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Abdullah II of Jordan

politics · King of Jordan since 1999 · politician

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Barack Obama

politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician

Public office comparison

Barack Obama leads 30 on 3 scored measures.

Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.

Time in public office

  • 1 yrYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
  • 1Offices held4
  • 1 yrLongest single term8 yrs
  • 1999In office since1997
  • PartyDemocratic Party

Recognition

  • 4Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
  • 35State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
  • Honorary doctorates3

Same awards

Awards both have received at least once.

  • 35State order2

Profile

  • 64Age65
  • 30 January 1962Born4 August 1961
  • AmmanBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • JordanNationalityUnited States
  • politician, writer, military officerKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
  • 23 yrsCareer span55 yrs

Coverage on ChronoCite

How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.

  • 133Entries197
  • 0Quotes30
  • 130Records155
  • 3Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
  • 2026Newest entry2026

Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.