.3 23.3
1968 15.1 23.5
1969 15 23.1
1970 14.9 23
1971 14.8 23.2
1972 14.8 23.6
1973 14.8 24.1
1974 14.8 24.7
1975 14.8 25.4
1976 14.8 25.6
1977 14.9 25.4
1978 14.9 25.5
1979 15 25.8
1980 15.1 26.2
1981 15.2 26.4
1982 15.4 26.4
1983 15.5 26.4
1984 15.6 26.4
1985 15.8 26.6
1986 15.9 26.5
1987 16.1 26.1
1988 16.2 25.9
1989 16.4 25.8
1990 17.2 25.8
1991 18.1 26
1992 18.5 26.4
1993 18.9 26.8
1994 19.3 27.4
1995 19.5 28
1996 19.7 28.1
1997 19.8 27.9
1998 19.8 27.9
1999 19.9 28
2000 20 28.2
2001 20.1 28.6
2002 20.2 29.1
2003 20.3 29.6
2004 20.5 30.3
2005 20.8 30.9
2006 21 31.4
2007 21.2 31.6
2008 21.4 31.6
2009 21.5 31.6
2010 21.7 31.7
2011 21.9 31.7
2012 22.1 31.7
2013 22.3 31.7
2014 22.4 31.8
2015 22.6 31.8
2016 22.9 31.8
2017 23.2 31.8
2018 23.5 31.8
2019 23.9 31.8
2020 24.2 31.8
2021 24.6 31.9
2022 24.9 31.9
2023 25.3 32.2
2024 25.5 32.6

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Finance

Jordan UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Jordan UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jordan UAE
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
98.8%
2024
English speaking
45%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Jordan UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan UAE
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
2,535 mi
2008

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