What is rule of law index in Jordan?

Rule of law index in Jordan was 0.774 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 0.774 in 2025.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Jordan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.547 in 1958.

How does Jordan rank for rule of law index?

Jordan ranks 53rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Jordan

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

Jordan: Rule of Law Index was 0.774 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.774

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

53rd

of 173 countries

All-time high

0.774

in 2025

All-time low

0.547

in 1958

Years of data

104

1922–2025

Rule of Law Index in Jordan, 1922–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, rule of law index in Jordan stood at 0.774. That is the highest value across all 104 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Jordan peaked at 0.774 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.547, in 1958.

That places Jordan 53rd out of 173 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	0.5974	0.593	0.598	8
1930s	0.6031	0.592	0.605	10
1940s	0.6074	0.604	0.614	10
1950s	0.6125	0.547	0.637	10
1960s	0.5984	0.547	0.632	10
1970s	0.5744	0.564	0.634	10
1980s	0.608	0.608	0.608	10
1990s	0.6124	0.612	0.616	10
2000s	0.5795	0.571	0.612	10
2010s	0.6134	0.586	0.662	10
2020s	0.7177	0.664	0.774	6

Countries ranked near Jordan

50 Mauritius 0.792 compare
51 Moldova 0.789 compare
52 Palestine 0.785 compare
54 Benin 0.77 compare
55 Maldives 0.763 compare
56 Hong Kong 0.756 compare

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More reference data data for Jordan

Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Jordan?: Rule of law index in Jordan was 0.774 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 0.774 in 2025.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.547 in 1958.
How does Jordan rank for rule of law index?: Jordan ranks 53rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.