Jordan vs Saudi Arabia

Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.67 of 1 in Jordan and 0.18 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 0.49 of 1, or 3.78 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.67 of 1 in Jordan and 0.18 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Jordan, by 0.49 of 1, or 3.78 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 104 and Saudi Arabia ranked 165 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearJordanSaudi ArabiaWorld
20250.670.180.65
20240.680.170.65
20230.670.160.66
20220.660.160.66
20210.650.150.67
20200.660.150.67
20190.650.160.68
20180.650.140.68
20170.640.160.68
20160.650.170.68
20150.660.170.69
20140.660.170.69
20130.660.170.7
20120.640.170.7
20110.650.170.7
20100.640.170.7
20090.620.160.69
20080.620.160.69
20070.620.160.69
20060.620.160.69
20050.610.160.69
20040.610.150.69
20030.610.150.69
20020.60.150.68
20010.610.150.68
20000.620.170.67
19990.580.170.66
19980.580.170.65
19970.580.170.65
19960.590.170.65
19950.590.170.65
19940.590.170.64
19930.590.170.63
19920.580.170.62
19910.580.170.6
19900.580.160.57
19890.540.160.51
19880.530.160.5
19870.530.160.5
19860.530.160.49
19850.530.160.48
19840.530.160.47
19830.530.160.47
19820.530.160.46
19810.530.160.46
19800.530.160.46
19790.530.130.45
19780.530.120.44
19770.530.120.44
19760.530.120.44
19750.530.120.44
19740.530.130.43
19730.530.130.43
19720.530.130.44
19710.530.130.44
19700.520.130.44
19690.510.130.44
19680.510.130.45
19670.510.130.45
19660.50.130.46
19650.50.130.46
19640.50.130.46
19630.50.130.46
19620.50.120.46
19610.50.120.46
19600.50.120.46
19590.50.120.44
19580.50.120.44
19570.50.120.43
19560.520.120.43
19550.540.120.43
19540.530.120.43
19530.520.110.43
19520.510.110.43
19510.470.10.43
19500.50.10.42
19490.50.10.42
19480.50.10.42
19470.510.10.42
19460.510.10.42
19450.50.10.38
19440.50.10.35
19430.50.10.35
19420.50.10.35
19410.50.10.35
19400.50.10.36
19390.510.10.38
19380.510.10.39
19370.510.10.39
19360.510.10.39
19350.510.10.4
19340.480.10.4
19330.510.10.4
19320.510.090.41
19310.510.090.41
19300.510.090.41
19290.480.090.41
19280.470.060.41
19270.470.060.41
19260.470.060.41
19250.470.060.41
19240.470.060.42
19230.470.060.41
19220.460.060.42
1921–0.060.42
1920–0.060.42
1919–0.060.41
1918–0.060.4
1917–0.060.39
1916–0.060.39
1915–0.060.4
1914–0.060.4
1913–0.060.41
1912–0.060.41
1911–0.060.41
1910–0.060.41
1909–0.060.41
1908–0.060.41
1907–0.060.41
1906–0.060.41
1905–0.060.41
1904–0.060.41
1903–0.060.41
1902–0.070.41
1901–0.070.41
1900–0.070.41
1899–0.070.47
1898–0.070.47
1897–0.070.46
1896–0.070.47
1895–0.070.46
1894–0.070.46
1893–0.070.46
1892–0.070.45
1891–0.070.45
1890–0.070.45
1889–0.070.45
1888–0.070.45
1887–0.070.45
1886–0.070.44
1885–0.070.44
1884–0.070.44
1883–0.070.44
1882–0.070.44
1881–0.070.44
1880–0.070.44
1879–0.070.45
1878–0.070.45
1877–0.070.44
1876–0.070.45
1875–0.070.45
1874–0.070.45
1873–0.070.45
1872–0.070.44
1871–0.070.45
1870–0.070.44
1869–0.070.44
1868–0.070.43
1867–0.070.44
1866–0.070.43
1865–0.070.43
1864–0.070.42
1863–0.070.43
1862–0.070.43
1861–0.070.42
1860–0.070.41
1859–0.070.4
1858–0.070.4
1857–0.070.4
1856–0.070.4
1855–0.070.4
1854–0.070.4
1853–0.070.4
1852–0.070.39
1851–0.070.39
1850–0.070.39
1849–0.070.41
1848–0.070.4
1847–0.070.38
1846–0.070.38
1845–0.070.37
1844–0.070.37
1843–0.070.37
1842–0.070.37
1841–0.070.37
1840–0.070.36
1839–0.070.36
1838–0.070.36
1837–0.070.36
1836–0.070.36
1835–0.070.36
1834–0.070.35
1833–0.070.35
1832–0.070.35
1831–0.070.35
1830–0.070.35
1829–0.070.35
1828–0.070.35
1827–0.070.35
1826–0.070.35
1825–0.070.35
1824–0.070.34
1823–0.070.35
1822–0.070.34
1821–0.170.34
1820–0.170.33
1819–0.170.32
1818–0.10.31
1817–0.10.31
1816–0.10.32
1815–0.10.32
1814–0.10.3
1813–0.10.29
1812–0.10.28
1811–0.10.28
1810–0.10.29
1809–0.10.29
1808–0.10.28
1807–0.10.28
1806–0.10.27
1805–0.10.27
1804–0.10.27
1803–0.10.27
1802–0.10.27
1801–0.10.27
1800–0.10.27
1799–0.10.28
1798–0.10.27
1797–0.10.27
1796–0.10.27
1795–0.10.27
1794–0.10.27
1793–0.10.27
1792–0.10.27
1791–0.10.27
1790–0.10.27
1789–0.10.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, 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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