What is liberal political institutions index in Jamaica?

Liberal political institutions index in Jamaica was 0.837 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Jamaica

Name: Liberal Political Institutions Index in Jamaica
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

41 Barbados 0.846 compare
41 Trinidad and Tobago 0.846 compare
43 Cape Verde 0.845 compare
45 Poland 0.834 compare
46 Bulgaria 0.826 compare
47 Malawi 0.816 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
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) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6678 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 966.94 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 620.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.4081 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.5108 (2050)

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.