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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica

Jamaica: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.876 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.876
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.911
in 2019
All-time low
0.561
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica stood at 0.876.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica peaked at 0.911 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.561, in 1900.

Jamaica ranks 47th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.561 —
1901 0.561 +0.0%
1902 0.561 +0.0%
1903 0.561 +0.0%
1904 0.561 +0.0%
1905 0.561 +0.0%
1906 0.561 +0.0%
1907 0.561 +0.0%
1908 0.561 +0.0%
1909 0.561 +0.0%
1910 0.561 +0.0%
1911 0.561 +0.0%
1912 0.561 +0.0%
1913 0.561 +0.0%
1914 0.561 +0.0%
1915 0.561 +0.0%
1916 0.561 +0.0%
1917 0.561 +0.0%
1918 0.561 +0.0%
1919 0.561 +0.0%
1920 0.565 +0.7%
1921 0.565 +0.0%
1922 0.565 +0.0%
1923 0.565 +0.0%
1924 0.565 +0.0%
1925 0.565 +0.0%
1926 0.565 +0.0%
1927 0.565 +0.0%
1928 0.565 +0.0%
1929 0.565 +0.0%
1930 0.611 +8.1%
1931 0.611 +0.0%
1932 0.611 +0.0%
1933 0.611 +0.0%
1934 0.611 +0.0%
1935 0.611 +0.0%
1936 0.604 -1.1%
1937 0.604 +0.0%
1938 0.599 -0.8%
1939 0.593 -1.0%
1940 0.591 -0.3%
1941 0.591 +0.0%
1942 0.591 +0.0%
1943 0.591 +0.0%
1944 0.657 +11.2%
1945 0.677 +3.0%
1946 0.689 +1.8%
1947 0.704 +2.2%
1948 0.704 +0.0%
1949 0.704 +0.0%
1950 0.734 +4.3%
1951 0.734 +0.0%
1952 0.733 -0.1%
1953 0.733 +0.0%
1954 0.733 +0.0%
1955 0.733 +0.0%
1956 0.733 +0.0%
1957 0.733 +0.0%
1958 0.733 +0.0%
1959 0.733 +0.0%
1960 0.801 +9.3%
1961 0.801 +0.0%
1962 0.804 +0.4%
1963 0.801 -0.4%
1964 0.801 +0.0%
1965 0.79 -1.4%
1966 0.79 +0.0%
1967 0.757 -4.2%
1968 0.756 -0.1%
1969 0.756 +0.0%
1970 0.775 +2.5%
1971 0.775 +0.0%
1972 0.774 -0.1%
1973 0.803 +3.7%
1974 0.802 -0.1%
1975 0.807 +0.6%
1976 0.807 +0.0%
1977 0.807 +0.0%
1978 0.807 +0.0%
1979 0.81 +0.4%
1980 0.823 +1.6%
1981 0.841 +2.2%
1982 0.841 +0.0%
1983 0.841 +0.0%
1984 0.841 +0.0%
1985 0.842 +0.1%
1986 0.842 +0.0%
1987 0.842 +0.0%
1988 0.87 +3.3%
1989 0.87 +0.0%
1990 0.879 +1.0%
1991 0.879 +0.0%
1992 0.879 +0.0%
1993 0.879 +0.0%
1994 0.879 +0.0%
1995 0.881 +0.2%
1996 0.882 +0.1%
1997 0.882 +0.0%
1998 0.882 +0.0%
1999 0.882 +0.0%
2000 0.886 +0.5%
2001 0.886 +0.0%
2002 0.886 +0.0%
2003 0.886 +0.0%
2004 0.886 +0.0%
2005 0.886 +0.0%
2006 0.884 -0.2%
2007 0.884 +0.0%
2008 0.884 +0.0%
2009 0.884 +0.0%
2010 0.888 +0.5%
2011 0.888 +0.0%
2012 0.888 +0.0%
2013 0.899 +1.2%
2014 0.899 +0.0%
2015 0.899 +0.0%
2016 0.899 +0.0%
2017 0.902 +0.3%
2018 0.899 -0.3%
2019 0.911 +1.3%
2020 0.908 -0.3%
2021 0.896 -1.3%
2022 0.901 +0.6%
2023 0.879 -2.4%
2024 0.879 +0.0%
2025 0.876 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.561 0.561 0.561 10
1910s 0.561 0.561 0.561 10
1920s 0.565 0.565 0.565 10
1930s 0.6066 0.593 0.611 10
1940s 0.6499 0.591 0.704 10
1950s 0.7332 0.733 0.734 10
1960s 0.7857 0.756 0.804 10
1970s 0.7967 0.774 0.81 10
1980s 0.8453 0.823 0.87 10
1990s 0.8804 0.879 0.882 10
2000s 0.8852 0.884 0.886 10
2010s 0.8972 0.888 0.911 10
2020s 0.8898 0.876 0.908 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 44 Gambia 0.88 compare
  2. 45 Greece 0.878 compare
  3. 46 Romania 0.877 compare
  4. 48 Dominican Republic 0.874 compare
  5. 48 Panama 0.874 compare
  6. 50 Timor-Leste 0.873 compare
  7. 50 Mauritius 0.873 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica?
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Jamaica was 0.876 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.911 in 2019.
What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.561 in 1900.
How does Jamaica rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
Jamaica ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index
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Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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