Physical Integrity Rights Score in Jordan
Jordan: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 0.55 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Jordan, 1946–2019
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.55 for physical integrity rights score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 317.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Jordan peaked at 0.55 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.9517, in 1971.
That places Jordan 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Physical Integrity Rights Score in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -0.0642 | — |
| 1947 | -0.0756 | +17.7% |
| 1948 | -0.0749 | -1.0% |
| 1949 | -0.1287 | +71.9% |
| 1950 | -0.1911 | +48.5% |
| 1951 | -0.2499 | +30.7% |
| 1952 | -0.2435 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | -0.2489 | +2.2% |
| 1954 | -0.2577 | +3.6% |
| 1955 | -0.286 | +11.0% |
| 1956 | -0.3114 | +8.9% |
| 1957 | -0.3561 | +14.4% |
| 1958 | -0.3457 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | -0.3637 | +5.2% |
| 1960 | -0.3932 | +8.1% |
| 1961 | -0.4381 | +11.4% |
| 1962 | -0.4336 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | -0.4509 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | -0.4847 | +7.5% |
| 1965 | -0.5444 | +12.3% |
| 1966 | -0.566 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | -0.6146 | +8.6% |
| 1968 | -0.6944 | +13.0% |
| 1969 | -0.8289 | +19.4% |
| 1970 | -0.9451 | +14.0% |
| 1971 | -0.9517 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | -0.7182 | -24.5% |
| 1973 | -0.5642 | -21.4% |
| 1974 | -0.4513 | -20.0% |
| 1975 | -0.3604 | -20.1% |
| 1976 | -0.3351 | -7.0% |
| 1977 | -0.3087 | -7.9% |
| 1978 | -0.3243 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | -0.3155 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | -0.3117 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | -0.3108 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | -0.2789 | -10.3% |
| 1983 | -0.1817 | -34.9% |
| 1984 | -0.1944 | +7.0% |
| 1985 | -0.2212 | +13.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2755 | +24.6% |
| 1987 | -0.2938 | +6.6% |
| 1988 | -0.2546 | -13.3% |
| 1989 | -0.1313 | -48.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0343 | -126.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0653 | +90.3% |
| 1992 | 0.154 | +136.0% |
| 1993 | 0.169 | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0835 | -50.6% |
| 1995 | -0.0047 | -105.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0651 | -1490.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1289 | +98.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1218 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1529 | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2084 | +36.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2889 | +38.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3938 | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5142 | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4679 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3467 | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0548 | -84.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1037 | -289.0% |
| 2008 | -0.2471 | +138.3% |
| 2009 | -0.253 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | -0.2418 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | -0.2168 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | -0.1351 | -37.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0403 | -70.2% |
| 2014 | 0.11 | -373.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1397 | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2937 | +110.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4333 | +47.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4755 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.55 | +15.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.55, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.55 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0154, 35.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Physical Integrity Rights Score 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1490.8% | -0.0047 | 0.0651 |
| 2014 | +373.3% | -0.0403 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | -289.0% | 0.0548 | -0.1037 |
| 2008 | -138.3% | -0.1037 | -0.2471 |
| 1992 | +136.0% | 0.0653 | 0.154 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0859 | -0.1287 | -0.0642 | 4 |
| 1950s | -0.2854 | -0.3637 | -0.1911 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5449 | -0.8289 | -0.3932 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5275 | -0.9517 | -0.3087 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2454 | -0.3117 | -0.1313 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.097 | -0.0047 | 0.169 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1671 | -0.253 | 0.5142 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1368 | -0.2418 | 0.55 | 10 |
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 score in Jordan?
- Physical integrity rights score in Jordan was 0.55 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.55 in 2019.
- What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9517 in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for physical integrity rights score?
- Jordan ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 317.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.