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Jordan

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Jordan
Published: 2026

Region: Middle East
Capital: Amman
Currency: Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
Density: 115 / km²

WRI Score 2026

59.13

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 131st
In Middle East: 7th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 115 / km²· UN WPP
53.1
Densely populated relative to land area.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $5,149· IMF WEO 2026
24.9
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76 years· WHO / UN
64.4
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
64.9
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 11%· ILO / SECO
61.3
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 4.8% of GDP· SIPRI
55.2
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
65.6
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Jordan holds 131st of 211 with a WRI Score of 59.13 — sits in the lower-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by strong ideological neutrality (96) and safety and rule of law (65.6), offset by GDP per capita, a clear structural constraint.