Jordan
Country in Asia
In brief
Women in parliament: 19.6% (2025). World rank 129 of 190; in Asia, 26 of 46. Regulatory quality, score 0–100: 61.2 (2025). World rank 70 of 205 (1 = best); in Asia, 16 of 49. Voice and accountability, score 0–100: 44 (2025). World rank 139 of 205 (1 = best); in Asia, 22 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: women in parliament 12% → 19.6%, rule of law 60.5 → 61.8 (score 0–100), and control of corruption 53.4 → 54.2 (score 0–100).
State
- Form of government
- Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Head of state
- Abdullah II
- Head of government
- Jafar Hassan
- Independence
- May 25, 1946
- UN member
- Yes
- Women in parliament
- 19.6% 2025