LGBT+ Rights Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: LGBT+ Rights Index was -1.29 in 2019. ▬ Flat
LGBT+ Rights Index in Jamaica, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lgbt+ rights index in Jamaica is -1.29, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Jamaica peaked at -1.29 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.32, in 1993.
Jamaica ranks 167th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.29 | — |
| 1992 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.32 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | -1.29 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.32 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | -1.32 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.29 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.32 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | -1.29 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -1.29 | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -1.29 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.07. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -1.29 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.07. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.29 | -1.32 | -1.29 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.29 | -1.29 | -1.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3 | -1.32 | -1.29 | 10 |
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 lgbt+ rights index in Jamaica?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Jamaica was -1.29 in 2019, according to Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was -1.29 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.32 in 1993.
- How does Jamaica rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Jamaica ranks 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index 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 Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.