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Equal Rights Protection Index in Jordan

Jordan: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.649 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.649
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.779
in 2018
All-time low
0.504
in 2013
Years of data
104
1922–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Jordan, 1922–2025

00.20.40.60.8192219732025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Jordan is 0.649, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Jordan peaked at 0.779 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.504, in 2013.

Jordan ranks 89th 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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Jordan, year by year

Year Value Change
1922 0.572 —
1923 0.572 +0.0%
1924 0.572 +0.0%
1925 0.572 +0.0%
1926 0.572 +0.0%
1927 0.572 +0.0%
1928 0.572 +0.0%
1929 0.572 +0.0%
1930 0.572 +0.0%
1931 0.572 +0.0%
1932 0.572 +0.0%
1933 0.572 +0.0%
1934 0.572 +0.0%
1935 0.572 +0.0%
1936 0.572 +0.0%
1937 0.572 +0.0%
1938 0.572 +0.0%
1939 0.572 +0.0%
1940 0.572 +0.0%
1941 0.572 +0.0%
1942 0.572 +0.0%
1943 0.572 +0.0%
1944 0.572 +0.0%
1945 0.572 +0.0%
1946 0.572 +0.0%
1947 0.572 +0.0%
1948 0.572 +0.0%
1949 0.551 -3.7%
1950 0.551 +0.0%
1951 0.551 +0.0%
1952 0.551 +0.0%
1953 0.551 +0.0%
1954 0.551 +0.0%
1955 0.551 +0.0%
1956 0.551 +0.0%
1957 0.551 +0.0%
1958 0.551 +0.0%
1959 0.551 +0.0%
1960 0.587 +6.5%
1961 0.587 +0.0%
1962 0.587 +0.0%
1963 0.587 +0.0%
1964 0.587 +0.0%
1965 0.587 +0.0%
1966 0.587 +0.0%
1967 0.587 +0.0%
1968 0.607 +3.4%
1969 0.607 +0.0%
1970 0.586 -3.5%
1971 0.586 +0.0%
1972 0.586 +0.0%
1973 0.586 +0.0%
1974 0.586 +0.0%
1975 0.586 +0.0%
1976 0.586 +0.0%
1977 0.586 +0.0%
1978 0.586 +0.0%
1979 0.586 +0.0%
1980 0.572 -2.4%
1981 0.572 +0.0%
1982 0.572 +0.0%
1983 0.572 +0.0%
1984 0.572 +0.0%
1985 0.572 +0.0%
1986 0.572 +0.0%
1987 0.572 +0.0%
1988 0.572 +0.0%
1989 0.572 +0.0%
1990 0.603 +5.4%
1991 0.603 +0.0%
1992 0.603 +0.0%
1993 0.603 +0.0%
1994 0.603 +0.0%
1995 0.59 -2.2%
1996 0.59 +0.0%
1997 0.59 +0.0%
1998 0.59 +0.0%
1999 0.59 +0.0%
2000 0.552 -6.4%
2001 0.552 +0.0%
2002 0.552 +0.0%
2003 0.552 +0.0%
2004 0.552 +0.0%
2005 0.552 +0.0%
2006 0.552 +0.0%
2007 0.552 +0.0%
2008 0.552 +0.0%
2009 0.552 +0.0%
2010 0.564 +2.2%
2011 0.564 +0.0%
2012 0.564 +0.0%
2013 0.504 -10.6%
2014 0.511 +1.4%
2015 0.511 +0.0%
2016 0.673 +31.7%
2017 0.704 +4.6%
2018 0.779 +10.7%
2019 0.779 +0.0%
2020 0.763 -2.1%
2021 0.609 -20.2%
2022 0.625 +2.6%
2023 0.653 +4.5%
2024 0.649 -0.6%
2025 0.649 +0.0%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.649 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6235, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.649 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.543, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.572 0.572 0.572 8
1930s 0.572 0.572 0.572 10
1940s 0.5699 0.551 0.572 10
1950s 0.551 0.551 0.551 10
1960s 0.591 0.587 0.607 10
1970s 0.586 0.586 0.586 10
1980s 0.572 0.572 0.572 10
1990s 0.5965 0.59 0.603 10
2000s 0.552 0.552 0.552 10
2010s 0.6153 0.504 0.779 10
2020s 0.658 0.609 0.763 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 86 Moldova 0.658 compare
  2. 87 Hungary 0.651 compare
  3. 87 Lesotho 0.651 compare
  4. 90 East Timor 0.647 compare
  5. 91 Colombia 0.643 compare
  6. 92 Togo 0.64 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Jordan?
Equal rights protection index in Jordan was 0.649 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.779 in 2018.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.504 in 2013.
How does Jordan rank for equal rights protection index?
Jordan ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.