Human Rights Index in Jordan
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.
Human Rights Index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.464 | — |
| 1923 | 0.471 | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.477 | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 0.511 | +7.1% |
| 1931 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.477 | -6.7% |
| 1935 | 0.51 | +6.9% |
| 1936 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.504 | -1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.508 | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.511 | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.5 | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.495 | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 0.473 | -4.4% |
| 1952 | 0.513 | +8.5% |
| 1953 | 0.517 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.525 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.535 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.523 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.497 | -5.0% |
| 1958 | 0.495 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.498 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.505 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.524 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.525 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.533 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.528 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.544 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.577 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.58 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.583 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.587 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.586 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.582 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.58 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.616 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.61 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.604 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.611 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.619 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.618 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.637 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.646 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.64 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.664 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.663 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.662 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.646 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.644 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.647 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.65 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.656 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.649 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.658 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.667 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.676 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.672 | -0.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.672 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.672 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.404, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
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 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
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.