What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 0.828 in 2023.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.202 in 1900.

How does Jamaica rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Jamaica ranks 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jamaica data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Jamaica

Name: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Jamaica
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jamaica: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.807 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.807

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

34th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.828

in 2023

All-time low

0.202

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Jamaica, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Jamaica is 0.807, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Jamaica peaked at 0.828 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.202, in 1900.

That places Jamaica 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Jamaica, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.202	—
1901	0.202	+0.0%
1902	0.202	+0.0%
1903	0.202	+0.0%
1904	0.202	+0.0%
1905	0.202	+0.0%
1906	0.202	+0.0%
1907	0.202	+0.0%
1908	0.202	+0.0%
1909	0.202	+0.0%
1910	0.202	+0.0%
1911	0.202	+0.0%
1912	0.202	+0.0%
1913	0.202	+0.0%
1914	0.202	+0.0%
1915	0.202	+0.0%
1916	0.202	+0.0%
1917	0.202	+0.0%
1918	0.202	+0.0%
1919	0.202	+0.0%
1920	0.202	+0.0%
1921	0.202	+0.0%
1922	0.202	+0.0%
1923	0.202	+0.0%
1924	0.202	+0.0%
1925	0.202	+0.0%
1926	0.202	+0.0%
1927	0.202	+0.0%
1928	0.202	+0.0%
1929	0.202	+0.0%
1930	0.215	+6.4%
1931	0.214	-0.5%
1932	0.214	+0.0%
1933	0.214	+0.0%
1934	0.214	+0.0%
1935	0.214	+0.0%
1936	0.214	+0.0%
1937	0.214	+0.0%
1938	0.322	+50.5%
1939	0.329	+2.2%
1940	0.323	-1.8%
1941	0.323	+0.0%
1942	0.323	+0.0%
1943	0.323	+0.0%
1944	0.394	+22.0%
1945	0.416	+5.6%
1946	0.416	+0.0%
1947	0.42	+1.0%
1948	0.419	-0.2%
1949	0.433	+3.3%
1950	0.433	+0.0%
1951	0.433	+0.0%
1952	0.433	+0.0%
1953	0.433	+0.0%
1954	0.433	+0.0%
1955	0.433	+0.0%
1956	0.433	+0.0%
1957	0.433	+0.0%
1958	0.433	+0.0%
1959	0.433	+0.0%
1960	0.484	+11.8%
1961	0.484	+0.0%
1962	0.549	+13.4%
1963	0.567	+3.3%
1964	0.567	+0.0%
1965	0.567	+0.0%
1966	0.567	+0.0%
1967	0.567	+0.0%
1968	0.567	+0.0%
1969	0.567	+0.0%
1970	0.574	+1.2%
1971	0.574	+0.0%
1972	0.611	+6.4%
1973	0.746	+22.1%
1974	0.746	+0.0%
1975	0.746	+0.0%
1976	0.719	-3.6%
1977	0.719	+0.0%
1978	0.719	+0.0%
1979	0.719	+0.0%
1980	0.716	-0.4%
1981	0.729	+1.8%
1982	0.729	+0.0%
1983	0.729	+0.0%
1984	0.729	+0.0%
1985	0.725	-0.5%
1986	0.725	+0.0%
1987	0.725	+0.0%
1988	0.725	+0.0%
1989	0.725	+0.0%
1990	0.724	-0.1%
1991	0.724	+0.0%
1992	0.724	+0.0%
1993	0.724	+0.0%
1994	0.724	+0.0%
1995	0.724	+0.0%
1996	0.724	+0.0%
1997	0.724	+0.0%
1998	0.724	+0.0%
1999	0.724	+0.0%
2000	0.724	+0.0%
2001	0.724	+0.0%
2002	0.724	+0.0%
2003	0.724	+0.0%
2004	0.724	+0.0%
2005	0.724	+0.0%
2006	0.726	+0.3%
2007	0.73	+0.6%
2008	0.729	-0.1%
2009	0.729	+0.0%
2010	0.726	-0.4%
2011	0.726	+0.0%
2012	0.726	+0.0%
2013	0.718	-1.1%
2014	0.723	+0.7%
2015	0.727	+0.6%
2016	0.727	+0.0%
2017	0.749	+3.0%
2018	0.735	-1.9%
2019	0.776	+5.6%
2020	0.789	+1.7%
2021	0.805	+2.0%
2022	0.803	-0.2%
2023	0.828	+3.1%
2024	0.803	-3.0%
2025	0.807	+0.5%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

Jamaica's 0.807 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Jamaica's 0.807 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.554, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.202	0.202	0.202	10
1910s	0.202	0.202	0.202	10
1920s	0.202	0.202	0.202	10
1930s	0.2364	0.214	0.329	10
1940s	0.379	0.323	0.433	10
1950s	0.433	0.433	0.433	10
1960s	0.5486	0.484	0.567	10
1970s	0.6873	0.574	0.746	10
1980s	0.7257	0.716	0.729	10
1990s	0.724	0.724	0.724	10
2000s	0.7258	0.724	0.73	10
2010s	0.7333	0.718	0.776	10
2020s	0.8058	0.789	0.828	6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

31 Seychelles 0.833 compare
32 France 0.813 compare
33 Finland 0.811 compare
34 Bhutan 0.807 compare
36 Singapore 0.794 compare
37 Armenia 0.784 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Jamaica?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Jamaica was 0.807 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 0.828 in 2023.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.202 in 1900.
How does Jamaica rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Jamaica ranks 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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