Jamaica vs Norway: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Jamaica
2.21
in 2025
Norway
2.49
in 2025
Jamaica rank
23rd
Norway rank
20th
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time
- Jamaica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.49 against 2.21 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.28.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.387 | 2.09 | 2.48 | Norway |
| 1910s | -0.387 | 2.09 | 2.48 | Norway |
| 1920s | -0.387 | 2.09 | 2.48 | Norway |
| 1930s | -0.387 | 2.09 | 2.48 | Norway |
| 1940s | -0.0875 | 0.806 | 0.8935 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.256 | 2.38 | 2.12 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.524 | 3.29 | 2.76 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.7169 | 3.29 | 2.57 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.006 | 3.29 | 3.28 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 3.29 | 2.21 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 3.29 | 2.21 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 3.29 | 2.07 | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.05 | 2.49 | 0.4393 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Jamaica or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.49 against 2.21 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Jamaica and Norway?
- 0.28, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Norway rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Jamaica ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 20th 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.