Botswana vs Jamaica: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Botswana
2
in 2025
Jamaica
2.21
in 2025
Botswana rank
26th
Jamaica rank
23rd
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Botswana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.21 against 2 in Botswana, a difference of 0.21.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 26th and Jamaica ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 12 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.62 | -0.387 | 1.01 | Botswana |
| 1910s | 0.62 | -0.387 | 1.01 | Botswana |
| 1920s | 0.62 | -0.387 | 1.01 | Botswana |
| 1930s | 0.62 | -0.387 | 1.01 | Botswana |
| 1940s | 0.62 | -0.0875 | 0.7075 | Botswana |
| 1950s | 0.62 | 0.256 | 0.364 | Botswana |
| 1960s | 1.38 | 0.524 | 0.8587 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.05 | 0.7169 | 1.33 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.05 | 0.006 | 2.04 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.1 | 1.08 | 1.02 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.54 | 1.08 | 1.46 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 1.22 | 0.7602 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 2.05 | 0.6508 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Botswana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.21 against 2 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Botswana and Jamaica?
- 0.21, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Botswana ranks 26th and Jamaica ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.