Benin vs Jordan: Gender Development Index

Benin

0.866

in 2023

Jordan

0.861

in 2023

Benin rank

162nd

Jordan rank

165th

Gender Development Index over time

Benin
Jordan

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.866 against 0.861 in Jordan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jordan ahead.

Benin ranks 162nd and Jordan ranks 165th of 179 countries.

Individual pages

Gender Development Index in Benin
Gender Development Index in Jordan
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Gender Development Index
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,929 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gender Development Index (GDI) measures gender inequalities in the achievement of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living.