Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Jordan
Jordan: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.1041 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2010)
0.1041
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
100th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 1992
All-time low
0
in 1986
Years of data
7
1986–2010
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Jordan, 1986–2010
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.1041 for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Jordan peaked at 1.14 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1986.
That places Jordan 100th 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 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5685 | 0 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4798 | 0.1182 | 1.03 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1041 | 0.1041 | 0.1041 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,611 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.16 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.433 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.6 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0916 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0916 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1007 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2411 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Jordan?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Jordan was 0.1041 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1986.
- How does Jordan rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Jordan ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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