Benin vs Jamaica: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Benin
0.87
in 2025
Jamaica
0.871
in 2025
Benin rank
49th
Jamaica rank
48th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Benin
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.871 against 0.87 in Benin, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Benin ranks 49th and Jamaica ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.18 | 0.417 | 0.237 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.18 | 0.417 | 0.237 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.18 | 0.422 | 0.242 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.18 | 0.472 | 0.292 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.182 | 0.498 | 0.316 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.1989 | 0.575 | 0.3761 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.5154 | 0.6864 | 0.171 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.4096 | 0.7744 | 0.3648 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.3596 | 0.7919 | 0.4323 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.8618 | 0.836 | 0.0258 | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.8706 | 0.843 | 0.0276 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.8906 | 0.8666 | 0.024 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.8683 | 0.8905 | 0.0222 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Benin or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.871 against 0.87 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Benin and Jamaica?
- 0.001, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Jamaica rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Benin ranks 49th and Jamaica ranks 48th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.