Which has higher human rights index, Jamaica or East Timor?

Jamaica, at 0.876 against 0.873 in East Timor as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and East Timor?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs East Timor: Human Rights Index

Jamaica

0.876

in 2025

East Timor

0.873

in 2025

Jamaica rank

47th

East Timor rank

50th

Human Rights Index over time

Jamaica
East Timor

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.876 against 0.873 in East Timor, a difference of 0.003.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 47th and East Timor ranks 50th of 176 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.561	0.13	0.431	Jamaica
1910s	0.561	0.1488	0.4122	Jamaica
1920s	0.565	0.1549	0.4101	Jamaica
1930s	0.6066	0.15	0.4566	Jamaica
1940s	0.6499	0.1292	0.5207	Jamaica
1950s	0.7332	0.155	0.5782	Jamaica
1960s	0.7857	0.163	0.6227	Jamaica
1970s	0.7967	0.1216	0.6751	Jamaica
1980s	0.8453	0.0506	0.7947	Jamaica
1990s	0.8804	0.0855	0.7949	Jamaica
2000s	0.8852	0.8417	0.0435	Jamaica
2010s	0.8972	0.8593	0.0379	Jamaica
2020s	0.8898	0.8515	0.0383	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Jamaica or East Timor?: Jamaica, at 0.876 against 0.873 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Jamaica and East Timor?: 0.003, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and East Timor?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and East Timor rank globally for human rights index?: Jamaica ranks 47th and East Timor ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.