Social Development in Jamaica 153 indicators covering social development for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31 2022 up 63.2% 150th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 2025 up 42.3% 87th Political Rights Rating 2 2025 unchanged 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person 2025 up 40.5% 63rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,642 2025 up 42.3% 87th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2022 up 59.3% 156th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 28.4% 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year 2022 — 93rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31 2022 up 63.2% 150th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3.53 % change on previous year 2025 down 66.1% 95th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 6.2% 67th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.876 2025 down 2.6% 47th Liberal Democracy Index 0.679 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral Democracy Index 0.805 2025 up 0.9% 27th Freedom of Association Index 0.879 2025 down 3.3% 29th Freedom of Expression Index 0.919 2025 down 2.0% 18th Participatory Democracy Index 0.524 2025 down 2.8% 33rd Varieties of democracy 0.805 2025 up 0.9% 27th Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.876 2025 down 2.6% 47th Key features of human rights 0.876 2025 down 2.6% 47th Key features of electoral democracy 0.805 2025 up 0.9% 27th Key features of liberal democracy 0.679 2025 unchanged 32nd Executive Corruption Index 0.424 2025 up 171.8% 94th Judicial Corruption Score 1.55 2025 up 4.7% 37th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.167 2025 up 33.6% 137th Key features of democracy 0.805 2025 up 0.9% 27th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year 2025 — 45th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0.4438 % change on previous year 2025 — 62nd Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.679 2025 unchanged 32nd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year 2025 — 45th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.3413 % change on previous year 2025 — 100th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year 2025 — 45th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.805 2025 up 0.9% 27th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.658 2025 up 8.6% 31st Deliberative Democracy Index 0.694 2025 unchanged 25th Direct Democracy Index 0.013 2025 unchanged 128th Key media freedoms 2.16 2025 unchanged 21st Media Corruption Score 1.49 2025 up 22.0% 45th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.939 2025 down 1.1% 4th Legislative Corruption Score 1.07 2025 unchanged 38th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 33.5% 25th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.1% 23rd Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 33.5% 25th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 33.5% 25th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 46th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0029 units per square kilometre 2022 up 63.2% 143rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.1965 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.8% 45th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.0359 2019 up 108.5% 129th Page 1 of 3 Next →