Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Jamaica
Jamaica: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was -0.8788 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Jamaica, 2008–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded -0.8788 for citizen satisfaction with democracy in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 330.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Jamaica peaked at 0.0489 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.8813, in 2019.
That places Jamaica 110th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1505 | -0.1698 | -0.1311 | 2 |
| 2010s | -0.4274 | -0.8813 | 0.0489 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8788 | -0.8788 | -0.8788 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More social development data for Jamaica
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 31 (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,642 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.805 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.919 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.879 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.805 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.524 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Jamaica?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Jamaica was -0.8788 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0489 in 2012.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8813 in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Jamaica ranks 110th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 330.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.