What is liberal democracy index in Jordan?

Liberal democracy index in Jordan was 0.274 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 0.274 in 2025.

What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.094 in 1922.

How does Jordan rank for liberal democracy index?

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

Is liberal democracy index 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Liberal Democracy Index in Jordan

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

Jordan: Liberal Democracy Index 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

Liberal Democracy Index in Jordan, 1922–2025

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

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

Jordan ranks 100th of 176 countries on this measure, 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	0.1048	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

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)
Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.672 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.132 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.672 (2025)
Key features of electoral democracy 0.282 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal democracy index in Jordan?: Liberal democracy index in Jordan was 0.274 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal democracy index recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 0.274 in 2025.
What is the lowest liberal democracy index recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.094 in 1922.
How does Jordan rank for liberal democracy index?: Jordan ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal democracy index 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 Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
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: 07 August 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.