Gambia vs Jamaica: Media corruption score

Gambia
1.38
in 2025
Jamaica
1.49
in 2025
Gambia rank
47th
Jamaica rank
45th

Media corruption score over time

  • Gambia
  • Jamaica
-1012190019622025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.49 against 1.38 in Gambia, a difference of 0.11.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 45th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1900s 0.97 0.375 0.595 Gambia
1910s 0.97 0.375 0.595 Gambia
1920s 0.97 0.375 0.595 Gambia
1930s 0.97 0.375 0.595 Gambia
1940s 0.97 1.1 0.1262 Jamaica
1950s 0.97 1.58 0.607 Jamaica
1960s 1.01 1.22 0.2088 Jamaica
1970s 0.205 1.06 0.86 Jamaica
1980s 0.205 1.06 0.86 Jamaica
1990s 0.1924 1.06 0.8726 Jamaica
2000s -0.0518 1.3 1.35 Jamaica
2010s -0.0107 1.29 1.3 Jamaica
2020s 1.22 1.9 0.6847 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, Gambia or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1.49 against 1.38 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between Gambia and Jamaica?
0.11, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for media corruption score?
Gambia ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 45th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Media corruption score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Media corruption score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 18,887 data points, 1900–2025
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