Civil Rights Score in Jordan
Jordan: Civil Rights Score was 5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil Rights Score in Jordan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Jordan stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Jordan peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2005.
That places Jordan 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Civil Rights Score in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 54 Bangladesh 5 compare
- 54 Colombia 5 compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 5 compare
- 54 Ecuador 5 compare
- 54 India 5 compare
- 54 Kenya 5 compare
- 54 Madagascar 5 compare
- 54 Mauritania 5 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 5 compare
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 civil rights score in Jordan?
- Civil rights score in Jordan was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for civil rights score?
- Jordan ranks 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.