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In brief

Using the internet: 95.6% (2024). World rank 24 of 188 (1 = best); in Asia, 10 of 45. Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 70 (2024). World rank 182 of 210; in Asia, 45 of 49. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 46.2% → 95.6%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 126 → 70, and home broadband per 100 people 4 → 7. Better than all its neighbours (Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Syria): electricity from renewables.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
95.6% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
70 2024
Home broadband per 100 people
7 2024
Internet domain
.jo الاردن.

Energy

Access to electricity
100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
1,962 2024
Renewable share of energy use
11.5% 2021
Electricity from renewables
24.9% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
77.9% 2024
Mains voltage
230 V
Plug types
B, C, F, G, J

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
3,731,345 2023
Airports
18 2025
Railways, km
509 2020

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
0.7% 2016
Researchers per million people
576 2017
Scientific articles per year
5,419 2023
Patent applications by residents
14 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports
2.1% 2023