Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Jordan
Jordan: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 15.3 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Latest (2010)
15.3
Change on year
down 24.9%
World rank
66th
of 120 countries
All-time high
42.65
in 1997
All-time low
15.3
in 2010
Years of data
7
1986–2010
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Jordan, 1986–2010
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 15.3 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Jordan peaked at 42.65 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.3, in 2010.
Jordan ranks 66th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 21.22 | — |
| 1992 | 41.94 | +97.7% |
| 1997 | 42.65 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 32.68 | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 22.42 | -31.4% |
| 2008 | 20.38 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 15.3 | -24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.22 | 21.22 | 21.22 | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.3 | 41.94 | 42.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.16 | 20.38 | 32.68 | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 63 Albania 19.93 compare
- 64 Panama 19.8 compare
- 65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.36 compare
- 67 Kazakhstan 15.15 compare
- 68 Montenegro 14.51
- 69 Dominican Republic 13.96 compare
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 17.16 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.433 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Jordan?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Jordan was 15.3 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.65 in 1997.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 in 2010.
- How does Jordan rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Jordan ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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