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Jordan vs Tunisia
Side-by-side comparison of Jordan and Tunisia 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
Tunisia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · nation age 70 years
In short
Jordan scores 58.6 in the NationsTree Index (59th in the world) and Tunisia scores 44.7 (110th), a gap of 13.9 points. Their trees are 7.4 m and 7.9 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Jordan and Tunisia have a similar population. Tunisia has 83% more land area than Jordan. The economy of Tunisia is 29% larger than that of Jordan (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Jordan 11.5 million and Tunisia 12.3 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $15,233 in Tunisia and $12,632 in Jordan (2025, international dollars). People in Jordan live on average 1.3 years longer (78.0 vs 76.7 years).
Of 34 indicators reported by both countries, Jordan ranks higher in the world on 20 and Tunisia on 14. Jordan is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, military and infrastructure & digital. Tunisia is clearly stronger in natural resources and science & innovation.
As a nation, Jordan is the older of the two (statehood since 1946, 80 years), compared with Tunisia (since 1956). Over the last five years Jordan improved faster (direction score 91 vs 17 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Jordan and Tunisia.
Jordanbetter
1.8%
53rd of 180
Tunisia
5.2%
140th of 180
Internet usersInfrastructure & digital
Jordanbetter
95.6%
24th of 186
Tunisia
76.5%
111th of 186
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI)Infrastructure & digital
Jordanbetter
2.72
68th of 164
Tunisia
2.10
142nd of 164
Homicide rateInstitutions & safety
Jordanbetter
1.0
42nd of 145
Tunisia
4.7
97th of 145
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Jordanbetter
61.2
70th of 205
Tunisia
46.5
138th of 205
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Jordan overtook Tunisia in the NationsTree Index in 2021 and has stayed ahead since.
Jordan overtook Tunisia in life expectancy in 2015 and has stayed ahead since.
Tunisia overtook Jordan in GDP per person (PPP) in 2014 and has stayed ahead since.
Tunisia has been ahead of Jordan in GDP (PPP) and 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
JordanTunisia 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 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 89,318113th/216 · 2024 | 163,61092nd/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 88,794111th/216 · 2024 | 155,36092nd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 11.5 m83rd/217 · 2025 | 12.3 m79th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.28%191st/217 · 2025 | 0.58%132nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 130.186th/216 · 2024 | 79.0124th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 93.2%24th/217 · 2025 | 70.7%87th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 30.2%70th/217 · 2025 | 23.6%107th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 4.8%155th/217 · 2025 | 9.9%101st/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $61.61 bn90th/210 · 2025 | $57.50 bn93rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $145.53 bn91st/199 · 2025 | $188.11 bn81st/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $124.36 bn91st/199 · 2025 | $160.75 bn81st/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $5,348136th/210 · 2025 | $4,657143rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $12,632130th/199 · 2025 | $15,233121st/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $5,260127th/201 · 2025 | $4,300139th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 2.8%121st/210 · 2025 | 2.5%131st/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 1.8%53rd/180 · 2025 | 5.2%140th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 16.5%175th/187 · 2025 | 15.1%172nd/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 93.6%46th/55 · 2023 | 42.5%2012 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 83.6%150th/189 · 2025 | 81.7%148th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -6.2%165th/192 · 2025 | -5.3%154th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 5.6%102nd/197 · 2025 | 10.3%68th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 27.4%67th/200 · 2025 | 22.0%114th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 17.4%33rd/192 · 2025 | 14.8%46th/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | 56.8%111th/200 · 2025 | 62.7%68th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $9.28 bn2007 | $26.83 bn87th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $15.70 bn2007 | $31.51 bn82nd/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 54.2%2007 | 46.7%60th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 91.8%2007 | 54.8%64th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 146.0%2007 | 101.4%61st/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.3%130th/170 · 2024 | 6.2%67th/170 · 2024 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 72.1%39th/171 · 2024 | 77.3%28th/171 · 2024 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 17.6%82nd/171 · 2024 | 14.7%92nd/171 · 2024 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 8.5%44th/171 · 2024 | 1.5%117th/171 · 2024 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 2.1%130th/168 · 2023 | 7.7%81st/168 · 2023 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -5.6%145th/191 · 2025 | -3.3%119th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 3.3%65th/196 · 2025 | 2.0%102nd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.1%160th/209 · 2021 | 2.2%93rd/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.01%100th/197 · 2021 | 1.55%40th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.04%68th/197 · 2021 | 0.49%38th/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 | 0.21%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 2.3%165th/206 · 2024 | 17.8%61st/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 61176th/183 · 2022 | 346158th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 1.2 m88th/194 · 2020 | 2.0 m66th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.75 bn56th/175 · 2020 | $1.01 bn73rd/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 16.7%39th/168 · 2020 | 9.0%64th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 406,00082nd/107 · 2020 | 739,00067th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 78.071st/217 · 2024 | 76.788th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 12.989th/196 · 2024 | 12.185th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.8562nd/174 · 2022 | 1.3298th/174 · 2021 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.4103rd/145 · 2023 | 1.894th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 96%48th/193 · 2024 | 97%29th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 79.5%73rd/153 · 2023 | 42.1%119th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 91.8%93rd/173 · 2024 | 90.3%2016 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 73.2%2010 | 11.7%48th/55 · 2021 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 7.3%157th/217 · 2025 | 14.9%98th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 7.7%70th/193 · 2023 | 8.0%63rd/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 94.4%40th/98 · 2024 | 86.3%61st/98 · 2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 35.9%101st/150 · 2024 | 38.1%96th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.754100th/193 · 2023 | 0.746105th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 33.72010 | 33.750th/108 · 2021 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.1%2010 | 0.7%40th/108 · 2021 |
| 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 | 65.0%96th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 80.1%49th/144 · 2024 | 79.8%51st/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 95.6%24th/186 · 2024 | 76.5%111th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 70182nd/210 · 2024 | 11899th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 7.0133rd/208 · 2024 | 15.0101st/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.7268th/164 · 2018 | 2.10142nd/164 · 2018 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 1,77755th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 3.7 m69th/161 · 2023 | 4.1 m65th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 2.0992nd/203 · 2024 | 2.62104th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 11.5%139th/212 · 2021 | 11.6%138th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 32.6161st/200 · 2023 | 18.9109th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 0.8%200th/214 · 2024 | 4.4%183rd/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 780105th/149 · 2024 | 84199th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 54.699th/205 · 2025 | 46.5132nd/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 54.276th/207 · 2025 | 43.9104th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 61.890th/207 · 2025 | 52.2124th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 60.1137th/207 · 2025 | 53.4167th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 61.270th/205 · 2025 | 46.5138th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 44.0139th/205 · 2025 | 45.8135th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 1.042nd/145 · 2023 | 4.797th/145 · 2020 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $2.56 bn62nd/156 · 2025 | $1.48 bn73rd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 4.6%12th/156 · 2025 | 2.5%41st/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 13.5%20th/154 · 2025 | 7.5%45th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 116,00050th/170 · 2020 | 48,00070th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 3.98%10th/168 · 2020 | 1.18%56th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 34.0 m71st/163 · 2024 | 7.0 m117th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 226.0 m16th/65 · 2024 | — |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.70%2016 | 0.75%2019 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1496th/137 · 2024 | 22560th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 5,41957th/197 · 2023 | 5,49356th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Jordan or Tunisia?
Tunisia has the larger population: 12.3 m (2025) compared with 11.5 m for Jordan (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Jordan or Tunisia?
Tunisia is larger: 163,610 km² (2024) compared with 89,318 km² for Jordan (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Jordan or Tunisia?
Tunisia has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $188.11 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 Tunisia?
Tunisia has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $15,233 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 Tunisia?
Jordan has the higher life expectancy at birth: 78.0 years (2024) compared with 76.7 years for Tunisia (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Jordan or Tunisia?
Jordan spends more on the military: $2.56 bn (2025) compared with $1.48 bn for Tunisia (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Jordan or Tunisia?
Jordan: 58.6 points (59th in the world); Tunisia: 44.7 points (110th). 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 Tunisia — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/jordan-vs-tunisia. Data as of 26 October 2026.