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
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.417 | — |
| 1901 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.422 | +1.2% |
| 1921 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.476 | +12.8% |
| 1931 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.474 | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.458 | -3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.491 | +7.2% |
| 1945 | 0.517 | +5.3% |
| 1946 | 0.535 | +3.5% |
| 1947 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.575 | +7.5% |
| 1951 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.642 | +11.7% |
| 1961 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.682 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.724 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.724 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.711 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.676 | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.728 | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.728 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.733 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.79 | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.785 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.796 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.776 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.789 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.789 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.81 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.836 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.843 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.844 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.851 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.871 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.865 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.865 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.906 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.891 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.905 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.884 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.892 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.871 | -2.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.871 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.871 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.763, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.