Which has higher human rights index, Jordan or Madagascar?

Jordan, at 0.672 against 0.652 in Madagascar as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Madagascar?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Madagascar: Human Rights Index

Jordan

0.672

in 2025

Madagascar

0.652

in 2025

Jordan rank

103rd

Madagascar rank

104th

Human Rights Index over time

Jordan
Madagascar

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.672 against 0.652 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 103rd and Madagascar ranks 104th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.4709	0.16	0.3109	Jordan
1930s	0.5071	0.1657	0.3414	Jordan
1940s	0.5043	0.1563	0.348	Jordan
1950s	0.5068	0.2115	0.2953	Jordan
1960s	0.5001	0.4344	0.0657	Jordan
1970s	0.5249	0.4167	0.1082	Jordan
1980s	0.5316	0.4167	0.1149	Jordan
1990s	0.5827	0.6612	0.0785	Madagascar
2000s	0.6138	0.6971	0.0833	Madagascar
2010s	0.6499	0.6896	0.0397	Madagascar
2020s	0.663	0.7068	0.0438	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Jordan or Madagascar?: Jordan, at 0.672 against 0.652 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Jordan and Madagascar?: 0.02, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Madagascar?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Madagascar rank globally for human rights index?: Jordan ranks 103rd and Madagascar ranks 104th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.