Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Jordan
Jordan: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.422 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.422
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
98th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.521
in 2013
All-time low
0.32
in 2000
Years of data
104
1922–2025
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Jordan, 1922–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.422 for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Jordan peaked at 0.521 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.32, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 98th 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.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.344 | — |
| 1923 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.344 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.46 | +33.7% |
| 1930 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.475 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.458 | -3.6% |
| 1954 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.342 | -25.3% |
| 1976 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.48 | +40.4% |
| 1985 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.464 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.464 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.463 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.32 | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 0.372 | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.505 | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.503 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.521 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.519 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.504 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.484 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.494 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.494 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.491 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.479 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.479 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.43 | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 0.422 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.3585 | 0.344 | 0.46 | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4616 | 0.458 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.458 | 0.458 | 0.458 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.342 | 0.458 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4248 | 0.342 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4639 | 0.463 | 0.464 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4466 | 0.32 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5063 | 0.484 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4658 | 0.422 | 0.494 | 6 |
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More social development data for Jordan
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Jordan?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Jordan was 0.422 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.521 in 2013.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Jordan ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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