Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 50/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 35.3/100 #147
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.282
- HDI
- 0.754
- Regional blocs
- AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| King of Jordan | Abdullah II of Jordan |
| Prime Minister of Jordan | Jafar Hassan |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.0/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 17.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 4.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 50 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.282
- Liberal
- 0.274
- Participatory
- 0.132
- Deliberative
- 0.268
- Egalitarian
- 0.211
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 35.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #147 / 180
- Rank change
- -15 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #140
- 30.9
- Economic #150
- 31.0
- Legal #160
- 29.9
- Social #159
- 32.7
- Safety #119
- 51.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.3 | 147 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 29.9 | 32.7 | 51.9 |
| 2024 | 44.3 | 132 | 31.7 | 35.7 | 36.1 | 38.7 | 79.4 |
| 2023 | 42.8 | 146 | 47.7 | 34.6 | 37.7 | 32.2 | 61.7 |
| 2022 | 48.7 | 120 | 40.0 | 32.7 | 41.2 | 66.0 | 63.4 |
| 2021 | 57.1 | 129 | - | - | - | - | 72.9 |
| 2020 | 57.9 | 128 | - | - | - | - | 80.5 |
| 2019 | 56.9 | 130 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2018 | 58.3 | 132 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 56.8 | 138 | - | - | - | - | 55.0 |
| 2016 | 55.5 | 135 | - | - | - | - | 77.0 |
| 2015 | 57.9 | 143 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2014 | 59.6 | 141 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 61.5 | 134 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 56.8 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 37.0 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 31.9 | 112 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 36.0 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 40.2 | 122 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 27.5 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 24.0 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - |