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.
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
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 436,226 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,471 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.282 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.556 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.616 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.282 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.132 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.274 (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.