Political Rights Score in Jordan
Jordan: Political Rights Score was 12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Jordan, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Jordan is 12, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Jordan peaked at 15 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2002.
That places Jordan 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10 | — |
| 2003 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 12 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.5, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.38 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.1 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.33 | 11 | 12 | 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 political rights score in Jordan?
- Political rights score in Jordan was 12 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2002.
- How does Jordan rank for political rights score?
- Jordan ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.