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Jordan vs Oman
Side-by-side comparison of Jordan and Oman from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Jordan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · nation age 80 years
Oman
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · nation age 56 years
In short
Oman scores 65.1 in the NationsTree Index (46th in the world) and Jordan scores 58.6 (59th), a gap of 6.5 points. Their trees are 7.4 m and 9.7 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Jordan has 2.1 times the population of Oman. Oman is 3.5 times larger than Jordan by land area. The economy of Oman is 60% larger than that of Jordan (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Jordan 11.5 million and Oman 5.5 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $42,295 in Oman and $12,632 in Jordan (2025, international dollars). People in Oman live on average 2.3 years longer (80.2 vs 78.0 years).
Of 33 indicators reported by both countries, Jordan ranks higher in the world on 8 and Oman on 25. Jordan is clearly stronger in tourism and main industries. Oman is clearly stronger in economy, natural resources and trade.
As a nation, Jordan is the older of the two (statehood since 1946, 80 years), compared with Oman (since 1970). Over the last five years Jordan improved faster (direction score 91 vs 77 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Jordan and Oman.
Jordan
-6.2%
165th of 192
Omanbetter
0.6%
31st of 192
UnemploymentEconomy
Jordan
16.5%
175th of 187
Omanbetter
3.3%
49th of 187
CO₂ emissions per personEnvironment & energy
Jordanbetter
2.09
92nd of 203
Oman
18.65
197th of 203
Political stabilityInstitutions & safety
Jordan
60.1
137th of 207
Omanbetter
76.0
72nd of 207
Renewable energyEnvironment & energy
Jordanbetter
11.5%
139th of 212
Oman
0.1%
202nd of 212
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Oman overtook Jordan in the NationsTree Index in 1999 and has stayed ahead since.
Oman overtook Jordan in life expectancy in 1993 and has stayed ahead since.
Oman has been ahead of Jordan in GDP per person (PPP) and GDP (PPP) in every year since 1990.
Jordan has been ahead of Oman in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
JordanOman All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Jordan | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 89,318113th/216 · 2024 | 309,50071st/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 88,794111th/216 · 2024 | 309,50069th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 11.5 m83rd/217 · 2025 | 5.5 m120th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.28%191st/217 · 2025 | 3.96%3rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 130.186th/216 · 2024 | 17.1194th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 93.2%24th/217 · 2025 | 79.5%61st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 30.2%70th/217 · 2025 | 24.3%99th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 4.8%155th/217 · 2025 | 2.7%202nd/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $61.61 bn90th/210 · 2025 | $109.60 bn71st/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $145.53 bn91st/199 · 2025 | $232.40 bn76th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $124.36 bn91st/199 · 2025 | $198.59 bn76th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $5,348136th/210 · 2025 | $19,94776th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $12,632130th/199 · 2025 | $42,29563rd/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $5,260127th/201 · 2025 | $19,52068th/201 · 2024 |
| GDP growth % | 2.8%121st/210 · 2025 | 2.4%136th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 1.8%53rd/180 · 2025 | 1.0%35th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 16.5%175th/187 · 2025 | 3.3%49th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 93.6%46th/55 · 2023 | — |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 83.6%150th/189 · 2025 | 34.7%47th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -6.2%165th/192 · 2025 | 0.6%31st/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 5.6%102nd/197 · 2025 | 2.8%131st/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 27.4%67th/200 · 2025 | 52.7%6th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 17.4%33rd/192 · 2025 | 9.4%107th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 56.8%111th/200 · 2025 | 47.2%158th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $9.28 bn2007 | $70.79 bn55th/182 · 2024 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $15.70 bn2007 | $52.26 bn68th/182 · 2024 |
| Exports % of GDP | 54.2%2007 | 66.1%34th/183 · 2024 |
| Imports % of GDP | 91.8%2007 | 48.8%83rd/183 · 2024 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 146.0%2007 | 114.9%45th/183 · 2024 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.3%130th/170 · 2024 | 72.4%13th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 72.1%39th/171 · 2024 | 17.3%112th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 17.6%82nd/171 · 2024 | 4.3%142nd/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 8.5%44th/171 · 2024 | 5.9%58th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 2.1%130th/168 · 2023 | 5.0%102nd/168 · 2023 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -5.6%145th/191 · 2025 | -1.1%93rd/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 3.3%65th/196 · 2025 | 6.2%33rd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.1%160th/209 · 2021 | 29.2%13th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.01%100th/197 · 2021 | 23.54%7th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.04%68th/197 · 2021 | 