Elections recently led to a change in government in Jamaica
Jamaica: Elections recently led to a change in government was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 1972
All-time low
0
in 1884
Years of data
142
1884–2025
Elections recently led to a change in government in Jamaica, 1884–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, elections recently led to a change in government in Jamaica stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 142 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elections recently led to a change in government in Jamaica peaked at 1 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1884.
Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.4081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 299.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.5108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 23.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 620.85 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elections recently led to a change in government in Jamaica?
- Elections recently led to a change in government in Jamaica was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1972.
- What is the lowest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1884.
- How does Jamaica rank for elections recently led to a change in government?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elections recently led to a change in government rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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