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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 9,871.88 Int. Dollar | Population (2022): 11,285,869 | HDI (2022): 0.74 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
72
Score: 52.3
Vulnerability
0.366
Readiness
0.411
The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Jordan places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Jordan is well positioned to adapt. Jordan is the 132nd most vulnerable country and the 97th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 76 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 75 | 72 |
| Indicator | 2003 to 2022 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.366 | |
| Food | 0.402 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.752 | |
| Projected population change | 0.353 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.335 | |
| Rural population | 0.088 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.862 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.025 | |
| Water | 0.414 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.068 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 1.000 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.272 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.997 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.145 | |
| Health | 0.385 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.212 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 0.658 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 0.289 | |
| Slum population | 0.169 | |
| Medical staff | 0.804 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.179 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.323 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.447 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.048 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.106 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.257 | |
| Protected biome | 0.373 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.704 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.423 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.078 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.408 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.912 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.555 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.585 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.248 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.438 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.923 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.003 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.125 |