Poverty & Inequality in Jordan

18 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Jordan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 15.3% 2010 down 53.2% 67th
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.9% 2010 down 78.6% 80th
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2010 down 90.0% 101st
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% 101st
Prosperity gap 2.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2010 down 23.3% 70th
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 3.1% 2010 down 65.6% 71st
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 14.6% 2010 down 27.4% 88th
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2010 down 87.5% 98th
Income share held by second 20% 12.1% 2010 up 7.1% 59th
Gini index 33.7 2010 down 8.9% 65th
Income share held by lowest 20% 8.2% 2010 up 13.9% 32nd
Income share held by lowest 10% 3.5% 2010 up 16.7% 25th
Income share held by highest 10% 27.4% 2010 down 7.1% 55th
Income share held by highest 20% 42.4% 2010 down 5.6% 56th
Income share held by fourth 20% 21.5% 2010 up 0.9% 86th
Income share held by third 20% 15.8% 2010 up 3.3% 72nd
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.5% 2010 down 28.6% 102nd
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2010 down 89.9% 100th