How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Cape Verde

0.879

in 2025

Jamaica

0.871

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

47th

Jamaica rank

48th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Cape Verde
Jamaica

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.879 against 0.871 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.092	0.417	0.325	Jamaica
1910s	0.094	0.417	0.323	Jamaica
1920s	0.0932	0.422	0.3288	Jamaica
1930s	0.092	0.472	0.38	Jamaica
1940s	0.0955	0.498	0.4025	Jamaica
1950s	0.099	0.575	0.476	Jamaica
1960s	0.099	0.6864	0.5874	Jamaica
1970s	0.3972	0.7744	0.3772	Jamaica
1980s	0.7835	0.7919	0.0084	Jamaica
1990s	0.8901	0.836	0.0541	Cape Verde
2000s	0.8985	0.843	0.0555	Cape Verde
2010s	0.9002	0.8666	0.0336	Cape Verde
2020s	0.882	0.8905	0.0085	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Cape Verde or Jamaica?: Cape Verde, at 0.879 against 0.871 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Cape Verde and Jamaica?: 0.008, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Cape Verde ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.