Jamaica vs Namibia: Media Corruption Score

Jamaica

1.49

in 2025

Namibia

1.6

in 2025

Jamaica rank

45th

Namibia rank

43rd

Media Corruption Score over time

Jamaica
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.6 against 1.49 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.106.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.

Jamaica ranks 45th and Namibia ranks 43rd of 175 countries.

Individual pages

Media Corruption Score in Jamaica
Media Corruption Score in Namibia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Media Corruption Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 18,887 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.