Equal Rights Protection Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.837 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Rights Protection Index in Jamaica, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Jamaica stood at 0.837. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Jamaica peaked at 0.837 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.053, in 1900.
Jamaica ranks 30th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.053 | 0.053 | 0.053 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0592 | 0.053 | 0.067 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0839 | 0.057 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2443 | 0.195 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5118 | 0.278 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.612 | 0.612 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.612 | 0.612 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.612 | 0.612 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6202 | 0.583 | 0.739 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7952 | 0.758 | 0.837 | 6 |
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)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.679 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.876 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.524 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.876 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Jamaica?
- Equal rights protection index in Jamaica was 0.837 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.837 in 2025.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.053 in 1900.
- How does Jamaica rank for equal rights protection index?
- Jamaica ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.