Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Jamaica

Jamaica: Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk was 0.05 index in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.05 index
Change on year
down 94.6%
World rank
77th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.93 index
in 2022
All-time low
0.05 index
in 2023
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Jamaica, 2015–2023

00.20.40.60.812015201920232015: 0.57 index2016: 0.57 index2017: 0.57 index2018: 0.57 index2019: 0.65 index2020: 0.73 index2021: 0.73 index2022: 0.93 index2023: 0.05 index

Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.05 index for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 94.6% on the previous year and down 91.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Jamaica peaked at 0.93 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.05 index, in 2023.

Jamaica ranks 77th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Jamaica, 2015 to 2023.
Year index Change
2015 0.57 index
2016 0.57 index +0.0%
2017 0.57 index +0.0%
2018 0.57 index +0.0%
2019 0.65 index +14.0%
2020 0.73 index +12.3%
2021 0.73 index +0.0%
2022 0.93 index +27.4%
2023 0.05 index -94.6%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 0.05 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9 index, 6% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 0.05 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.77 index, 6% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.586 index 0.57 index 0.65 index 5
2020s 0.61 index 0.05 index 0.93 index 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 74 Ecuador 0.1 index compare
  2. 74 Malawi 0.1 index compare
  3. 76 Nepal 0.08 index compare
  4. 77 Saudi Arabia 0.05 index compare
  5. 77 Botswana 0.05 index compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Jamaica?
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Jamaica was 0.05 index in 2023, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.93 index in 2022.
What is the lowest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.05 index in 2023.
How does Jamaica rank for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk?
Jamaica ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk
Unit
index
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 680 data points, 2005–2025
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