Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Jordan
Jordan: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Jordan, 1986–2010
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap index at $3 a day in Jordan is 0.0%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 94.0% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Jordan peaked at 0.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.
That places Jordan 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.433 (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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2411 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Jordan?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Jordan was 0.0% in 2010, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
- How does Jordan rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Jordan ranks 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).