Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Deliberative Political Institutions Index was 0.872 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.872
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
28th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.872
in 2025
All-time low
0.172
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Jamaica, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deliberative political institutions index in Jamaica is 0.872, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deliberative political institutions index in Jamaica peaked at 0.872 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.172, in 1900.
That places Jamaica 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deliberative Political Institutions Index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.172 | — |
| 1901 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.196 | +14.0% |
| 1939 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.298 | +52.0% |
| 1945 | 0.444 | +49.0% |
| 1946 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.442 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.442 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.455 | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.452 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.485 | +7.3% |
| 1962 | 0.534 | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.606 | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.641 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.689 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.699 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.68 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.77 | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.785 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.785 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.804 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.814 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.817 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.849 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.871 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.87 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.849 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.854 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.83 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.788 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.847 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.805 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.738 | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.872 | +18.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.872 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.872 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.624, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1768 | 0.172 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3302 | 0.196 | 0.444 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4478 | 0.442 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5713 | 0.452 | 0.606 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6676 | 0.606 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6819 | 0.68 | 0.699 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.782 | 0.77 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.809 | 0.804 | 0.814 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8486 | 0.817 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8133 | 0.738 | 0.872 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deliberative political institutions index in Jamaica?
- Deliberative political institutions index in Jamaica was 0.872 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.872 in 2025.
- What is the lowest deliberative political institutions index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.172 in 1900.
- How does Jamaica rank for deliberative political institutions index?
- Jamaica ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deliberative political institutions index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.