Jordan has claimed the top position among Arab countries and ranked 20th globally in the National Cyber Security Index (NCSI), a key indicator of global cybersecurity strength, second only to the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) issued by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
The NCSI, which now includes 61 countries, ranked the Czech Republic first globally, with the US securing the 11th position. Among Arab nations, Jordan is followed by Morocco (25th), Tunisia (26th), Bahrain (29th), Saudi Arabia (34th), Egypt (42nd), Oman (43rd), Qatar (45th), and Kuwait (48th).
The NCSI is published by Estonia’s government agency, EGA, a European leader in digitalisation and cybersecurity. Bassam Maharmeh, former director of Jordan’s National Cybersecurity Centre, highlighted on LinkedIn the significance of the NCSI as one of the most important cybersecurity assessments.
In addition, Jordan made a remarkable leap in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI), improving 44 positions to reach 27th globally in the 2024 edition, compared to 71st in 2020. The GCI evaluates national cybersecurity management across five key criteria, where Jordan earned a perfect score of 100% in three areas.