Human Development & Quality of Life in Jordan
HDI 0.754 · UNDP rank 100 · latest published data
With HDI 0.754 for 2023, Jordan sits at rank 100 in UNDP's latest table and falls in the high human development group. Two details sharpen that picture. The GII reading of 0.433 (rank 111) is an important counterpoint to the aggregate HDI. The income component uses GNI per capita of $9,222 in 2021 PPP dollars.
What sits inside Jordan's HDI
For Jordan, health contributes through life expectancy of 77.8; education through 13.1 expected and 10.2 mean years of schooling; and income through GNI per capita of $9,222 in 2021 PPP dollars. Those are the published inputs behind the 2023 HDI. For the evidence on this page, retain the original indicator definition instead of treating all development measures as interchangeable.
Inequality changes the headline
Jordan's IHDI adjusts the headline index for inequality in health, education and income outcomes. It describes distribution, so it is not used here as a quality-of-life rating.
Gender and planetary-pressure adjustments
Alongside the headline HDI, the published data for Jordan include GDI 0.861, GII 0.433, PHDI 0.714. Each measure has a different definition, so they are not combined. When looking across the UNDP tables, do not substitute a different denominator so the comparison remains traceable.
Quality-of-life coverage is conditional
This profile does not show a verified comparable life-satisfaction value for Jordan. The profile does not turn an absent source observation into a calculated replacement.
What Jordan's numbers say together
For a fuller view of Jordan, the page shows IHDI 0.637 with a 15.5% loss; PHDI 0.714 after a 5.3% adjustment; GDI 0.861. Their scopes differ, which is why the page presents them side by side rather than blending them.
HDI for Jordan stands at 0.754 in 2023, with UNDP rank 100. It is a development benchmark based on three dimensions, not an all-purpose national score.
The IHDI is 0.637, and UNDP reports an overall loss of 15.5% relative to the headline index.
The GDI value is 0.861 in group 5; it should be read alongside, not merged into, HDI.
The PHDI is 0.714, with a 5.3% adjustment from the HDI value in UNDP's 2023 table.
Frequently asked questions
What is Jordan's HDI?
For Jordan, the 2025 UNDP report publishes a 2023 HDI value of 0.754 and rank 100.
How does inequality affect Jordan's HDI?
UNDP reports IHDI 0.637 for Jordan, which is 15.5% below the headline HDI after inequality across the three dimensions is taken into account. For the evidence on this page, do not infer an unstated comparison because the surrounding measures answer different questions.
Why is there no life satisfaction score on this page?
This profile does not fill the quality-of-life section for Jordan simply to complete the layout. No proxy is inserted for a value the source does not report.
Is HDI the same as quality of life?
No. HDI has three core dimensions: health, knowledge and standard of living. Life satisfaction adds a different perspective and is therefore not folded into HDI.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the development indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
Primary source for 2023 HDI and its components, plus IHDI, GDI, GII and PHDI where reported.
Report edition underlying the 2023 human-development indices and ranking.
Data note: Reference years are shown with each indicator; unavailable observations remain unfilled.