Freedom Score in Jordan
Jordan: Freedom Score was 34 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Jordan, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 34 for freedom score in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Jordan peaked at 42 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2021.
That places Jordan 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35 | — |
| 2003 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 42 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 34 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 34 | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 34 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.5, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 34 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5 | 34 | 42 | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.8 | 34 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5 | 33 | 34 | 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 score in Jordan?
- Freedom score in Jordan was 34 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 42 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for freedom score?
- Jordan ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.