Legislative Checks on Government Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.783 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.783
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.848
in 2022
All-time low
0.41
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Jamaica, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative checks on government index in Jamaica stood at 0.783.
The figure is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Jamaica peaked at 0.848 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 1900.
That places Jamaica 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.41 | — |
| 1901 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.477 | +16.3% |
| 1945 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.494 | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 0.52 | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 0.559 | +7.5% |
| 1956 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.553 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.553 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.557 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.579 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.719 | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.766 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.796 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.828 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.828 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.833 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.833 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.825 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.818 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.836 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.848 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.803 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.783 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.783 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.783 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.66, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4502 | 0.41 | 0.477 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.524 | 0.477 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5542 | 0.553 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.553 | 0.553 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.553 | 0.553 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5746 | 0.557 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7765 | 0.719 | 0.828 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.827 | 0.818 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8148 | 0.783 | 0.848 | 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 legislative checks on government index in Jamaica?
- Legislative checks on government index in Jamaica was 0.783 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.848 in 2022.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 1900.
- How does Jamaica rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Jamaica ranks 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.