Participatory Democracy Index in Jordan
Jordan: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.132 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.132
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
128th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.132
in 2025
All-time low
0.03
in 1922
Years of data
104
1922–2025
Participatory Democracy Index in Jordan, 1922–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.132 for participatory democracy index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Jordan peaked at 0.132 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1922.
That places Jordan 128th 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.
Participatory Democracy Index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.03 | — |
| 1923 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.033 | +10.0% |
| 1925 | 0.041 | +24.2% |
| 1926 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.041 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.042 | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 0.041 | -2.4% |
| 1947 | 0.046 | +12.2% |
| 1948 | 0.05 | +8.7% |
| 1949 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.056 | +12.0% |
| 1953 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.067 | +19.6% |
| 1956 | 0.068 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.057 | -16.2% |
| 1958 | 0.052 | -8.8% |
| 1959 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.051 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.049 | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.05 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.049 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.052 | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.049 | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.055 | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.055 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.056 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.062 | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 0.074 | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.075 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.077 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.075 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.083 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.083 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.082 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.083 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.082 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.074 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.073 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.073 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.071 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.076 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.083 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.091 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.092 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.092 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.094 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.097 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.105 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.109 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.112 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.113 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.11 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.118 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.12 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.117 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.117 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.121 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.129 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 0.132 | +2.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.132 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.294, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.132 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.087, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0372 | 0.03 | 0.041 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.041 | 0.041 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0434 | 0.041 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0564 | 0.05 | 0.068 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.05 | 0.049 | 0.052 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0493 | 0.049 | 0.052 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0558 | 0.055 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0788 | 0.074 | 0.083 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0816 | 0.071 | 0.092 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1098 | 0.094 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1228 | 0.117 | 0.132 | 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 participatory democracy index in Jordan?
- Participatory democracy index in Jordan was 0.132 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.132 in 2025.
- What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1922.
- How does Jordan rank for participatory democracy index?
- Jordan ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.