Jordan vs Saudi Arabia

Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.28 of 1 in Jordan and 0.02 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 0.27 of 1, or 18 times that in Saudi Arabia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.28 of 1 in Jordan and 0.02 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 0.27 of 1, or 18 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1922.
  • In 2025, Jordan ranked 121 and Saudi Arabia ranked 175 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearJordanSaudi ArabiaWorld
20250.280.020.48
20240.270.020.49
20230.250.010.49
20220.260.020.5
20210.260.020.5
20200.260.010.51
20190.260.020.52
20180.260.020.52
20170.260.010.52
20160.240.020.52
20150.260.020.52
20140.260.020.52
20130.260.020.52
20120.250.020.53
20110.250.020.53
20100.240.020.52
20090.230.020.52
20080.230.020.52
20070.230.020.52
20060.230.020.52
20050.230.020.52
20040.230.020.51
20030.210.020.51
20020.190.020.5
20010.190.020.49
20000.190.020.49
19990.220.020.49
19980.220.020.49
19970.220.020.49
19960.230.020.48
19950.230.020.47
19940.230.020.47
19930.240.020.46
19920.230.010.44
19910.220.010.42
19900.220.010.41
19890.150.010.36
19880.130.010.36
19870.130.010.35
19860.130.010.34
19850.130.010.34
19840.130.010.33
19830.130.010.32
19820.130.010.32
19810.130.010.32
19800.130.010.32
19790.130.010.31
19780.130.010.3
19770.130.010.3
19760.130.010.29
19750.130.010.29
19740.120.010.29
19730.120.010.29
19720.120.010.29
19710.120.010.29
19700.120.010.29
19690.120.010.29
19680.120.010.3
19670.130.010.29
19660.120.010.29
19650.120.010.3
19640.120.010.3
19630.120.010.3
19620.130.010.29
19610.140.010.29
19600.140.010.28
19590.140.010.27
19580.140.010.27
19570.140.010.27
19560.160.010.26
19550.160.010.25
19540.150.010.25
19530.160.010.24
19520.170.010.24
19510.130.010.24
19500.130.010.23
19490.130.010.22
19480.130.010.22
19470.110.010.21
19460.10.010.19
19450.10.010.16
19440.10.010.14
19430.10.010.14
19420.10.010.14
19410.10.010.15
19400.10.010.15
19390.10.010.17
19380.10.010.17
19370.10.010.17
19360.10.010.17
19350.10.010.17
19340.10.010.18
19330.10.010.18
19320.10.010.19
19310.10.010.18
19300.10.010.18
19290.10.010.19
19280.10.010.19
19270.10.010.19
19260.10.010.19
19250.10.010.19
19240.10.010.19
19230.070.010.19
19220.060.010.19
1921–0.010.19
1920–0.010.18
1919–0.010.16
1918–0.010.15
1917–0.010.15
1916–0.010.15
1915–0.010.15
1914–0.010.15
1913–0.010.15
1912–0.010.15
1911–0.010.15
1910–0.010.15
1909–0.010.15
1908–0.010.15
1907–0.010.15
1906–0.010.15
1905–0.010.15
1904–0.010.14
1903–0.010.14
1902–0.010.15
1901–0.010.14
1900–0.010.14
1899–0.010.22
1898–0.010.22
1897–0.010.22
1896–0.010.22
1895–0.010.22
1894–0.010.21
1893–0.010.21
1892–0.010.21
1891–0.010.2
1890–0.010.2
1889–0.010.2
1888–0.010.2
1887–0.010.2
1886–0.010.19
1885–0.010.19
1884–0.010.2
1883–0.010.19
1882–0.010.19
1881–0.010.19
1880–0.010.19
1879–0.010.19
1878–0.010.18
1877–0.010.18
1876–0.010.19
1875–0.010.18
1874–0.010.18
1873–0.010.18
1872–0.010.18
1871–0.010.18
1870–0.010.18
1869–0.010.17
1868–0.010.17
1867–0.010.17
1866–0.010.16
1865–0.010.16
1864–0.010.16
1863–0.010.16
1862–0.010.16
1861–0.010.15
1860–0.010.15
1859–0.010.14
1858–0.010.14
1857–0.010.14
1856–0.010.13
1855–0.010.13
1854–0.010.13
1853–0.010.13
1852–0.010.13
1851–0.010.13
1850–0.010.13
1849–0.010.15
1848–0.010.13
1847–0.010.11
1846–0.010.11
1845–0.010.11
1844–0.010.11
1843–0.010.1
1842–0.010.1
1841–0.010.1
1840–0.010.1
1839–0.010.1
1838–0.010.09
1837–0.010.09
1836–0.010.1
1835–0.010.09
1834–0.010.09
1833–0.010.09
1832–0.010.09
1831–0.010.09
1830–0.010.09
1829–0.010.08
1828–0.010.08
1827–0.010.09
1826–0.010.08
1825–0.010.08
1824–0.010.08
1823–0.010.08
1822–0.010.08
1821–0.020.07
1820–0.020.07
1819–0.020.06
1818–0.020.06
1817–0.020.06
1816–0.020.06
1815–0.020.06
1814–0.020.05
1813–0.020.05
1812–0.020.06
1811–0.020.06
1810–0.020.06
1809–0.020.05
1808–0.020.05
1807–0.020.05
1806–0.020.05
1805–0.020.05
1804–0.020.05
1803–0.020.05
1802–0.020.05
1801–0.020.05
1800–0.020.05
1799–0.020.05
1798–0.020.06
1797–0.020.05
1796–0.020.05
1795–0.020.05
1794–0.020.05
1793–0.020.05
1792–0.020.05
1791–0.020.05
1790–0.020.05
1789–0.020.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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