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 2015, ranked 71st out of 162 countries ^[9]
• United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Index 2016, ranked 80th out of 188 countries

Technological

• Economist Intelligence Unit e-readiness, 2009, ranked 50th out of 70 countries

References

1. The World According to GaWC 2008, Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
2. Country profile: Jordan, 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. "Institute for Economics and Peace – Analysing peace and quantifying its economic value". www.economicsandpeace.org. Retrieved 13 January 2024.