Physical Integrity Rights Index in Jordan
Jordan: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.797 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Jordan, 1922–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.797 for physical integrity rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Jordan peaked at 0.797 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.626, in 1922.
Jordan ranks 86th 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.
Physical Integrity Rights Index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.626 | — |
| 1923 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.733 | +17.1% |
| 1931 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.629 | -14.2% |
| 1935 | 0.732 | +16.4% |
| 1936 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.663 | -9.4% |
| 1952 | 0.753 | +13.6% |
| 1953 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.742 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.742 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.731 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.731 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.71 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.729 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.761 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.737 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.726 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.726 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.763 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.785 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.797 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.797 | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.797 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.789, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.797 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.447, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.626 | 0.626 | 0.626 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.7221 | 0.629 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.732 | 0.732 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7375 | 0.663 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.742 | 0.742 | 0.742 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.731 | 0.731 | 0.731 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.731 | 0.731 | 0.731 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7396 | 0.726 | 0.761 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7893 | 0.763 | 0.797 | 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 physical integrity rights index in Jordan?
- Physical integrity rights index in Jordan was 0.797 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.797 in 2022.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.626 in 1922.
- How does Jordan rank for physical integrity rights index?
- Jordan ranks 86th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Physical Integrity 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 and political killings.