What is key features of liberal democracy in Jordan?

Key features of liberal democracy in Jordan was 0.274 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 0.274 in 2025.

What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.094 in 1922.

How does Jordan rank for key features of liberal democracy?

Jordan ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of liberal democracy in Jordan

Name: Key features of liberal democracy in Jordan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.274 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.274

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

100th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.274

in 2025

All-time low

0.094

in 1922

Years of data

104

1922–2025

Key features of liberal democracy in Jordan, 1922–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy in Jordan is 0.274, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Jordan peaked at 0.274 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.094, in 1922.

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.

Key features of liberal democracy in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Key features of liberal democracy in Jordan, 1922 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1922	0.094	—
1923	0.095	+1.1%
1924	0.1	+5.3%
1925	0.1	+0.0%
1926	0.1	+0.0%
1927	0.1	+0.0%
1928	0.1	+0.0%
1929	0.149	+49.0%
1930	0.153	+2.7%
1931	0.153	+0.0%
1932	0.153	+0.0%
1933	0.151	-1.3%
1934	0.152	+0.7%
1935	0.154	+1.3%
1936	0.154	+0.0%
1937	0.154	+0.0%
1938	0.154	+0.0%
1939	0.154	+0.0%
1940	0.154	+0.0%
1941	0.154	+0.0%
1942	0.154	+0.0%
1943	0.154	+0.0%
1944	0.154	+0.0%
1945	0.154	+0.0%
1946	0.155	+0.6%
1947	0.157	+1.3%
1948	0.164	+4.5%
1949	0.164	+0.0%
1950	0.165	+0.6%
1951	0.164	-0.6%
1952	0.176	+7.3%
1953	0.178	+1.1%
1954	0.174	-2.2%
1955	0.176	+1.1%
1956	0.179	+1.7%
1957	0.168	-6.1%
1958	0.161	-4.2%
1959	0.161	+0.0%
1960	0.16	-0.6%
1961	0.16	+0.0%
1962	0.163	+1.9%
1963	0.163	+0.0%
1964	0.162	-0.6%
1965	0.162	+0.0%
1966	0.162	+0.0%
1967	0.159	-1.9%
1968	0.159	+0.0%
1969	0.159	+0.0%
1970	0.16	+0.6%
1971	0.161	+0.6%
1972	0.158	-1.9%
1973	0.158	+0.0%
1974	0.158	+0.0%
1975	0.111	-29.7%
1976	0.111	+0.0%
1977	0.111	+0.0%
1978	0.111	+0.0%
1979	0.111	+0.0%
1980	0.118	+6.3%
1981	0.118	+0.0%
1982	0.118	+0.0%
1983	0.118	+0.0%
1984	0.165	+39.8%
1985	0.171	+3.6%
1986	0.171	+0.0%
1987	0.171	+0.0%
1988	0.172	+0.6%
1989	0.177	+2.9%
1990	0.197	+11.3%
1991	0.197	+0.0%
1992	0.196	-0.5%
1993	0.198	+1.0%
1994	0.196	-1.0%
1995	0.196	+0.0%
1996	0.196	+0.0%
1997	0.195	-0.5%
1998	0.195	+0.0%
1999	0.196	+0.5%
2000	0.132	-32.7%
2001	0.131	-0.8%
2002	0.131	+0.0%
2003	0.152	+16.0%
2004	0.202	+32.9%
2005	0.203	+0.5%
2006	0.204	+0.5%
2007	0.204	+0.0%
2008	0.205	+0.5%
2009	0.205	+0.0%
2010	0.21	+2.4%
2011	0.215	+2.4%
2012	0.217	+0.9%
2013	0.22	+1.4%
2014	0.221	+0.5%
2015	0.221	+0.0%
2016	0.195	-11.8%
2017	0.23	+17.9%
2018	0.242	+5.2%
2019	0.24	-0.8%
2020	0.24	+0.0%
2021	0.249	+3.8%
2022	0.244	-2.0%
2023	0.25	+2.5%
2024	0.27	+8.0%
2025	0.274	+1.5%

Jordan compared with similar countries

Jordan's 0.274 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.347, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Jordan's 0.274 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.118, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Key features of liberal democracy in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1929	+49.0%	0.1	0.149
1984	+39.8%	0.118	0.165
2004	+32.9%	0.152	0.202
2000	-32.7%	0.196	0.132
1975	-29.7%	0.158	0.111

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	0.1048	0.094	0.149	8
1930s	0.1532	0.151	0.154	10
1940s	0.1564	0.154	0.164	10
1950s	0.1702	0.161	0.179	10
1960s	0.1609	0.159	0.163	10
1970s	0.135	0.111	0.161	10
1980s	0.1499	0.118	0.177	10
1990s	0.1962	0.195	0.198	10
2000s	0.1769	0.131	0.205	10
2010s	0.2211	0.195	0.242	10
2020s	0.2545	0.24	0.274	6

Countries ranked near Jordan

97 Indonesia 0.296 compare
98 Philippines 0.291 compare
99 Georgia 0.275 compare
101 Lebanon 0.267 compare
102 Tunisia 0.265 compare
103 India 0.26 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of liberal democracy in Jordan?: Key features of liberal democracy in Jordan was 0.274 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 0.274 in 2025.
What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.094 in 1922.
How does Jordan rank for key features of liberal democracy?: Jordan ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.