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Liberal political institutions index in Jamaica

Jamaica: Liberal political institutions index was 0.837 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.837
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
44th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.869
in 2019
All-time low
0.53
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Liberal political institutions index in Jamaica, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.837 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Jamaica peaked at 0.869 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.53, in 1900.

Jamaica ranks 44th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Liberal political institutions index in Jamaica, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.53 —
1901 0.53 +0.0%
1902 0.53 +0.0%
1903 0.53 +0.0%
1904 0.53 +0.0%
1905 0.53 +0.0%
1906 0.53 +0.0%
1907 0.53 +0.0%
1908 0.53 +0.0%
1909 0.53 +0.0%
1910 0.53 +0.0%
1911 0.53 +0.0%
1912 0.53 +0.0%
1913 0.53 +0.0%
1914 0.53 +0.0%
1915 0.53 +0.0%
1916 0.53 +0.0%
1917 0.53 +0.0%
1918 0.53 +0.0%
1919 0.53 +0.0%
1920 0.533 +0.6%
1921 0.533 +0.0%
1922 0.533 +0.0%
1923 0.533 +0.0%
1924 0.533 +0.0%
1925 0.533 +0.0%
1926 0.533 +0.0%
1927 0.533 +0.0%
1928 0.533 +0.0%
1929 0.533 +0.0%
1930 0.55 +3.2%
1931 0.55 +0.0%
1932 0.55 +0.0%
1933 0.55 +0.0%
1934 0.55 +0.0%
1935 0.55 +0.0%
1936 0.545 -0.9%
1937 0.545 +0.0%
1938 0.544 -0.2%
1939 0.544 +0.0%
1940 0.544 +0.0%
1941 0.544 +0.0%
1942 0.544 +0.0%
1943 0.544 +0.0%
1944 0.577 +6.1%
1945 0.584 +1.2%
1946 0.592 +1.4%
1947 0.592 +0.0%
1948 0.592 +0.0%
1949 0.592 +0.0%
1950 0.605 +2.2%
1951 0.605 +0.0%
1952 0.605 +0.0%
1953 0.612 +1.2%
1954 0.623 +1.8%
1955 0.636 +2.1%
1956 0.636 +0.0%
1957 0.636 +0.0%
1958 0.636 +0.0%
1959 0.636 +0.0%
1960 0.659 +3.6%
1961 0.659 +0.0%
1962 0.703 +6.7%
1963 0.714 +1.6%
1964 0.714 +0.0%
1965 0.708 -0.8%
1966 0.708 +0.0%
1967 0.7 -1.1%
1968 0.7 +0.0%
1969 0.7 +0.0%
1970 0.717 +2.4%
1971 0.717 +0.0%
1972 0.718 +0.1%
1973 0.737 +2.6%
1974 0.733 -0.5%
1975 0.737 +0.5%
1976 0.737 +0.0%
1977 0.737 +0.0%
1978 0.737 +0.0%
1979 0.737 +0.0%
1980 0.728 -1.2%
1981 0.734 +0.8%
1982 0.734 +0.0%
1983 0.734 +0.0%
1984 0.734 +0.0%
1985 0.734 +0.0%
1986 0.734 +0.0%
1987 0.734 +0.0%
1988 0.743 +1.2%
1989 0.743 +0.0%
1990 0.749 +0.8%
1991 0.749 +0.0%
1992 0.758 +1.2%
1993 0.758 +0.0%
1994 0.758 +0.0%
1995 0.758 +0.0%
1996 0.758 +0.0%
1997 0.758 +0.0%
1998 0.758 +0.0%
1999 0.758 +0.0%
2000 0.805 +6.2%
2001 0.805 +0.0%
2002 0.805 +0.0%
2003 0.826 +2.6%
2004 0.826 +0.0%
2005 0.833 +0.8%
2006 0.833 +0.0%
2007 0.845 +1.4%
2008 0.845 +0.0%
2009 0.845 +0.0%
2010 0.845 +0.0%
2011 0.849 +0.5%
2012 0.846 -0.4%
2013 0.85 +0.5%
2014 0.85 +0.0%
2015 0.85 +0.0%
2016 0.85 +0.0%
2017 0.859 +1.1%
2018 0.849 -1.2%
2019 0.869 +2.4%
2020 0.868 -0.1%
2021 0.861 -0.8%
2022 0.869 +0.9%
2023 0.844 -2.9%
2024 0.843 -0.1%
2025 0.837 -0.7%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 0.837 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 0.837 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1910s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1920s 0.533 0.533 0.533 10
1930s 0.5478 0.544 0.55 10
1940s 0.5705 0.544 0.592 10
1950s 0.623 0.605 0.636 10
1960s 0.6965 0.659 0.714 10
1970s 0.7307 0.717 0.737 10
1980s 0.7352 0.728 0.743 10
1990s 0.7562 0.749 0.758 10
2000s 0.8268 0.805 0.845 10
2010s 0.8517 0.845 0.869 10
2020s 0.8537 0.837 0.869 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 41 Barbados 0.846 compare
  2. 41 Trinidad and Tobago 0.846 compare
  3. 43 Cape Verde 0.845 compare
  4. 45 Poland 0.834 compare
  5. 46 Bulgaria 0.826 compare
  6. 47 Malawi 0.816 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Jamaica?
Liberal political institutions index in Jamaica was 0.837 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.869 in 2019.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 1900.
How does Jamaica rank for liberal political institutions index?
Jamaica ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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