Jamaica vs Puerto Rico: Political Stability - Governance estimate
Political Stability - Governance estimate over time
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.4768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Jamaica ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5021 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -0.3637 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.0312 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4175 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3863 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.3401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3666 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Jamaica or Puerto Rico?
- Jamaica, at 0.4768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Puerto Rico rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
- Jamaica ranks 77th and Puerto Rico ranks 78th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.