| Governorate | Pauperization in 1988 | Pauperization in 2008 |
| Capital | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| Zarqa | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| Erbid | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| Mafraq | 4.8 | 7.4 |
| Balqa | 1.9 | 7.7 |
| Kerak | 1.5 | 8.2 |
| Tafeileh | 5.8 | 8.0 |
| Ma’an | 2.5 | 5.4 |
| Average in Kingdom | 1.5 | 5.4 |