Burundi vs Jordan: Participatory Democracy Index

Burundi
0.142
in 2025
Jordan
0.132
in 2025
Burundi rank
126th
Jordan rank
128th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

  • Burundi
  • Jordan
0.050.10.150.20.250.3191619702025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.142 against 0.132 in Jordan, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 126th and Jordan ranks 128th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 10 and Jordan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Jordan Difference Ahead
1920s 0.059 0.0372 0.0217 Burundi
1930s 0.059 0.041 0.018 Burundi
1940s 0.059 0.0434 0.0156 Burundi
1950s 0.0585 0.0564 0.0021 Burundi
1960s 0.0662 0.05 0.0162 Burundi
1970s 0.058 0.0493 0.0087 Burundi
1980s 0.0728 0.0558 0.017 Burundi
1990s 0.1295 0.0788 0.0507 Burundi
2000s 0.2026 0.0816 0.121 Burundi
2010s 0.174 0.1098 0.0642 Burundi
2020s 0.0883 0.1228 0.0345 Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Burundi or Jordan?
Burundi, at 0.142 against 0.132 in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Burundi and Jordan?
0.01, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Jordan?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Jordan rank globally for participatory democracy index?
Burundi ranks 126th and Jordan ranks 128th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Participatory Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,363 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.