What is varieties of democracy in Jordan?

Varieties of democracy in Jordan was 0.282 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 0.282 in 2025.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.064 in 1922.

How does Jordan rank for varieties of democracy?

Jordan ranks 120th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Varieties of democracy in Jordan

Name: Varieties of democracy in Jordan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jordan: Varieties of democracy was 0.282 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.282

Change on year

up 2.9%

World rank

120th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.282

in 2025

All-time low

0.064

in 1922

Years of data

104

1922–2025

Varieties of democracy in Jordan, 1922–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.282 for varieties of democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in Jordan peaked at 0.282 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.064, in 1922.

Jordan ranks 120th 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.

Varieties of democracy in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in Jordan, 1922 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1922	0.064	—
1923	0.068	+6.3%
1924	0.099	+45.6%
1925	0.099	+0.0%
1926	0.099	+0.0%
1927	0.099	+0.0%
1928	0.099	+0.0%
1929	0.102	+3.0%
1930	0.102	+0.0%
1931	0.102	+0.0%
1932	0.102	+0.0%
1933	0.102	+0.0%
1934	0.102	+0.0%
1935	0.102	+0.0%
1936	0.102	+0.0%
1937	0.102	+0.0%
1938	0.102	+0.0%
1939	0.102	+0.0%
1940	0.101	-1.0%
1941	0.101	+0.0%
1942	0.101	+0.0%
1943	0.101	+0.0%
1944	0.101	+0.0%
1945	0.101	+0.0%
1946	0.102	+1.0%
1947	0.108	+5.9%
1948	0.131	+21.3%
1949	0.131	+0.0%
1950	0.129	-1.5%
1951	0.132	+2.3%
1952	0.165	+25.0%
1953	0.164	-0.6%
1954	0.154	-6.1%
1955	0.16	+3.9%
1956	0.162	+1.3%
1957	0.141	-13.0%
1958	0.14	-0.7%
1959	0.14	+0.0%
1960	0.14	+0.0%
1961	0.137	-2.1%
1962	0.125	-8.8%
1963	0.124	-0.8%
1964	0.124	+0.0%
1965	0.124	+0.0%
1966	0.124	+0.0%
1967	0.126	+1.6%
1968	0.124	-1.6%
1969	0.124	+0.0%
1970	0.124	+0.0%
1971	0.121	-2.4%
1972	0.121	+0.0%
1973	0.121	+0.0%
1974	0.121	+0.0%
1975	0.128	+5.8%
1976	0.128	+0.0%
1977	0.128	+0.0%
1978	0.128	+0.0%
1979	0.128	+0.0%
1980	0.128	+0.0%
1981	0.128	+0.0%
1982	0.128	+0.0%
1983	0.128	+0.0%
1984	0.128	+0.0%
1985	0.128	+0.0%
1986	0.128	+0.0%
1987	0.128	+0.0%
1988	0.13	+1.6%
1989	0.15	+15.4%
1990	0.22	+46.7%
1991	0.221	+0.5%
1992	0.227	+2.7%
1993	0.235	+3.5%
1994	0.227	-3.4%
1995	0.227	+0.0%
1996	0.227	+0.0%
1997	0.224	-1.3%
1998	0.224	+0.0%
1999	0.222	-0.9%
2000	0.186	-16.2%
2001	0.185	-0.5%
2002	0.185	+0.0%
2003	0.208	+12.4%
2004	0.228	+9.6%
2005	0.228	+0.0%
2006	0.229	+0.4%
2007	0.229	+0.0%
2008	0.232	+1.3%
2009	0.233	+0.4%
2010	0.239	+2.6%
2011	0.247	+3.3%
2012	0.246	-0.4%
2013	0.255	+3.7%
2014	0.255	+0.0%
2015	0.255	+0.0%
2016	0.239	-6.3%
2017	0.263	+10.0%
2018	0.261	-0.8%
2019	0.26	-0.4%
2020	0.258	-0.8%
2021	0.257	-0.4%
2022	0.256	-0.4%
2023	0.252	-1.6%
2024	0.274	+8.7%
2025	0.282	+2.9%

Jordan compared with similar countries

Jordan's 0.282 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Jordan's 0.282 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.187, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Varieties of democracy 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
1990	+46.7%	0.15	0.22
1924	+45.6%	0.068	0.099
1952	+25.0%	0.132	0.165

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	0.0911	0.064	0.102	8
1930s	0.102	0.102	0.102	10
1940s	0.1078	0.101	0.131	10
1950s	0.1487	0.129	0.165	10
1960s	0.1272	0.124	0.14	10
1970s	0.1248	0.121	0.128	10
1980s	0.1304	0.128	0.15	10
1990s	0.2254	0.22	0.235	10
2000s	0.2143	0.185	0.233	10
2010s	0.252	0.239	0.263	10
2020s	0.2632	0.252	0.282	6

Countries ranked near Jordan

117 Central African Republic 0.293 compare
117 Comoros 0.293 compare
117 Turkey 0.293 compare
121 Mozambique 0.279 compare
122 Zimbabwe 0.268 compare
123 Algeria 0.265 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in Jordan?: Varieties of democracy in Jordan was 0.282 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 0.282 in 2025.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.064 in 1922.
How does Jordan rank for varieties of democracy?: Jordan ranks 120th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of democracy rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.