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Electoral Democracy Index in Jordan

Jordan: Electoral Democracy Index was 0.282 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.282
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
120th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.282
in 2025
All-time low
0.064
in 1922
Years of data
104
1922–2025

Electoral Democracy Index in Jordan, 1922–2025

0.050.10.150.20.250.3192219732025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, electoral democracy index in Jordan stood at 0.282. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electoral democracy index in Jordan peaked at 0.282 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.064, in 1922.

Jordan ranks 120th of 176 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.

Electoral Democracy Index in Jordan, year by year

Year Value Change
1922 0.064 —
1923 0.068 +6.3%
1924 0.099 +45.6%
1925 0.099 +0.0%
1926 0.099 +0.0%
1927 0.099 +0.0%
1928 0.099 +0.0%
1929 0.102 +3.0%
1930 0.102 +0.0%
1931 0.102 +0.0%
1932 0.102 +0.0%
1933 0.102 +0.0%
1934 0.102 +0.0%
1935 0.102 +0.0%
1936 0.102 +0.0%
1937 0.102 +0.0%
1938 0.102 +0.0%
1939 0.102 +0.0%
1940 0.101 -1.0%
1941 0.101 +0.0%
1942 0.101 +0.0%
1943 0.101 +0.0%
1944 0.101 +0.0%
1945 0.101 +0.0%
1946 0.102 +1.0%
1947 0.108 +5.9%
1948 0.131 +21.3%
1949 0.131 +0.0%
1950 0.129 -1.5%
1951 0.132 +2.3%
1952 0.165 +25.0%
1953 0.164 -0.6%
1954 0.154 -6.1%
1955 0.16 +3.9%
1956 0.162 +1.3%
1957 0.141 -13.0%
1958 0.14 -0.7%
1959 0.14 +0.0%
1960 0.14 +0.0%
1961 0.137 -2.1%
1962 0.125 -8.8%
1963 0.124 -0.8%
1964 0.124 +0.0%
1965 0.124 +0.0%
1966 0.124 +0.0%
1967 0.126 +1.6%
1968 0.124 -1.6%
1969 0.124 +0.0%
1970 0.124 +0.0%
1971 0.121 -2.4%
1972 0.121 +0.0%
1973 0.121 +0.0%
1974 0.121 +0.0%
1975 0.128 +5.8%
1976 0.128 +0.0%
1977 0.128 +0.0%
1978 0.128 +0.0%
1979 0.128 +0.0%
1980 0.128 +0.0%
1981 0.128 +0.0%
1982 0.128 +0.0%
1983 0.128 +0.0%
1984 0.128 +0.0%
1985 0.128 +0.0%
1986 0.128 +0.0%
1987 0.128 +0.0%
1988 0.13 +1.6%
1989 0.15 +15.4%
1990 0.22 +46.7%
1991 0.221 +0.5%
1992 0.227 +2.7%
1993 0.235 +3.5%
1994 0.227 -3.4%
1995 0.227 +0.0%
1996 0.227 +0.0%
1997 0.224 -1.3%
1998 0.224 +0.0%
1999 0.222 -0.9%
2000 0.186 -16.2%
2001 0.185 -0.5%
2002 0.185 +0.0%
2003 0.208 +12.4%
2004 0.228 +9.6%
2005 0.228 +0.0%
2006 0.229 +0.4%
2007 0.229 +0.0%
2008 0.232 +1.3%
2009 0.233 +0.4%
2010 0.239 +2.6%
2011 0.247 +3.3%
2012 0.246 -0.4%
2013 0.255 +3.7%
2014 0.255 +0.0%
2015 0.255 +0.0%
2016 0.239 -6.3%
2017 0.263 +10.0%
2018 0.261 -0.8%
2019 0.26 -0.4%
2020 0.258 -0.8%
2021 0.257 -0.4%
2022 0.256 -0.4%
2023 0.252 -1.6%
2024 0.274 +8.7%
2025 0.282 +2.9%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.282 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.282 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.187, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Electoral Democracy Index in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +46.7% 0.15 0.22
1924 +45.6% 0.068 0.099
1952 +25.0% 0.132 0.165

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.0911 0.064 0.102 8
1930s 0.102 0.102 0.102 10
1940s 0.1078 0.101 0.131 10
1950s 0.1487 0.129 0.165 10
1960s 0.1272 0.124 0.14 10
1970s 0.1248 0.121 0.128 10
1980s 0.1304 0.128 0.15 10
1990s 0.2254 0.22 0.235 10
2000s 0.2143 0.185 0.233 10
2010s 0.252 0.239 0.263 10
2020s 0.2632 0.252 0.282 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 117 Central African Republic 0.293 compare
  2. 117 Comoros 0.293 compare
  3. 117 Turkey 0.293 compare
  4. 121 Mozambique 0.279 compare
  5. 122 Zimbabwe 0.268 compare
  6. 123 Algeria 0.265 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electoral democracy index in Jordan?
Electoral democracy index in Jordan was 0.282 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electoral democracy index recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.282 in 2025.
What is the lowest electoral democracy index recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.064 in 1922.
How does Jordan rank for electoral democracy index?
Jordan ranks 120th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is electoral democracy index rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electoral Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.