Political rights score fh in Jamaica
Jamaica: Political rights score fh was 34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political rights score fh in Jamaica, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Jamaica is 34, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Jamaica peaked at 34 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2002.
Jamaica ranks 60th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.75 | 30 | 34 | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.7 | 33 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.67 | 33 | 34 | 6 |
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 fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political rights score fh in Jamaica?
- Political rights score fh in Jamaica was 34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2002.
- How does Jamaica rank for political rights score fh?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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