Political civil liberties index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Political civil liberties index was 0.936 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.936
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.944
in 2017
All-time low
0.602
in 1920
Years of data
126
1900β2025
Political civil liberties index in Jamaica, 1900β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.936 for political civil liberties index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Jamaica peaked at 0.944 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.602, in 1920.
That places Jamaica 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.616 | 0.616 | 0.616 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.616 | 0.616 | 0.616 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.602 | 0.602 | 0.602 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.615 | 0.613 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7137 | 0.61 | 0.816 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8168 | 0.816 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8338 | 0.814 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8289 | 0.825 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8832 | 0.851 | 0.889 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9084 | 0.901 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9248 | 0.924 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9363 | 0.926 | 0.944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.937 | 0.936 | 0.939 | 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 political civil liberties index in Jamaica?
- Political civil liberties index in Jamaica was 0.936 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.944 in 2017.
- What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.602 in 1920.
- How does Jamaica rank for political civil liberties index?
- Jamaica ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Political civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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