Jordan vs Tunisia

Jordan and Tunisia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Jordan and Tunisia have about the same number of people: 11.5 million and 12.3 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Jordan ($5,348) is 15% higher than in Tunisia ($4,657) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Jordan (2.8%) than in Tunisia (2.5%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Tunisia (5.2%) than in Jordan (1.8%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Jordan (16.5%) than in Tunisia (15.1%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Jordan can expect to live 1.3 years longer than one born in Tunisia: 78 years against 76.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Tunisia is older: half of its people are over 32.1 years, against 24.3 years in Jordan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jordan (95.6%) than in Tunisia (76.5%), a difference of 19.1 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Tunisia (2.6 tonnes) are 24% higher than in Jordan (2.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Tunisia (4.4%) than in Jordan (0.8%), a difference of 3.6 percentage points in 2024.