Czechia vs Jamaica: Academic freedom index

Czechia
0.978
in 2025
Jamaica
0.939
in 2025
Czechia rank
1st
Jamaica rank
4th

Academic freedom index over time

  • Czechia
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.978 against 0.939 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.039.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 4th of 174 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1910s 0.819 0.75 0.069 Czechia
1920s 0.819 0.75 0.069 Czechia
1930s 0.6943 0.7504 0.0561 Jamaica
1940s 0.1129 0.771 0.6581 Jamaica
1950s 0.0322 0.8064 0.7742 Jamaica
1960s 0.073 0.8225 0.7495 Jamaica
1970s 0.0392 0.8551 0.8159 Jamaica
1980s 0.0517 0.9004 0.8487 Jamaica
1990s 0.9401 0.939 0.0011 Czechia
2000s 0.945 0.95 0.005 Jamaica
2010s 0.9403 0.9472 0.0069 Jamaica
2020s 0.9625 0.9373 0.0252 Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher academic freedom index, Czechia or Jamaica?
Czechia, at 0.978 against 0.939 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in academic freedom index between Czechia and Jamaica?
0.039, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Jamaica?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Jamaica rank globally for academic freedom index?
Czechia ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 4th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Academic freedom index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Academic freedom index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed