Gender Inequality Index in Jordan
Jordan: Gender Inequality Index was 0.433 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.433 for gender inequality index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Jordan peaked at 0.614 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.427, in 2017.
Jordan ranks 60th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5553 | 0.514 | 0.614 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4664 | 0.427 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4373 | 0.433 | 0.442 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,611 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0916 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0916 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1007 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2411 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Jordan?
- Gender inequality index in Jordan was 0.433 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.614 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.427 in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for gender inequality index?
- Jordan ranks 60th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.