What is human rights index in Jordan?

Human rights index in Jordan was 0.672 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 0.676 in 2024.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.464 in 1922.

How does Jordan rank for human rights index?

Jordan ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Jordan

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

Jordan: Human Rights Index was 0.672 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.672

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

103rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.676

in 2024

All-time low

0.464

in 1922

Years of data

104

1922–2025

Human Rights Index in Jordan, 1922–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Jordan is 0.672, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Jordan peaked at 0.676 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.464, in 1922.

That places Jordan 103rd 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	0.4709	0.464	0.477	8
1930s	0.5071	0.477	0.511	10
1940s	0.5043	0.5	0.511	10
1950s	0.5068	0.473	0.535	10
1960s	0.5001	0.498	0.505	10
1970s	0.5249	0.524	0.525	10
1980s	0.5316	0.528	0.544	10
1990s	0.5827	0.577	0.587	10
2000s	0.6138	0.604	0.619	10
2010s	0.6499	0.637	0.664	10
2020s	0.663	0.649	0.676	6

Countries ranked near Jordan

100 Tunisia 0.685 compare
101 Nigeria 0.674 compare
102 Tanzania 0.673 compare
104 Madagascar 0.652 compare
105 Niger 0.65 compare
106 Morocco 0.645 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)
Key features of democracy 0.282 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.556 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.616 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.282 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.132 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.274 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Jordan?: Human rights index in Jordan was 0.672 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 0.676 in 2024.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.464 in 1922.
How does Jordan rank for human rights index?: Jordan ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.