Country profile
Jordan
Jordan ranks #83 of 215 for population, #137 of 209 for gdp per capita, #70 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
12M
people · 2024
Rank #83 of 215
Life expectancy
78
years · 2024
Rank #70 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.1%
% of population · 2010
Rank #168 of 186
Under-5 mortality
12.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #145 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
62.6%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #151 of 232
Tobacco use
35.6%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #14 of 163
Calorie supply
2,556
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #151 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,240,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #88 of 203
GDP per capita
$4,618
current US$ · 2024
Rank #137 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.56
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #154 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
121
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #169 of 210
Forest area
1.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #243 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
28.8
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #81 of 248
Protected areas
5.4%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #185 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.01
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #131 of 210
Fertilizer use
164
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #28 of 194
Pesticide use
2.26
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #87 of 193
Cereal yield
1.61
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #139 of 182
Digital
Internet users
95.6%
% of population · 2024
Rank #27 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
7.02
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #163 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
69.6
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #230 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #57 of 215
Renewable electricity output
24.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #137 of 257
Energy use per person
9,645
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #126 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.28
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #118 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Jordan; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield