Deliberative Democracy Index in Jordan
Jordan: Deliberative Democracy Index was 0.268 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.268
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
99th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.268
in 2025
All-time low
0.105
in 1922
Years of data
104
1922–2025
Deliberative Democracy Index in Jordan, 1922–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deliberative democracy index in Jordan is 0.268, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative democracy index in Jordan peaked at 0.268 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.105, in 1922.
Jordan ranks 99th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 104 years of available data.
Deliberative Democracy Index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.105 | — |
| 1923 | 0.106 | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 0.112 | +5.7% |
| 1925 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.123 | +9.8% |
| 1930 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.122 | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.125 | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.13 | +4.0% |
| 1949 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.156 | +20.0% |
| 1953 | 0.15 | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.147 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.157 | +6.8% |
| 1956 | 0.158 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.139 | -12.0% |
| 1958 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.136 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.119 | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.12 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.118 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.118 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.119 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.136 | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.191 | +40.4% |
| 1991 | 0.19 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.193 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.188 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.187 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.206 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.195 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.19 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.199 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.206 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.207 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.211 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.224 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.226 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.218 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.196 | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.204 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.215 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.219 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.218 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.21 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.217 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.258 | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.268 | +3.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.268 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3275, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.268 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.166, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1118 | 0.105 | 0.123 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.123 | 0.123 | 0.123 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1245 | 0.122 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1445 | 0.13 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1332 | 0.119 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1195 | 0.119 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1199 | 0.118 | 0.136 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1911 | 0.187 | 0.206 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2011 | 0.19 | 0.207 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2153 | 0.196 | 0.226 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2382 | 0.21 | 0.268 | 6 |
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 deliberative democracy index in Jordan?
- Deliberative democracy index in Jordan was 0.268 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative democracy index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.268 in 2025.
- What is the lowest deliberative democracy index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.105 in 1922.
- How does Jordan rank for deliberative democracy index?
- Jordan ranks 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative democracy index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.