Amman, Feb. 25 (Petra) – Amman has been officially listed on the global Quality of Life platform after achieving the Quality of Life Index, in cooperation with the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), said Yousef Shawarbeh, Mayor of Greater Amman Municipality.
According to a Greater Amman Municipality statement issued Wednesday, Shawarbeh said Amman ranked second among Arab cities and 10th globally out of 100 participating cities, based on internationally approved methodology and performance standards.
He said the municipality seeks to position Amman as a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable city that ensures a high quality of life for all residents, noting that the Quality of Life Index serves as a strategic evidence-based tool to assess residents’ lived experiences and support the formulation of responsive and effective public policies.
Shawarbeh detailed that the city’s participation in the index is aligned with a series of strategic initiatives, including the Amman Smoke-Free Initiative, preparation of the city’s Voluntary Local Review of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Green Activities – Participatory Greening of Neighborhoods initiative, urban agriculture projects, public transport development and strategy implementation, the Greater Amman Municipality 2022–2026 Strategic Plan, the Amman Smart City strategy, digital transformation of municipal services, and the Amman Climate Action Plan.
He said the index integrates objective statistical indicators with residents’ perceptions and satisfaction levels, combining global well-being benchmarks with locally tailored indicators that reflect Amman’s development context and strategic priorities.
Shawarbeh noted that implementation phases included signing the accession agreement in November 2024, developing global and local indicators, designing and launching a comprehensive citywide survey to measure public satisfaction with services, the built environment, mobility, and socio-economic well-being, and conducting data analysis in coordination with UN-Habitat to ensure methodological rigor and compliance with international standards. The process concluded with the official publication of Amman’s index results on the global platform.
He added that these efforts fall within the municipality’s broader agenda on sustainable urban planning, digital transformation, climate action, and service quality enhancement, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 11 on sustainable cities and communities.
The municipality said that Amman’s official inclusion on the global platform strengthens its capacity to prioritize development objectives, improve public service delivery, enhance institutional efficiency, and advance long-term, sustainable urban growth, further consolidating the city’s standing among global cities committed to improving residents’ quality of life.
//Petra// AJ
