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Political Civil Liberties Index in Jordan

Jordan: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.549 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.549
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
109th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.557
in 2024
All-time low
0.285
in 1988
Years of data
104
1922–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Jordan, 1922–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political civil liberties index in Jordan stood at 0.549.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Jordan peaked at 0.557 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.285, in 1988.

That places Jordan 109th 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.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Jordan, year by year

Year Value Change
1922 0.307 —
1923 0.327 +6.5%
1924 0.327 +0.0%
1925 0.327 +0.0%
1926 0.327 +0.0%
1927 0.327 +0.0%
1928 0.327 +0.0%
1929 0.341 +4.3%
1930 0.341 +0.0%
1931 0.341 +0.0%
1932 0.341 +0.0%
1933 0.341 +0.0%
1934 0.341 +0.0%
1935 0.341 +0.0%
1936 0.341 +0.0%
1937 0.341 +0.0%
1938 0.341 +0.0%
1939 0.341 +0.0%
1940 0.335 -1.8%
1941 0.335 +0.0%
1942 0.335 +0.0%
1943 0.335 +0.0%
1944 0.335 +0.0%
1945 0.335 +0.0%
1946 0.343 +2.4%
1947 0.347 +1.2%
1948 0.311 -10.4%
1949 0.311 +0.0%
1950 0.298 -4.2%
1951 0.298 +0.0%
1952 0.322 +8.1%
1953 0.339 +5.3%
1954 0.364 +7.4%
1955 0.392 +7.7%
1956 0.396 +1.0%
1957 0.312 -21.2%
1958 0.306 -1.9%
1959 0.306 +0.0%
1960 0.306 +0.0%
1961 0.306 +0.0%
1962 0.306 +0.0%
1963 0.306 +0.0%
1964 0.306 +0.0%
1965 0.306 +0.0%
1966 0.306 +0.0%
1967 0.323 +5.6%
1968 0.323 +0.0%
1969 0.323 +0.0%
1970 0.29 -10.2%
1971 0.289 -0.3%
1972 0.289 +0.0%
1973 0.289 +0.0%
1974 0.289 +0.0%
1975 0.289 +0.0%
1976 0.289 +0.0%
1977 0.289 +0.0%
1978 0.289 +0.0%
1979 0.289 +0.0%
1980 0.287 -0.7%
1981 0.287 +0.0%
1982 0.287 +0.0%
1983 0.287 +0.0%
1984 0.287 +0.0%
1985 0.287 +0.0%
1986 0.287 +0.0%
1987 0.287 +0.0%
1988 0.285 -0.7%
1989 0.315 +10.5%
1990 0.415 +31.7%
1991 0.422 +1.7%
1992 0.433 +2.6%
1993 0.453 +4.6%
1994 0.453 +0.0%
1995 0.453 +0.0%
1996 0.453 +0.0%
1997 0.453 +0.0%
1998 0.447 -1.3%
1999 0.438 -2.0%
2000 0.494 +12.8%
2001 0.481 -2.6%
2002 0.481 +0.0%
2003 0.481 +0.0%
2004 0.481 +0.0%
2005 0.481 +0.0%
2006 0.5 +4.0%
2007 0.5 +0.0%
2008 0.5 +0.0%
2009 0.5 +0.0%
2010 0.528 +5.6%
2011 0.537 +1.7%
2012 0.538 +0.2%
2013 0.551 +2.4%
2014 0.55 -0.2%
2015 0.549 -0.2%
2016 0.546 -0.5%
2017 0.555 +1.6%
2018 0.549 -1.1%
2019 0.538 -2.0%
2020 0.525 -2.4%
2021 0.518 -1.3%
2022 0.521 +0.6%
2023 0.532 +2.1%
2024 0.557 +4.7%
2025 0.549 -1.4%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.549 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.709, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.549 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.339, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.3263 0.307 0.341 8
1930s 0.341 0.341 0.341 10
1940s 0.3322 0.311 0.347 10
1950s 0.3333 0.298 0.396 10
1960s 0.3111 0.306 0.323 10
1970s 0.2891 0.289 0.29 10
1980s 0.2896 0.285 0.315 10
1990s 0.442 0.415 0.453 10
2000s 0.4899 0.481 0.5 10
2010s 0.5441 0.528 0.555 10
2020s 0.5337 0.518 0.557 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 106 Angola 0.578 compare
  2. 107 Tunisia 0.561 compare
  3. 108 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.555 compare
  4. 109 Guinea-Bissau 0.549 compare
  5. 109 Morocco 0.549 compare
  6. 109 Serbia 0.549 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Jordan?
Political civil liberties index in Jordan was 0.549 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.557 in 2024.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.285 in 1988.
How does Jordan rank for political civil liberties index?
Jordan ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.