Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Jamaica

Jamaica: Individual liberties and equality before the law index was 0.871 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.871
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
48th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.906
in 2019
All-time low
0.417
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Jamaica, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.81190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.871 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Jamaica peaked at 0.906 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.417, in 1900.

Jamaica ranks 48th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.417 0.417 0.417 10
1910s 0.417 0.417 0.417 10
1920s 0.422 0.422 0.422 10
1930s 0.472 0.458 0.476 10
1940s 0.498 0.458 0.535 10
1950s 0.575 0.575 0.575 10
1960s 0.6864 0.642 0.724 10
1970s 0.7744 0.728 0.796 10
1980s 0.7919 0.776 0.81 10
1990s 0.836 0.836 0.836 10
2000s 0.843 0.843 0.843 10
2010s 0.8666 0.844 0.906 10
2020s 0.8905 0.871 0.905 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 45 Montenegro 0.883 compare
  2. 46 Suriname 0.882 compare
  3. 47 Cape Verde 0.879 compare
  4. 49 Benin 0.87 compare
  5. 50 Slovakia 0.867 compare
  6. 51 Botswana 0.866 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Jamaica?
Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Jamaica was 0.871 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2019.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.417 in 1900.
How does Jamaica rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
Jamaica ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 126 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed