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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Jordan: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Jordan is placed joint 110th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 28.8 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 30.78 (2023).
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Development & Human Capital
joint110th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Jordan on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
30.78
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Jordan: 30.78. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Western Asia
- 2.49 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 65.99 · Israel 2.49 · Palestine 16.11 · Saudi Arabia 7.36 · Syria 20.37
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.754
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 100th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Jordan: 0.754. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.94 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 0.695 · Israel 0.919 · Palestine 0.674 · Saudi Arabia 0.9 · Syria 0.564
02Over time
Which way Jordan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan fell from 61.37 in 2000 to 30.78 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2023 30.8 46.7 2022 35.1 53.0 2021 78.5 76.6 2020 40.9 56.0 2019 34.7 48.4 2018 36.2 49.3 2017 38.2 47.2 2016 40.4 50.6 2015 41.2 51.9 2014 42.8 52.8 2013 43.9 53.3 2012 47.1 54.6 2011 47.4 55.0 2010 48.3 56.1 2009 48.9 56.3 2008 49.8 55.8 2007 50.5 56.8 2006 48.8 58.1 2005 52.8 60.1 2004 54.4 63.0 2003 56.1 66.8 2002 57.8 66.0 2001 59.6 68.1 2000 61.4 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
JordanWorld median
Jordan rose from 0.672 in 2000 to 0.754 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Jordan World median 2023 0.754 0.7620 2022 0.751 0.7610 2021 0.736 0.7450 2020 0.743 0.7425 2019 0.750 0.7515 2018 0.747 0.7520 2017 0.747 0.7480 2016 0.745 0.7500 2015 0.743 0.7430 2014 0.742 0.7410 2013 0.742 0.7390 2012 0.740 0.7350 2011 0.734 0.7250 2010 0.732 0.7250 2009 0.735 0.7220 2008 0.733 0.7180 2007 0.725 0.7100 2006 0.719 0.7045 2005 0.713 0.6960 2004 0.705 0.6960 2003 0.693 0.6910 2002 0.686 0.6845 2001 0.679 0.6770 2000 0.672 0.6720
03In context
Jordan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Jordan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 10th | 100 | 2.49 | 0.919 |
 Saudi Arabia | 50th | 64 | 7.36 | 0.9 |
| Jordan | =110th | 28.8 | 30.78 | 0.754 |
 Iraq | 117th | 41.7 | 65.99 | 0.695 |
 Palestine | 119th | 16.5 | 16.11 | 0.674 |
 Syria | 121st | — | 20.37 | 0.564 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Jordan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Jordan is ahead of the world, and behind
45 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median23
Statistics on which Jordan does better than the middle country measured.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2520.3184.252No earlier reading
Jordan: 0.318 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 143rd of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0030.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Jordan: 0.003 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 94th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.10.232.1▼ Worsened since 2014
Jordan: 0.23 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8581.272.858▲ Improved since 2014
Jordan: 1.27 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 158th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5462.2513.546No earlier reading
Jordan: 2.251 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 114th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6377.8174.63▲ Improved since 2013
Jordan: 77.81 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 222 · derived.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.88.23113.8No earlier reading
Jordan: 8.231 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 110th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919591▼ Worsened since 2015
Jordan: 95 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.19.917.1No earlier reading
Jordan: 9.9 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 96th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909490▲ Improved since 2015
Jordan: 94 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.7140.678No real change since 2013
Jordan: 0.714 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 55th of 156 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.499.798.4No earlier reading
Jordan: 99.7 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.378.8169.3▲ Improved since 2016
Jordan: 78.81 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 71st of 188 · derived.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 05.50No earlier reading
Jordan: 5.5 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0515.2917.05No real change since 2013
Jordan: 15.29 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 97th of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.249.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 10.24 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 86th of 193 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1637.2278.163No real change since 2013
Jordan: 7.227 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 111th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.6370.609No real change since 2013
Jordan: 0.637 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 77th of 169 · derived.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5412.9414.54No real change since 2014
Jordan: 12.94 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 108th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.874.875.8No earlier reading
Jordan: 74.8 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 48th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.948.345.9No earlier reading
Jordan: 48.3 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2611.9512.26No real change since 2014
Jordan: 11.95 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 105th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1347.4148.134No real change since 2014
Jordan: 7.414 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 105th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Jordan does worse than the middle country measured.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.6518.4918.65No earlier reading
Jordan: 18.49 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5530.564▲ Improved since 2010
Jordan: 0.553 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 89th of 172 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.1113.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 13.11 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 110th of 195 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8909,15112,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Jordan: 9,151 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 97th of 166 · derived.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.857.580.8No earlier reading
Jordan: 57.5 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6743.6546.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Jordan: 43.65 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 120th of 195 · derived.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.920.343.9No earlier reading
Jordan: 20.3 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.751223.75No earlier reading
Jordan: 12 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26510,79417,265No real change since 2015
Jordan: 10,794 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 119th of 185 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.4330.351No real change since 2013
Jordan: 0.433 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 111th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23013,34125,230No real change since 2010
Jordan: 13,341 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 99th of 151 · derived.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0721,7333,072▲ Improved since 2013
Jordan: 1,733 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 135th of 179 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48614,72446,486No real change since 2010
Jordan: 14,724 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 121st of 150 · derived.
Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 72.8346.4672.83▼ Worsened since 2014
Jordan: 46.46 · world median 72.83 · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14.83 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 113th of 139 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7423.9140.74No earlier reading
Jordan: 23.91 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 112th of 136 · derived.
Foundational ID OwnershipWorld Bank Group (ID4D) · 2024 · world median 94.486.1594.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Jordan: 86.15 · world median 94.4 · Adults who own a foundational ID (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group (ID4D), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 42.62 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.8610.971▼ Worsened since 2013
Jordan: 0.861 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 169th of 184 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2118.9410.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Jordan: 18.94 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 9th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Jordan: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Jordan: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2617.3711.26No real change since 2015
Jordan: 17.37 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 27th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5795.0812.579Moved since 2013
Jordan: 5.081 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 44th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Jordan
Children with Functional Difficulties, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2010), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2010), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2010), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2010), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2010) and Prosperity Gap (last 2010). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Jordan’s 15 topics
Development & Human Capital is Jordan’s 6th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 59th of 1944/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing70th of 2003/4 keys
- Digital & Technology75th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade74th of 1772/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience93rd of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 110th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge113th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation104th of 1764/4 keys
- Energy100th of 1653/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties134th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security122nd of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 129th of 1843/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability136th of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labour144th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equality161st of 1834/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Jordan can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Israel10th3/3 keysThis page
Jordan=110th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Jordan and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Jordan on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Jordan rank on development & human capital?
Jordan is placed joint 110th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Jordan?
28.8 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Jordan?
30.78 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Jordan compare with Iraq on development & human capital?
Iraq is placed 117th of 196, and Jordan joint 110th. Social Protection Coverage: Iraq 41.7, Jordan 28.8; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Iraq 65.99, Jordan 30.78; Human Development Index: Iraq 0.695, Jordan 0.754.
How have Jordan’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 61.37 in 2000 to 30.78 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.672 in 2000 to 0.754 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Jordan?
No current reading is published for Jordan on Children with Functional Difficulties, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, GNI per Capita (PPP), Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day and Prosperity Gap. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 45 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Jordan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Jordan (banner) — Teogomez Teo Gomez, CC0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Jordan: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/jordan/development