Jordan

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
Ranking
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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
Denotes worst scores
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