Editing Economy of Jordan (section)

===Standard of living===
Jordan is one of the most liberal countries in the Middle East allowing a debate to consider introducing a secular government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/jordan/091028/film-jordan-petra-spielberg-hollywood?page=0,0 |title=Jordan's budding film industry |publisher=Globalpost.com |date=2 November 2009 |access-date=15 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206062006/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/jordan/091028/film-jordan-petra-spielberg-hollywood?page=0,0 |archive-date=6 February 2011 }}</ref> In the 2010 [[Human Development Index]], Jordan was placed in the "high human development" bracket and came 7th among Arab countries, after the Persian Gulf states and Lebanon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table1_reprint.pdf |title=Human Development Index and its components |date=January 2010 |publisher=undp.org |access-date=17 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204180142/http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Table1_reprint.pdf |archive-date=4 December 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2010 Quality of Life Index prepared by ''International Living'' magazine ranked Jordan second in the MENA with 55.0 points after Israel.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=3&article_id=110313 |title=Business Articles – Lebanon 4th on MENA Quality of Life Index |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=5 January 2010 |access-date=15 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106212820/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=3&article_id=110313 |archive-date=6 January 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Decades of political stability and security and strict law enforcement make Jordan one of the top 10 countries worldwide in security.<ref name="jordaninvestment.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.jordaninvestment.com/JordanataGlance/SecurityPoliticalStability/tabid/72/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Security & Political Stability |publisher=Jordaninvestment.com |access-date=15 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725064836/http://www.jordaninvestment.com/JordanataGlance/SecurityPoliticalStability/tabid/72/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=25 July 2010 }}</ref> In the 2010 Newsweek "World's Best Countries" list, Jordan ranked 53rd worldwide, and 3rd among Arab countries after Kuwait and the UAE.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/2010/08/15/interactive-infographic-of-the-worlds-best-countries.html |title=Interactive Infographic of the World's Best Countries |work=Newsweek |date=15 August 2010 |access-date=22 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722070231/http://www.newsweek.com/2010/08/15/interactive-infographic-of-the-worlds-best-countries.html |archive-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jordan is also among the top ten countries whose citizens feel safest walking the streets at night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prosperity.com/country.aspx?id=JO |title=The 2011 Legatum Prosperity Index |publisher=Prosperity.com |access-date=26 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629203446/http://www.prosperity.com/country.aspx?id=JO |archive-date=29 June 2012 }}</ref>

As of 2011, 63% of working Jordanians are insured with the Social Security Corporation, as well as 120,000 foreigners, with plans to include the rest of Jordanian workers both inside and outside the kingdom as well as students, housewives, business owners, and the unemployed. Only 1.6% of Jordanians make less than $2 a day, one of the lowest in the developing world according to the [[Human Poverty Index]].<ref>{{cite web|title=20,000 workers included under Social Security umbrella since May|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/index.php?news=39181|work=The Jordan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214144736/http://www.jordantimes.com/index.php?news=39181|archive-date=14 December 2011}}</ref>

In the 2010 Gallup Global Wellbeing Survey, 30% of Jordanians described their financial situation as "thriving", surpassed most of the Arab countries with the exception of [[Qatar]], the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/147167/high-wellbeing-eludes-masses-countries-worldwide.aspx |title=High Wellbeing Eludes the Masses in Most Countries Worldwide |date=19 April 2011 |publisher=Gallup.com |access-date=26 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726082743/http://www.gallup.com/poll/147167/High-Wellbeing-Eludes-Masses-Countries-Worldwide.aspx |archive-date=26 July 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, the Jordanian government launched the "Decent Housing for a Decent Living" project aimed at building 120,000 affordable housing units within the next 5 years, plus an additional 100,000 housing units if the need arises.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/512281-jordan-unveils-7bn-housing-project |title=Jordan unveils $7bn housing project – Real Estate |publisher=ArabianBusiness.com |date=27 February 2008 |access-date=15 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508203141/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/512281-jordan-unveils-7bn-housing-project |archive-date=8 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>