Key features of human rights in Jamaica
Jamaica: Key features of human rights 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
Key features of human rights in Jamaica, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Jamaica is 0.876, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Jamaica peaked at 0.911 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.561, in 1900.
That places Jamaica 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.561 | 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
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 key features of human rights in Jamaica?
- Key features of human rights in Jamaica was 0.876 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.911 in 2019.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.561 in 1900.
- How does Jamaica rank for key features of human rights?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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