Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index was 0.805 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.805 for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica peaked at 0.811 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.195, in 1930.
Jamaica ranks 27th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1996 | 0.199 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1993 | 0.199 | 0.202 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1985 | 0.196 | 0.201 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1988 | 0.195 | 0.207 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2657 | 0.204 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4409 | 0.306 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5282 | 0.51 | 0.546 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5022 | 0.466 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5164 | 0.473 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6199 | 0.577 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7348 | 0.675 | 0.774 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7951 | 0.767 | 0.811 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8013 | 0.798 | 0.808 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More social development data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.876 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.805 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.879 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.919 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.524 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica?
- Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica was 0.805 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.811 in 2017.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.195 in 1930.
- How does Jamaica rank for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Jamaica ranks 27th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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