How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Dominican Republic

0.874

in 2025

Jamaica

0.876

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

48th

Jamaica rank

47th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Dominican Republic
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.876 against 0.874 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Jamaica ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 47th of 174 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.119	0.7002	0.5812	Jamaica
1950s	0.1182	0.7332	0.615	Jamaica
1960s	0.3335	0.7857	0.4522	Jamaica
1970s	0.4058	0.7967	0.3909	Jamaica
1980s	0.7799	0.8453	0.0654	Jamaica
1990s	0.7819	0.8804	0.0985	Jamaica
2000s	0.8564	0.8852	0.0288	Jamaica
2010s	0.8497	0.8972	0.0475	Jamaica
2020s	0.8782	0.8898	0.0117	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.876 against 0.874 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 0.002, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 47th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.