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.
Gender Inequality Index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.614 | — |
| 2001 | 0.601 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.593 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.554 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.552 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.54 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.516 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.517 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.514 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.489 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.488 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.491 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.488 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.489 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.477 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.442 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.427 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.434 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.439 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.442 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.441 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.433 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.433 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.433 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.379, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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 labor market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.