Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.672 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.672
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
103rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.676
in 2024
All-time low
0.473
in 1951
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Jordan, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.672 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.676 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.473, in 1951.
That places Jordan 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.508 | — |
| 1947 | 0.511 | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.5 | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.495 | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 0.473 | -4.4% |
| 1952 | 0.513 | +8.5% |
| 1953 | 0.517 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.525 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.535 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.523 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.497 | -5.0% |
| 1958 | 0.495 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.495 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.498 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.505 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.524 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.525 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.533 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.528 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.528 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.544 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.577 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.58 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.583 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.587 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.586 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.582 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.58 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.616 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.61 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.604 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.611 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.619 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.619 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.618 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.637 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.646 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.64 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.664 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.663 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.662 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.646 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.644 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.647 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.65 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.656 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.649 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.658 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.667 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.676 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.672 | -0.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.672 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.672 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.414, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5048 | 0.5 | 0.511 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5068 | 0.473 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5001 | 0.498 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5249 | 0.524 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5316 | 0.528 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5827 | 0.577 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6138 | 0.604 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6499 | 0.637 | 0.664 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.663 | 0.649 | 0.676 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More economy & growth data for Jordan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 126.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.6626 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 116.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.4838 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0427 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Jordan?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Jordan was 0.672 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.676 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.473 in 1951.
- How does Jordan rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Jordan ranks 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 80 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.