Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.876 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.876
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
47th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.911
in 2019
All-time low
0.689
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.876 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.911 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.689, in 1946.
That places Jamaica 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.689 | — |
| 1947 | 0.704 | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.734 | +4.3% |
| 1951 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.733 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.801 | +9.3% |
| 1961 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.804 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.801 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.79 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.757 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.756 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.775 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.775 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.774 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.803 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.802 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.807 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.81 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.823 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.841 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.842 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.87 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.879 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.881 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.882 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.886 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.884 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.888 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.899 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.902 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.899 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.911 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.908 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.896 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.901 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.879 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.876 | -0.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.876 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.876 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7002 | 0.689 | 0.704 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.7332 | 0.733 | 0.734 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7857 | 0.756 | 0.804 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7967 | 0.774 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8453 | 0.823 | 0.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8804 | 0.879 | 0.882 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8852 | 0.884 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8972 | 0.888 | 0.911 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8898 | 0.876 | 0.908 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica was 0.876 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.911 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.689 in 1946.
- How does Jamaica rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.