Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Gambia or Jamaica?

Gambia, at 0.88 against 0.876 in Jamaica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia 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.

Gambia vs Jamaica: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Gambia

0.88

in 2025

Jamaica

0.876

in 2025

Gambia rank

44th

Jamaica rank

47th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Gambia
Jamaica

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.88 against 0.876 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Jamaica ahead.

Gambia ranks 44th 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	Gambia	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.552	0.7002	0.1482	Jamaica
1950s	0.5616	0.7332	0.1716	Jamaica
1960s	0.6719	0.7857	0.1138	Jamaica
1970s	0.7775	0.7967	0.0192	Jamaica
1980s	0.7712	0.8453	0.0741	Jamaica
1990s	0.5386	0.8804	0.3418	Jamaica
2000s	0.3524	0.8852	0.5328	Jamaica
2010s	0.4853	0.8972	0.4119	Jamaica
2020s	0.867	0.8898	0.0228	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Gambia or Jamaica?: Gambia, at 0.88 against 0.876 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Gambia and Jamaica?: 0.004, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Gambia ranks 44th 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.