International rankings of Jordan

The following are the international rankings of Jordan.

Cities

• Amman was ranked as a "gamma" world city in The World According to GaWC 2008 ^[1]

Economy

Main article: Economy of Jordan

• The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2016, ranked 38 out of 179 countries ^[2]
• International Monetary Fund:
  • GDP (PPP) per capita, 2016, ranked 92nd out of 185 countries.
  • GDP (nominal), 2016, ranked 89th out of 181 countries. ^[3]
• World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index, 2015-2016, ranked 64th out of 140 countries. ^[4]

Environment

Main article: Environment of Jordan

• Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Environmental Performance Index 2016, ranked 74 out of 180 countries. ^[5]

Globalization

Main article: Globalization

• KOF Swiss Economic Institute: Globalization Index 2018, rated 73.40 ^[6]

Politics

Main article: Politics of Jordan

• Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2020, ranked 60 out of 179 countries
• Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Index 2020, ranked 128 out of 180 countries ^[7]
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World, 2021 rated "Not free" ^[8]

Society

• Economist Intelligence Unit Where-to-be-born index 2013 ranked 69th.
• Institute for Economics and Peace: Global Peace Index 2024, ranked 67th out of 163 countries. ^[9]
• United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Index 2023, ranked 100th out of 193 countries and territories. ^[10]

Technological

• Economist Intelligence Unit e-readiness, 2009, ranked 50th out of 70 countries
• World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 73 out of 133 countries ^[11]

References

1. The World According to GaWC 2008, Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
2. Country profile: Jordan ^[unfit] , Index of Economic Freedom, Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal
3. "Countries by Projected GDP 2023 - StatisticsTimes.com". www.statisticstimes.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
4. "Competitiveness Rankings".
5. "Yale Environmental Performance Index - 2016 by Yale University - Issuu". 23 January 2016.
6. Gygli, Savina, Florian Haelg, Niklas Potrafke and Jan-Egbert Sturm (2019): Review of International Organizations, 14(3), 543-574 KOF Globalization Index
7. 2020 Press Freedom Index
8. "Freedom in the World 2021" (PDF). Freedom House. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
9. "Global Peace Index" (PDF). Institute for Economics & Peace. 2024.
10. "Jordan | Data Futures Exchange". data.undp.org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
11. World Intellectual Property Organization (2024). Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship. World Intellectual Property Organization. p. 18. doi:10.34667/tind.50062. ISBN   978-92-805-3681-2 . Retrieved 6 October 2024.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)