Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Jordan
Jordan: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 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: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Jordan is 0.9%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Jordan peaked at 10.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.
Jordan ranks 78th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Jordan?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Jordan was 0.9% in 2010, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
- How does Jordan rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Jordan ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2010.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. 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: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.