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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Jordan

Jordan: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.757 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.757
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
66th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.759
in 2024
All-time low
0.354
in 1922
Years of data
104
1922–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Jordan, 1922–2025

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.757 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Jordan peaked at 0.759 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.354, in 1922.

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.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Jordan, year by year

Year Value Change
1922 0.354 —
1923 0.354 +0.0%
1924 0.354 +0.0%
1925 0.354 +0.0%
1926 0.354 +0.0%
1927 0.354 +0.0%
1928 0.354 +0.0%
1929 0.54 +52.5%
1930 0.554 +2.6%
1931 0.554 +0.0%
1932 0.554 +0.0%
1933 0.546 -1.4%
1934 0.549 +0.5%
1935 0.56 +2.0%
1936 0.56 +0.0%
1937 0.56 +0.0%
1938 0.56 +0.0%
1939 0.56 +0.0%
1940 0.56 +0.0%
1941 0.56 +0.0%
1942 0.56 +0.0%
1943 0.56 +0.0%
1944 0.56 +0.0%
1945 0.56 +0.0%
1946 0.563 +0.5%
1947 0.566 +0.5%
1948 0.568 +0.4%
1949 0.568 +0.0%
1950 0.573 +0.9%
1951 0.569 -0.7%
1952 0.576 +1.2%
1953 0.584 +1.4%
1954 0.584 +0.0%
1955 0.584 +0.0%
1956 0.592 +1.4%
1957 0.575 -2.9%
1958 0.549 -4.5%
1959 0.549 +0.0%
1960 0.547 -0.4%
1961 0.547 +0.0%
1962 0.572 +4.6%
1963 0.572 +0.0%
1964 0.566 -1.0%
1965 0.567 +0.2%
1966 0.567 +0.0%
1967 0.558 -1.6%
1968 0.555 -0.5%
1969 0.555 +0.0%
1970 0.56 +0.9%
1971 0.568 +1.4%
1972 0.555 -2.3%
1973 0.555 +0.0%
1974 0.555 +0.0%
1975 0.377 -32.1%
1976 0.377 +0.0%
1977 0.377 +0.0%
1978 0.377 +0.0%
1979 0.377 +0.0%
1980 0.404 +7.2%
1981 0.404 +0.0%
1982 0.404 +0.0%
1983 0.404 +0.0%
1984 0.577 +42.8%
1985 0.598 +3.6%
1986 0.598 +0.0%
1987 0.598 +0.0%
1988 0.598 +0.0%
1989 0.598 +0.0%
1990 0.586 -2.0%
1991 0.586 +0.0%
1992 0.578 -1.4%
1993 0.578 +0.0%
1994 0.578 +0.0%
1995 0.578 +0.0%
1996 0.578 +0.0%
1997 0.578 +0.0%
1998 0.578 +0.0%
1999 0.583 +0.9%
2000 0.401 -31.2%
2001 0.401 +0.0%
2002 0.401 +0.0%
2003 0.45 +12.2%
2004 0.598 +32.9%
2005 0.602 +0.7%
2006 0.602 +0.0%
2007 0.602 +0.0%
2008 0.602 +0.0%
2009 0.602 +0.0%
2010 0.61 +1.3%
2011 0.617 +1.1%
2012 0.624 +1.1%
2013 0.622 -0.3%
2014 0.627 +0.8%
2015 0.627 +0.0%
2016 0.556 -11.3%
2017 0.649 +16.7%
2018 0.688 +6.0%
2019 0.68 -1.2%
2020 0.683 +0.4%
2021 0.714 +4.5%
2022 0.7 -2.0%
2023 0.722 +3.1%
2024 0.759 +5.1%
2025 0.757 -0.3%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.757 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.757 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.354, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.3772 0.354 0.54 8
1930s 0.5557 0.546 0.56 10
1940s 0.5625 0.56 0.568 10
1950s 0.5735 0.549 0.592 10
1960s 0.5606 0.547 0.572 10
1970s 0.4678 0.377 0.568 10
1980s 0.5183 0.404 0.598 10
1990s 0.5801 0.578 0.586 10
2000s 0.5261 0.401 0.602 10
2010s 0.63 0.556 0.688 10
2020s 0.7225 0.683 0.759 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 64 Lesotho 0.76 compare
  2. 65 Slovakia 0.759 compare
  3. 66 Solomon Islands 0.757 compare
  4. 66 Sri Lanka 0.757 compare
  5. 69 United States 0.754 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Jordan?
Liberal political institutions index in Jordan was 0.757 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.759 in 2024.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.354 in 1922.
How does Jordan rank for liberal political institutions index?
Jordan ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.