Freedom of Association Score in Jamaica
Jamaica: Freedom of Association Score was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom of Association Score in Jamaica, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in Jamaica is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Jamaica peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2005.
Jamaica ranks 1st of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Freedom of Association Score in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 10 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 10 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More social development data for Jamaica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31 (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2022)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in Jamaica?
- Freedom of association score in Jamaica was 10 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for freedom of association score?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.