Barbados vs Jamaica: Key media freedoms
Barbados
2.06
in 2025
Jamaica
2.16
in 2025
Barbados rank
24th
Jamaica rank
21st
Key media freedoms over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.16 against 2.06 in Barbados, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Barbados ranks 24th and Jamaica ranks 21st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.295 | 0.42 | 0.125 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.295 | 0.42 | 0.125 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.295 | 0.42 | 0.125 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.295 | 0.3147 | 0.0197 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.3278 | 0.0224 | 0.3054 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.623 | 0.741 | 0.118 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.8722 | 1.24 | 0.3684 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.56 | 0.657 | 0.9033 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.69 | 1.09 | 0.6019 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.69 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.69 | 2 | 0.3034 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.79 | 2.16 | 0.3701 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.06 | 2.16 | 0.097 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key media freedoms, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.16 against 2.06 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key media freedoms between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.1, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for key media freedoms?
- Barbados ranks 24th and Jamaica ranks 21st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key media freedoms. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.