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% |
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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 8,003 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 159.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 1.27 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.082 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,106 constant 2015 US$ per person (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.