Africa & Middle East

Jordan

Political journey

Created as a British-backed emirate in 1921 and independent in 1946, Jordan absorbed the West Bank and Palestinian refugees, lost the West Bank in 1967 and made peace with Israel in 1994. Its Hashemite monarchy, led by King Abdullah II since 1999, has survived regional upheavals with Western and Gulf support.

Jordan today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Jordan today

Portrait of Abdullah II of Jordan

Abdullah II of Jordan

King of Jordan, 1999 to present

A Western-educated monarch who balances Jordan’s close ties with the United States and its role as host to many refugees, while facing pressure over economic reform.

Abdullah II of Jordan sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and leaning religious on religion. The profile is close to the middle on environment and war and peace.

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Political views closest to Jordan’s leadership

Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.99%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…99%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…97%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…97%

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

MoroccoAfrica & Middle East99%CroatiaEurope99%TanzaniaAfrica & Middle East99%AustriaEurope99%

Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.