5.67%13th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.02%140th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%169th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 2.3%165th/206 · 2024 | 0.3%204th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 61176th/183 · 2022 | 296161st/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 1.2 m88th/194 · 2020 | 869,000105th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.75 bn56th/175 · 2020 | $669.0 m87th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 16.7%39th/168 · 2020 | 1.9%131st/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 406,00082nd/107 · 2020 | 1.7 m52nd/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 78.071st/217 · 2024 | 80.252nd/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 12.989th/196 · 2024 | 10.378th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.8562nd/174 · 2022 | 1.9981st/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.4103rd/145 · 2023 | 1.0119th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 96%48th/193 · 2024 | 99%1st/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 79.5%73rd/153 · 2023 | 66.4%2015 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 91.8%93rd/173 · 2024 | 95.1%79th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 73.2%2010 | — |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 7.3%157th/217 · 2025 | 3.7%214th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 7.7%70th/193 · 2023 | 3.5%168th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 94.4%40th/98 · 2024 | 97.3%25th/98 · 2022 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 35.9%101st/150 · 2024 | 42.2%92nd/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.754100th/193 · 2023 | 0.85850th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 33.72010 | — |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.1%2010 | — |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 89.0%63rd/150 · 2024 | 91.1%58th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 80.1%49th/144 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users % of population | 95.6%24th/186 · 2024 | 95.3%27th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 70182nd/210 · 2024 | 12188th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 7.0133rd/208 · 2024 | 11.1116th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.7268th/164 · 2018 | 3.2046th/164 · 2022 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 3.7 m69th/161 · 2023 | 8.7 m51st/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 2.0992nd/203 · 2024 | 18.65197th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 11.5%139th/212 · 2021 | 0.1%202nd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 32.6161st/200 · 2023 | 46.9187th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 0.8%200th/214 · 2024 | 0.0%209th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 780105th/149 · 2024 | 5,42214th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 54.699th/205 · 2025 | 60.172nd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 54.276th/207 · 2025 | 58.270th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 61.890th/207 · 2025 | 66.972nd/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 60.1137th/207 · 2025 | 76.072nd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 61.270th/205 · 2025 | 67.443rd/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 44.0139th/205 · 2025 | 37.4158th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 1.042nd/145 · 2023 | 0.13rd/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $2.56 bn62nd/156 · 2025 | $5.99 bn44th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 4.6%12th/156 · 2025 | 5.7%10th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 13.5%20th/154 · 2025 | 20.0%7th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 116,00050th/170 · 2020 | 47,00071st/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 3.98%10th/168 · 2020 | 2.12%23rd/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 34.0 m71st/163 · 2024 | 4.0 m135th/163 · 2023 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 226.0 m16th/65 · 2024 | 7.0 m2017 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.70%2016 | 0.39%67th/110 · 2024 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1496th/137 · 2024 | 9870th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 5,41957th/197 · 2023 | 1,64076th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Jordan or Oman?
Jordan has the larger population: 11.5 m (2025) compared with 5.5 m for Oman (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Jordan or Oman?
Oman is larger: 309,500 km² (2024) compared with 89,318 km² for Jordan (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Jordan or Oman?
Oman has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $232.40 bn intl. (2025) compared with $145.53 bn intl. for Jordan (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Jordan or Oman?
Oman has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $42,295 intl. (2025) compared with $12,632 intl. for Jordan (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Jordan or Oman?
Oman has the higher life expectancy at birth: 80.2 years (2024) compared with 78.0 years for Jordan (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Jordan or Oman?
Oman spends more on the military: $5.99 bn (2025) compared with $2.56 bn for Jordan (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Jordan or Oman?
Oman: 65.1 points (46th in the world); Jordan: 58.6 points (59th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Jordan vs Oman — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/jordan-vs-oman. Data as of 26 October 2026.