Freedom of Association Index in Jordan
Jordan: Freedom of Association Index was 0.616 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.616
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
100th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.616
in 2025
All-time low
0.305
in 1970
Years of data
104
1922–2025
Freedom of Association Index in Jordan, 1922–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.616 for freedom of association index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Jordan peaked at 0.616 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.305, in 1970.
That places Jordan 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 104 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.313 | — |
| 1923 | 0.346 | +10.5% |
| 1924 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.358 | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.357 | -0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.383 | +7.3% |
| 1948 | 0.378 | -1.3% |
| 1949 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.363 | -4.0% |
| 1951 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.423 | +16.5% |
| 1953 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.426 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.461 | +8.2% |
| 1956 | 0.464 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.36 | -22.4% |
| 1958 | 0.347 | -3.6% |
| 1959 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.339 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.307 | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.308 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.307 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.306 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.305 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.323 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.408 | +26.3% |
| 1991 | 0.416 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.458 | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.504 | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.526 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.525 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.523 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.518 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.52 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.521 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.54 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.542 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.543 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.535 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.528 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.522 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.525 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.54 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.537 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.523 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.52 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.528 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.537 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.505 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.592 | +17.2% |
| 2025 | 0.616 | +4.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.616 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7185, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.616 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.29, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.3434 | 0.313 | 0.358 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.358 | 0.358 | 0.358 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3638 | 0.357 | 0.383 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3977 | 0.347 | 0.464 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3144 | 0.306 | 0.347 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.305 | 0.305 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3068 | 0.305 | 0.323 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.493 | 0.408 | 0.526 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.528 | 0.518 | 0.542 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5317 | 0.522 | 0.543 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5497 | 0.505 | 0.616 | 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 freedom of association index in Jordan?
- Freedom of association index in Jordan was 0.616 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.616 in 2025.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.305 in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for freedom of association index?
- Jordan ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.