Jamaica vs Panama: Rigorous and impartial public administration score
Jamaica
2.21
in 2025
Panama
2.03
in 2025
Jamaica rank
23rd
Panama rank
25th
Rigorous and impartial public administration score over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.21 against 2.03 in Panama, a difference of 0.18.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 25th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 11 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.387 | -0.81 | 0.423 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | -0.387 | -0.7579 | 0.3709 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | -0.387 | -0.289 | 0.098 | Panama |
| 1930s | -0.387 | -0.3262 | 0.0608 | Panama |
| 1940s | -0.0875 | -0.3778 | 0.2903 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.256 | -0.3449 | 0.6009 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.524 | -0.5042 | 1.03 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.7169 | -1.57 | 2.28 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.006 | -2.1 | 2.1 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 0.8504 | 0.2306 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 0.011 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 1.18 | 0.0379 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.05 | 1.15 | 0.9068 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Jamaica or Panama?
- Jamaica, at 2.21 against 2.03 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Jamaica and Panama?
- 0.18, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Jamaica ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 25th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.