Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 0.1713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Jamaica, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Jamaica peaked at 0.5016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.2982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2005.
Jamaica ranks 89th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0367 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0324 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.0189 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3524 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1539 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.165 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3867 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.72 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 55.63 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.0777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.4852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 65.34 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 74.04 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Jamaica?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Jamaica was 0.1713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Jamaica ranks 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.