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SWEDISH
MEATBALLS
PETRA
Jordans most
visited attraction
Location of Sweden
Location of Jordan
POPULATION COUNT
Sweden
Jordan
Total population
9 574 029
6 812 465
407,340.0
88,780.0
Population density
(number/km2)
21.59
88.77
Annual population
growth rate
+0.79%
(ranked 139th out of 232
countries)
+3.86%
(ranked 4th out of 232
countries)
+5.46
(ranked 24th out of 221
countries)
+17.22
(ranked 5th out of 221
countries)
11.9
25.2
9.4
3.8
Rate of natural
increase
+0.2%
+2.2%
Population increase
Sweden: Slow population growth due to LOW
FERTILITY RATE (currently at 1.91 per woman, below
replacement rate))
Positive population growth due to migration (asylum
seekers and family reunifications)
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE
General recovery
of world
economy
Huge expansion of
migrant communities
(asylum
seekers/family
reunification)
Mandated paid
maternity leave
Population increase
Jordan: High postitive population growth due in part
to RELATIVELY HIGH fertility rate (currently at 3.16
per woman, above replacement rate, but
DECREASING) but also due to migration
Reasons for
Swedens
increasing
fertility rate
Reasons for
Jordans
decreasing
fertility rate
HEALTHCARE
SWEDEN X JORDAN
Jordan
81.89
(ranked 12th)
74.1
(ranked 115th)
Doctor-to-patient ratio
(per 1,000 population)
3.8
(ranked 16th)
2.56
(ranked 54th)
Patient-to-bed ratio
(per 1,000 population)
2.7
(ranked 84th)
1.8
(ranked 117th)
Health expenditures (%
of GDP)
9.4
(ranked 36th)
8.4
(ranked 57th)
2.6
(ranked 217th)
15.73
(ranked 104th)
4
(ranked 181th)
63
(ranked 98th)
100
98
MDG target: decrease total IMR to 17 deaths per 1,000 births by 2015
(achieved)
Healthcare: Sweden
Healthcare: Jordan
One of the most modern healthcare infrastructures in the
Middle East
3 major sectors:
Public
Private
Donors
Immigration
SWEDEN X JORDAN
Immigration - Sweden
Net migration rate: +5.45 (ranked 24th)
As of 2011, roughly 15% of inhabitants in Sweden are
foreign-born. Of these, 859,000 (64.6%) were born
outside the EU
After WWI, net emigration Net immigration from
WWII onwards (long history of generous immigration
policies)
In 2013, immigration peaked: 115,845 people migrating
to Sweden. 81,300 applied for asylum in 2014 (increase
of 50% compared to 2013)
47% of them come from Syria (Iraq War), followed
by 21% from Africa
Largest foreign-born populations: Finland, Iraq, Poland,
Iran, former Yugoslavia and Syria.
Schengen Agreement: Part of EU laws
Immigration -Jordan
Strain on resources
Government expenditure of 19million Euros ($21.5 million)to
provide services for Syrians
Free healthcare services suspended
Humanitarian aid needed; supported by NGOs like Amnesty
International and Red Cross
Economy
SWEDEN X JORDAN
Sweden
Jordan
40,900
(ranked 27th)
5,214
Population below
poverty line
14%
14.2%
Unemployment rate
7.8%
12%
US$ 61,710.00
(ranked 9th)
US$ 4,950
(ranked 106th)
Gini coefficient
24.9
(2005)
39.7
(2007)
Education
SWEDEN X JORDAN
Sweden
Jordan
Literacy rates
99%
98%
11.7
9.9
Public spending on
education relative to
GDP
6.8%
-cant be found-
Ethnicity
SWEDEN X JORDAN
Youthful population
Dependency ratio: 6%
Projected population
Ecological footprints
Sweden
Successful in green efforts One of the few
countries which met Kyoto Protocol targets
(exceeded)
Carbon savings through technological efficiency
improvements are offset by increased emissions
from increased consumptions
Jordan
Average ecological footprint per person is 2.1
global hectares (gha), while the global average
footprint is 2.7gha
Compared to 1961, the average ecological
footprint of the region has increased from 1.2 to
2.1gha per capita
Ecological footprints
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