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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 10,355.01 Int. Dollar | Population (2020): 10,203,140 | HDI (2020): 0.73 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
73
Score: 51.4
Vulnerability
0.379
Readiness
0.407
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 133rd 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 |
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| Ranking | 64 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 73 |
| Indicator | 2001 to 2020 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.379 | |
| Food | 0.393 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.752 | |
| Projected population change | 0.353 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.377 | |
| Rural population | 0.092 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.674 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.109 | |
| 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 | 0.993 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.146 | |
| Health | 0.381 | |
| 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 | 0.113 | |
| Slum population | 0.240 | |
| Medical staff | 0.879 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.181 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.327 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.447 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0.048 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.106 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.284 | |
| Protected biome | 0.373 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.704 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.427 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.078 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.408 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.908 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.583 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.585 | |
| Paved roads | 0 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.336 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.438 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | 0 | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.990 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.001 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.588 |