Jordan or Uzbekistan: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Jordan
10
indicators ahead
Uzbekistan
3
indicators ahead

Jordan wins on more indicators: 10 of 13 against 3.

  • Safety and trust: Uzbekistan 1:2
  • Costs and work: Uzbekistan 0:1
  • Climate and health: Jordan 7:0
  • Law and institutions: Jordan 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Jordan
Uzbekistan

Safety and trust

Better: Uzbekistan (1 : 2)
Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.03 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓1.0 per 100,000 residents
202329% lower
✗1.4 per 100,000 residents
202141% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✗16%
202253% lower
✓34%
2022111% higher

Costs and work

Better: Uzbekistan (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$12,632
20257% lower
✓$13,601
20258% higher

Climate and health

Better: Jordan (7 : 0)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓78.0 years
20248% higher
✗72.5 years
20247% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓75.9 years
20249% higher
✗69.6 years
20248% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓80.3 years
20246% higher
✗75.5 years
20246% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓80.9 years
20236% higher
✗76.0 years
20236% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.80%
2024almost equal
98.72%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.71%
2024almost equal
98.66%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓32.6 µg/m³ per year
2023almost equal
32.8 µg/m³ per year
2023almost equal

Law and institutions

Better: Jordan (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.19 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.64 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.30 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.69 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Jordan, Uzbekistan.

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