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Jordan

A Hashemite monarchy with an elected parliament, but with the king controlling government, army and foreign policy, Jordan relies on foreign aid and remittances, hosts many Palestinian refugees and has had peace with Israel since 1994.

Predominant spectrum
Right
Closest ideology
Right-Wing Populism
Closest personality
Qaboos bin Said
Flag: Jordan

Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal22%
    Unitary78%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy32%
    Autocracy68%
  • Power

    Strong · Security
    Security81%
    Liberty20%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation72%
    Multiculturalism28%
  • Nationalism

    Balanced
    Internationalist52%
    Nationalist48%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public51%
    Private49%
  • Free market

    Balanced
    Planning49%
    Free market52%
  • Religion

    Very strong · Religious
    Irreligious12%
    Religious89%
  • Morality

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive15%
    Traditionalist85%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology65%
    Biology35%

What sets Jordan apart

Most unusual position

Representation

Leans further toward autocracy than 63% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.

Country median 62Jordan 32

Of all the topics, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Economy

On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.

Country median 50Jordan 51

Here it shares common ground with most countries.