Jamaica vs Panama: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Jamaica
0.876
in 2025
Panama
0.874
in 2025
Jamaica rank
47th
Panama rank
48th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.876 against 0.874 in Panama, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 47th and Panama ranks 48th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 8 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7002 | 0.617 | 0.0832 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.7332 | 0.6375 | 0.0957 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.7857 | 0.5917 | 0.194 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.7967 | 0.334 | 0.4627 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.8453 | 0.3332 | 0.5121 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.8804 | 0.8767 | 0.0037 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.8852 | 0.9005 | 0.0153 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.8972 | 0.894 | 0.0032 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.8898 | 0.876 | 0.0138 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Jamaica or Panama?
- Jamaica, at 0.876 against 0.874 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Jamaica and Panama?
- 0.002, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 47th and Panama ranks 48th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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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About this data
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.