Civil society participation index in Jamaica

Jamaica: Civil society participation index was 0.777 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.777
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
59th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.894
in 2017
All-time low
0.306
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Civil society participation index in Jamaica, 1900–2025

0.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for civil society participation index in Jamaica is 0.777, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Jamaica peaked at 0.894 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.306, in 1900.

Jamaica ranks 59th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Civil society participation index in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Civil society participation index in Jamaica, 1900 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1900 0.306 —
1901 0.306 +0.0%
1902 0.306 +0.0%
1903 0.306 +0.0%
1904 0.306 +0.0%
1905 0.306 +0.0%
1906 0.306 +0.0%
1907 0.306 +0.0%
1908 0.306 +0.0%
1909 0.306 +0.0%
1910 0.306 +0.0%
1911 0.306 +0.0%
1912 0.306 +0.0%
1913 0.306 +0.0%
1914 0.306 +0.0%
1915 0.306 +0.0%
1916 0.306 +0.0%
1917 0.306 +0.0%
1918 0.306 +0.0%
1919 0.306 +0.0%
1920 0.306 +0.0%
1921 0.306 +0.0%
1922 0.306 +0.0%
1923 0.306 +0.0%
1924 0.306 +0.0%
1925 0.306 +0.0%
1926 0.306 +0.0%
1927 0.306 +0.0%
1928 0.306 +0.0%
1929 0.306 +0.0%
1930 0.324 +5.9%
1931 0.324 +0.0%
1932 0.324 +0.0%
1933 0.324 +0.0%
1934 0.324 +0.0%
1935 0.324 +0.0%
1936 0.324 +0.0%
1937 0.324 +0.0%
1938 0.324 +0.0%
1939 0.331 +2.2%
1940 0.331 +0.0%
1941 0.331 +0.0%
1942 0.331 +0.0%
1943 0.331 +0.0%
1944 0.353 +6.6%
1945 0.427 +21.0%
1946 0.427 +0.0%
1947 0.427 +0.0%
1948 0.427 +0.0%
1949 0.427 +0.0%
1950 0.46 +7.7%
1951 0.46 +0.0%
1952 0.46 +0.0%
1953 0.46 +0.0%
1954 0.46 +0.0%
1955 0.46 +0.0%
1956 0.46 +0.0%
1957 0.506 +10.0%
1958 0.506 +0.0%
1959 0.506 +0.0%
1960 0.506 +0.0%
1961 0.506 +0.0%
1962 0.655 +29.4%
1963 0.655 +0.0%
1964 0.655 +0.0%
1965 0.655 +0.0%
1966 0.655 +0.0%
1967 0.655 +0.0%
1968 0.655 +0.0%
1969 0.655 +0.0%
1970 0.655 +0.0%
1971 0.655 +0.0%
1972 0.655 +0.0%
1973 0.674 +2.9%
1974 0.674 +0.0%
1975 0.674 +0.0%
1976 0.674 +0.0%
1977 0.674 +0.0%
1978 0.674 +0.0%
1979 0.674 +0.0%
1980 0.708 +5.0%
1981 0.708 +0.0%
1982 0.708 +0.0%
1983 0.708 +0.0%
1984 0.708 +0.0%
1985 0.708 +0.0%
1986 0.708 +0.0%
1987 0.708 +0.0%
1988 0.708 +0.0%
1989 0.708 +0.0%
1990 0.708 +0.0%
1991 0.708 +0.0%
1992 0.708 +0.0%
1993 0.708 +0.0%
1994 0.708 +0.0%
1995 0.708 +0.0%
1996 0.708 +0.0%
1997 0.708 +0.0%
1998 0.708 +0.0%
1999 0.708 +0.0%
2000 0.708 +0.0%
2001 0.708 +0.0%
2002 0.708 +0.0%
2003 0.708 +0.0%
2004 0.708 +0.0%
2005 0.789 +11.4%
2006 0.789 +0.0%
2007 0.789 +0.0%
2008 0.789 +0.0%
2009 0.789 +0.0%
2010 0.789 +0.0%
2011 0.815 +3.3%
2012 0.815 +0.0%
2013 0.851 +4.4%
2014 0.872 +2.5%
2015 0.872 +0.0%
2016 0.872 +0.0%
2017 0.894 +2.5%
2018 0.894 +0.0%
2019 0.867 -3.0%
2020 0.852 -1.7%
2021 0.802 -5.9%
2022 0.857 +6.9%
2023 0.788 -8.1%
2024 0.844 +7.1%
2025 0.777 -7.9%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 0.777 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.666, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 0.777 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.761, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.306 0.306 0.306 10
1910s 0.306 0.306 0.306 10
1920s 0.306 0.306 0.306 10
1930s 0.3247 0.324 0.331 10
1940s 0.3812 0.331 0.427 10
1950s 0.4738 0.46 0.506 10
1960s 0.6252 0.506 0.655 10
1970s 0.6683 0.655 0.674 10
1980s 0.708 0.708 0.708 10
1990s 0.708 0.708 0.708 10
2000s 0.7485 0.708 0.789 10
2010s 0.8541 0.789 0.894 10
2020s 0.82 0.777 0.857 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 57 Nigeria 0.786 compare
  2. 58 Guinea-Bissau 0.78 compare
  3. 59 Czechia 0.777 compare
  4. 61 South Africa 0.776 compare
  5. 62 Chile 0.775 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Jamaica?
Civil society participation index in Jamaica was 0.777 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 2017.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.306 in 1900.
How does Jamaica rank for civil society participation index?
Jamaica ranks 59th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil society participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Civil society participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
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