Global Gender Gap Index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Global Gender Gap Index was 0.7486 in 2022. β² Rising
Global Gender Gap Index in Jamaica, 2006β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global gender gap index in Jamaica is 0.7486, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global gender gap index in Jamaica peaked at 0.7486 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6925, in 2007.
That places Jamaica 39th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6983 | 0.6925 | 0.7014 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.711 | 0.7028 | 0.724 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7415 | 0.735 | 0.7486 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 36 Belarus, Republic of 0.7501 compare
- 37 Peru 0.7491 compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0.749 compare
- 40 Slovenia, Republic of 0.7438 compare
- 41 Panama 0.7433 compare
- 42 Ecuador 0.7426 compare
More gender data for Jamaica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 16,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global gender gap index in Jamaica?
- Global gender gap index in Jamaica was 0.7486 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest global gender gap index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7486 in 2022.
- What is the lowest global gender gap index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6925 in 2007.
- How does Jamaica rank for global gender gap index?
- Jamaica ranks 39th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is global gender gap index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Global Gender Gap Index (GGI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.