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Jordan / Middle East

Amman City Intelligence

Amman is Jordan's capital and a regional Levant hub, useful for comparing Middle-Eastern city contexts and humanitarian-region framing. Amman is a middle east city of about ~4.0M metro in Jordan. On the composite city-intelligence score, Amman sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (66/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~4.0M metro
View of Amman, Jordan

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Overall score

Use the Amman profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and Levant-region resilience.

Overall66/100
Affordability72/100
Air quality60/100
Energy60/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

66/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Amman data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Amman city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score66/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living72/100Amman's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality60/100Amman's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy60/100Amman's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety62/100Amman's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed63/100Amman's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk58/100Amman's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience58/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety54/100
Low crime55/100
Personal safety56/100
Night safety48/100
Road safety57/100

Amman has a moderate safety estimate (54/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life59/100
Healthcare63/100
Education69/100
Green space41/100
Cleanliness58/100
Infrastructure68/100
Mobility62/100

Amman has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (59/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness58/100
Education69/100
Green space41/100
Overall safety54/100

Amman scores moderate for family living (58/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability66/100
Walkability81/100
Cycling60/100
Infrastructure68/100

Amman is moderate for remote workers (66/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability60/100
Healthcare63/100
Cleanliness58/100
Outdoor lifestyle22/100

Amman is moderate for retirement (60/100), appealing for affordability.

Emergency and public safety in Amman

Local public safety guidance for Amman, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Amman, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Jordan emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Amman

Healthcare context for Amman, with national-level information from Jordan where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Amman, see the Jordan healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Amman

Local mobility context for Amman, with national-level context from Jordan where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Amman, see the Jordan transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Amman. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Amman

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Amman will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Amman air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Amman modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Amman

Amman's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Amman

Amman's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Amman

Amman's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Amman

Amman's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Amman

Amman's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Amman

Amman's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Amman

Cost of living estimates for Amman — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Amman

Climate profile for Amman — Desert climate, annual average 23.2°C, comfort score 63/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Amman

Economy and jobs profile for Amman — tourism economy, economy score 61/100, key industries including government, tourism, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Amman

Education profile for Amman — regional education center, education score 64/100, 6 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Amman

Healthcare and retirement profile for Amman — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 61/100, retirement score 61/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Amman

Estimate a monthly budget for Amman using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Amman

Plan a trip budget for Amman using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Amman

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Amman. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Tel Aviv, Israel

Cross-border · about 110 km from Amman. Explore Tel Aviv's city intelligence profile.

Beirut, Lebanon

Cross-border · about 219 km from Amman. Explore Beirut's city intelligence profile.

Cairo, Egypt

Cross-border · about 495 km from Amman. Explore Cairo's city intelligence profile.

Alexandria, Egypt

Cross-border · about 578 km from Amman. Explore Alexandria's city intelligence profile.

Rhodes, Greece

Cross-border · about 874 km from Amman. Explore Rhodes's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Amman profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and Levant-region resilience. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (72/100) and internet speed (63/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (58/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Jordan country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Amman appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.