Jordan

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 10,391.01 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 11,439,213 HDI (2023): 0.75
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 74
Score: 51.0
Vulnerability 0.366
Readiness 0.387

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 138th most vulnerable country and the 94th 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 23
Ranking
78
80
76
76
76
76
78
78
68
73
67
66
65
63
70
73
71
71
71
70
69
69
72
75
73
75
76
74
74
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.366
Food
0.411
Projected change of cereal yields
0.752
Projected population change
0.353
Food import dependency
0.318
Rural population
0.086
Agriculture capacity
0.863
Child malnutrition
0.095
Water
0.413
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
0.994
Access to reliable drinking water
0.145
Health
0.378
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
0.228
Slum population
0.169
Medical staff
0.819
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
0.419
Projected change of warm periods
0.078
Projected change of flood hazard
0.408
Urban concentration
0.914
Age dependency ratio
0.527
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.585
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.255
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.438
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0
Dependency on imported energy
0.964
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.003
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.125