Citizen support for democracy in Jordan
Jordan: Citizen support for democracy was -0.9346 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Jordan, 2001–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Jordan stood at -0.9346.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Jordan peaked at -0.5324 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.23, in 2002.
That places Jordan 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -1.11 | — |
| 2002 | -1.23 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | -1.12 | -9.5% |
| 2004 | -0.9976 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | -0.883 | -11.5% |
| 2006 | -0.801 | -9.3% |
| 2007 | -0.7671 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | -0.7876 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | -0.8046 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | -0.8255 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | -0.7174 | -13.1% |
| 2012 | -0.8157 | +13.7% |
| 2013 | -0.6763 | -17.1% |
| 2014 | -0.5324 | -21.3% |
| 2015 | -0.6689 | +25.6% |
| 2016 | -0.774 | +15.7% |
| 2017 | -0.7855 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | -0.948 | +20.7% |
| 2019 | -0.9408 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.9346 | -0.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's -0.9346 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.9114, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Jordan's -0.9346 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.8121, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.9447 | -1.23 | -0.7671 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.7684 | -0.948 | -0.5324 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9346 | -0.9346 | -0.9346 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More social development data for Jordan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 436,226 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,471 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,471 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Jordan?
- Citizen support for democracy in Jordan was -0.9346 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5324 in 2014.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.23 in 2002.
- How does Jordan rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Jordan ranks 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.