Jordan vs Viet Nam

Jordan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Upper middle income
Capital: Amman
Population
11.6M
GDP
$58.6B
Viet Nam
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Hanoi
Population
101M
GDP
$476.3B

POP 8.7x GDP 8.1x LE 3.2 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Jordan vs Viet Nam

Forest Area97.7%Poverty (< $2.15/day)93.8%Foreign Direct Investment91.9%Unemployment Rate90.4%Population88.6%GDP (Current USD)87.7%Freshwater Withdrawal83.6%Female Labor Participation76.8%
WIDE pair: the board is the Forest Area gap first (Jordan UMC vs Viet Nam UMC).

Demographics: Population (Viet Nam, 89% spread)

Indicator Jordan Viet Nam Year
Population 11.6M 101M 2024
Population Density 128.8 320.2 2023
Urban Population 93.0% 38.5% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 4.5% 9.0% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Jordan and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Viet Nam, 92% spread)

Indicator Jordan Viet Nam Year
Foreign Direct Investment $1.6B $20.2B 2024
Unemployment Rate 16.7% 1.6% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $58.6B $476.3B 2024
GDP Growth Rate 2.6% 7.0% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Jordan and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Jordan, 61% spread)

Indicator Jordan Viet Nam Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2.9 1.1 2022
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 8.2% 18.2% 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.7% 4.6% 2023
Maternal Mortality Ratio 31 48 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the Jordan and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Jordan, 11% spread)

Indicator Jordan Viet Nam Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.2% 2.9% 2024
School Enrollment (Primary) 98.6% 106.3% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Jordan and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Viet Nam, 98% spread)

Indicator Jordan Viet Nam Year
Forest Area 1.1% 47.4% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 139.3% 22.8% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 11.5% 24.2% 2021
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 2.1 4.3 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Jordan and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Viet Nam, 45% spread)

Indicator Jordan Viet Nam Year
Mobile Subscriptions 69.6 127.6 2024
Access to Sanitation 80.1% 45.4% 2024
Access to Clean Water 89.0% 58.6% 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Jordan and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Jordan, 94% spread)

Indicator Jordan Viet Nam Year
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.1% 1.6% 2010
Female Labor Participation 16.0% 68.9% 2024
Net Migration -156,369 -59,645 2024
Intentional Homicides 1.0 1.5 2023

2 closer social rows sit on the Jordan and Viet Nam profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Jordan vs Viet Nam comparison

Jordan (UMC, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan) vs Viet Nam (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 8.7x smaller (11.6M vs 101M) and total GDP is 8.1x smaller ($58.6B vs $476.3B). The gap board leads on Forest Area (~98% relative spread) across 42 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Jordan vs Viet Nam figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · WIDE scale band.