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🇯🇴 Jordan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

JOR JO د.ا Jordanian dinar (JOD)

Every statistic we track for Jordan — 129 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$13,257

#124 of 191

Life expectancy

78.1 yrs

#43 of 188

Happiness score

4.48

#119 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.27

#102 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 46.5% #113/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 46.5% #113/139 2024
Bank Branches 11.8 #81/153 2024
Big Mac Price 3.5 #42/53 2026
Currency Valuation vs USD (Big Mac) -42.3% #42/53 2026
Current Account Balance -6.2% #151/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 30% #93/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 38.2% #69/97 2024
Economy Rated Good 21.9% #5/8 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 0.7 #194/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #134/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -5.4% #153/189 2026
Forbes Global 2000 Companies 1 #53/55 2023
GDP (current US$) 64.9 #91/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 153.6 #92/191 2026
GDP per Capita 5,601 #121/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 9,151 #97/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 13,257 #124/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.2% #112/184 2019
Government Debt 81.8% #38/185 2026
Income per Person 5,802 #111/183 2018
Income per Person 5,802 #111/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.3% #152/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 16.4 #87/130 2023
Listed Companies 162 #33/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 13.6% #126/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 20.6% #49/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 2.7% #104/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #90/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 42.5% #31/70 2024
Stocks Traded 2.6% #37/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 99,281,825,499 #84/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 21.3% #3/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.6 #73/217 2024
Median Age 24.9 #168/235 2026
Population 6.6 #104/229 2013
Population 11.6 #81/191 2026
Population Density 130.5 #98/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 5,471 #77/195 2025
Urban Population 93% #22/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #58/214 2023
Internet Users 95.6% #24/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 67.8 #177/209 2022
Read News Online 72.7% #6/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 35.8% #30/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.3 #187/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.3 #107/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 6.8% #88/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 37.7% #104/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 12.2 #102/191 2023
Life Expectancy 78.1 #43/188 2013
Life Expectancy 76.9 #50/186 2020
Suicide Rate 0.7 #183/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 33.8% #18/167 2022
Undernourishment 14.3% #41/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 74 #88/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 94.9% #15/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 3.5% #59/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 10.8 #49/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 361 #72/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 342 #76/79 2022
PISA Science Score 375 #70/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 2.1 #112/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 768 #107/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 24.1% #109/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.7 #104/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.6 #86/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.3 #71/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 49 #60/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 49 #59/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #101/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #115/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #123/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 2 #79/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 33 #140/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.6 #116/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #120/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.2 #77/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #66/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #102/179 2025
Military Spending 4.6% #10/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #132/179 2025
Perceived State Corruption 84% #6/8 2024
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.4 #101/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 44.3 #128/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #55/179 2025
Support for Democracy 86.3% #2/8 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -0.7 #126/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 39.3 #139/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 2.2 #125/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 13.6 #85/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 64.5% #136/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 52.6% #47/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.6 #115/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 35.9% #37/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 6.6% #69/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 4.4 #74/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 56.4 #52/141 2023
World Risk Index 3.2 #114/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 67.7% #73/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.5 #119/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #93/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.4 #102/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #126/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.6 #74/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.2 #44/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.1 #104/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #101/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 5.3% #129/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 91.8% #19/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 92% #16/143 2018
Desire to Emigrate 42.3% #2/8 2024
Generalised Trust 2.5 #31/36 2023
Importance of Religion 4.9 #1/35 2023
Interpersonal Trust 12.7% #4/8 2024
Preference for State Ownership 5.2 #25/35 2023
Religiosity 40% #5/7 2024
Risk Tolerance 4.4 #30/36 2023
Secular Values 0.2 #63/64 2022
Self-assessed Health 2.4 #14/36 2023
Self-Expression Values 0.3 #60/64 2022
Signed a Petition 7.6% #106/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 3.9% #105/120 2017
Trust in government 6 #17/123 2017
Trust in parliament 4.6 #74/151 2017
Trust in political parties 3.3 #89/120 2017
Trust in Science 77.5% #56/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 56.9% #104/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.7 #10/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.