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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Jordan

Jordan: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.766 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.766
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.766
in 2024
All-time low
0.498
in 1990
Years of data
104
1922–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Jordan, 1922–2025

00.20.40.60.8192219732025

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.766 for judicial checks on government index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.

The figure is up 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Jordan peaked at 0.766 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.498, in 1990.

That places Jordan 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 104 years of available data.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Jordan, year by year

Year Value Change
1922 0.552 —
1923 0.552 +0.0%
1924 0.552 +0.0%
1925 0.552 +0.0%
1926 0.552 +0.0%
1927 0.552 +0.0%
1928 0.552 +0.0%
1929 0.552 +0.0%
1930 0.552 +0.0%
1931 0.552 +0.0%
1932 0.552 +0.0%
1933 0.552 +0.0%
1934 0.552 +0.0%
1935 0.552 +0.0%
1936 0.552 +0.0%
1937 0.552 +0.0%
1938 0.552 +0.0%
1939 0.552 +0.0%
1940 0.552 +0.0%
1941 0.552 +0.0%
1942 0.552 +0.0%
1943 0.552 +0.0%
1944 0.552 +0.0%
1945 0.552 +0.0%
1946 0.552 +0.0%
1947 0.552 +0.0%
1948 0.552 +0.0%
1949 0.552 +0.0%
1950 0.552 +0.0%
1951 0.552 +0.0%
1952 0.552 +0.0%
1953 0.559 +1.3%
1954 0.559 +0.0%
1955 0.559 +0.0%
1956 0.559 +0.0%
1957 0.559 +0.0%
1958 0.535 -4.3%
1959 0.535 +0.0%
1960 0.535 +0.0%
1961 0.535 +0.0%
1962 0.535 +0.0%
1963 0.535 +0.0%
1964 0.535 +0.0%
1965 0.535 +0.0%
1966 0.535 +0.0%
1967 0.535 +0.0%
1968 0.535 +0.0%
1969 0.535 +0.0%
1970 0.535 +0.0%
1971 0.535 +0.0%
1972 0.535 +0.0%
1973 0.535 +0.0%
1974 0.535 +0.0%
1975 0.535 +0.0%
1976 0.535 +0.0%
1977 0.535 +0.0%
1978 0.535 +0.0%
1979 0.535 +0.0%
1980 0.535 +0.0%
1981 0.535 +0.0%
1982 0.535 +0.0%
1983 0.535 +0.0%
1984 0.535 +0.0%
1985 0.535 +0.0%
1986 0.535 +0.0%
1987 0.535 +0.0%
1988 0.535 +0.0%
1989 0.535 +0.0%
1990 0.498 -6.9%
1991 0.498 +0.0%
1992 0.498 +0.0%
1993 0.498 +0.0%
1994 0.498 +0.0%
1995 0.498 +0.0%
1996 0.498 +0.0%
1997 0.498 +0.0%
1998 0.498 +0.0%
1999 0.498 +0.0%
2000 0.498 +0.0%
2001 0.498 +0.0%
2002 0.498 +0.0%
2003 0.498 +0.0%
2004 0.498 +0.0%
2005 0.526 +5.6%
2006 0.526 +0.0%
2007 0.526 +0.0%
2008 0.526 +0.0%
2009 0.526 +0.0%
2010 0.528 +0.4%
2011 0.528 +0.0%
2012 0.527 -0.2%
2013 0.531 +0.8%
2014 0.531 +0.0%
2015 0.531 +0.0%
2016 0.593 +11.7%
2017 0.634 +6.9%
2018 0.653 +3.0%
2019 0.653 +0.0%
2020 0.68 +4.1%
2021 0.719 +5.7%
2022 0.684 -4.9%
2023 0.667 -2.5%
2024 0.766 +14.8%
2025 0.766 +0.0%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.766 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.766 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.435, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.552 0.552 0.552 8
1930s 0.552 0.552 0.552 10
1940s 0.552 0.552 0.552 10
1950s 0.5521 0.535 0.559 10
1960s 0.535 0.535 0.535 10
1970s 0.535 0.535 0.535 10
1980s 0.535 0.535 0.535 10
1990s 0.498 0.498 0.498 10
2000s 0.512 0.498 0.526 10
2010s 0.5709 0.527 0.653 10
2020s 0.7137 0.667 0.766 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 63 Malaysia 0.777 compare
  2. 64 Italy 0.773 compare
  3. 65 Morocco 0.767 compare
  4. 67 Nepal 0.764 compare
  5. 68 Slovenia 0.763 compare
  6. 69 Dominican Republic 0.749 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Jordan?
Judicial checks on government index in Jordan was 0.766 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.766 in 2024.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.498 in 1990.
How does Jordan rank for judicial checks on government index?
Jordan ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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 Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.