Political Stability - Governance score in Jamaica

Jamaica: Political Stability - Governance score was 74.04 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
74.04 0-100
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
78th
of 206 countries
All-time high
74.04 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
55.42 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Jamaica, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 60 0-1001998: 60.2 0-1002000: 60.7 0-1002002: 57.8 0-1002003: 55.4 0-1002004: 60.1 0-1002005: 60.3 0-1002006: 59.9 0-1002007: 62.1 0-1002008: 61 0-1002009: 59.8 0-1002010: 58.9 0-1002011: 63.8 0-1002012: 66.7 0-1002013: 68.1 0-1002014: 66.5 0-1002015: 66.9 0-1002016: 67.5 0-1002017: 68.1 0-1002018: 68.8 0-1002019: 69 0-1002020: 68.5 0-1002021: 68.3 0-1002022: 73.6 0-1002023: 74 0-1002024: 74 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 74.04 0-100 for political stability - governance score in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Jamaica peaked at 74.04 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.42 0-100, in 2003.

Jamaica ranks 78th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60.11 0-100 60.03 0-100 60.18 0-100 2
2000s 59.68 0-100 55.42 0-100 62.09 0-100 9
2010s 66.43 0-100 58.85 0-100 68.95 0-100 10
2020s 71.7 0-100 68.33 0-100 74.04 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 75 Austria 74.29 0-100 compare
  2. 76 Sao Tome and Principe 74.25 0-100 compare
  3. 77 Suriname 74.06 0-100 compare
  4. 79 Puerto Rico (US) 73.38 0-100 compare
  5. 80 Hungary 73.35 0-100 compare
  6. 81 Netherlands 73.21 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Jamaica?
Political stability - governance score in Jamaica was 74.04 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 74.04 0-100 in 2024.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 55.42 0-100 in 2003.
How does Jamaica rank for political stability - governance score?
Jamaica ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,255 data points, 1996–2024
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