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.

Electoral Democracy Index in Jordan

Name: Electoral Democracy Index in Jordan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

117 Central African Republic 0.293 compare
117 Comoros 0.293 compare
117 Turkey 0.293 compare
121 Mozambique 0.279 compare
122 Zimbabwe 0.268 compare
123 Algeria 0.265 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)
Varieties of democracy 0.282 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.274 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.672 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.132 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.672 (2025)
Key features of electoral democracy 0.282 (2025)

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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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.