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Key features of women's political empowerment in Jamaica

Jamaica: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.929 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.929
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
12th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.946
in 2022
All-time low
0.405
in 1900
Years of data
104
1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Jamaica, 1900–2025

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Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.929 for key features of women's political empowerment in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Jamaica peaked at 0.946 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.405, in 1900.

Jamaica ranks 12th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 104 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Jamaica, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.405 —
1901 0.405 +0.0%
1902 0.405 +0.0%
1903 0.405 +0.0%
1904 0.405 +0.0%
1905 0.405 +0.0%
1906 0.405 +0.0%
1907 0.405 +0.0%
1908 0.405 +0.0%
1909 0.405 +0.0%
1910 0.405 +0.0%
1911 0.405 +0.0%
1912 0.405 +0.0%
1913 0.405 +0.0%
1914 0.405 +0.0%
1915 0.405 +0.0%
1916 0.405 +0.0%
1917 0.405 +0.0%
1918 0.405 +0.0%
1919 0.405 +0.0%
1920 0.408 +0.7%
1921 0.408 +0.0%
1922 0.408 +0.0%
1923 0.408 +0.0%
1924 0.408 +0.0%
1925 0.408 +0.0%
1926 0.408 +0.0%
1927 0.408 +0.0%
1928 0.408 +0.0%
1929 0.408 +0.0%
1930 0.423 +3.7%
1931 0.423 +0.0%
1932 0.423 +0.0%
1933 0.423 +0.0%
1934 0.423 +0.0%
1935 0.423 +0.0%
1936 0.423 +0.0%
1937 0.423 +0.0%
1938 0.416 -1.7%
1939 0.42 +1.0%
1940 0.424 +1.0%
1941 0.424 +0.0%
1942 0.424 +0.0%
1943 0.424 +0.0%
1944 0.453 +6.8%
1967 0.637 +40.6%
1968 0.637 +0.0%
1969 0.637 +0.0%
1970 0.676 +6.1%
1971 0.676 +0.0%
1972 0.676 +0.0%
1973 0.764 +13.0%
1974 0.764 +0.0%
1975 0.779 +2.0%
1976 0.796 +2.2%
1977 0.796 +0.0%
1978 0.796 +0.0%
1979 0.796 +0.0%
1980 0.84 +5.5%
1981 0.854 +1.7%
1982 0.854 +0.0%
1983 0.858 +0.5%
1984 0.858 +0.0%
1985 0.858 +0.0%
1986 0.858 +0.0%
1987 0.858 +0.0%
1988 0.858 +0.0%
1989 0.84 -2.1%
1990 0.848 +1.0%
1991 0.848 +0.0%
1992 0.848 +0.0%
1993 0.867 +2.2%
1994 0.867 +0.0%
1995 0.867 +0.0%
1996 0.867 +0.0%
1997 0.87 +0.3%
1998 0.87 +0.0%
1999 0.87 +0.0%
2000 0.872 +0.2%
2001 0.872 +0.0%
2002 0.869 -0.3%
2003 0.869 +0.0%
2004 0.869 +0.0%
2005 0.869 +0.0%
2006 0.875 +0.7%
2007 0.878 +0.3%
2008 0.878 +0.0%
2009 0.876 -0.2%
2010 0.876 +0.0%
2011 0.877 +0.1%
2012 0.877 +0.0%
2013 0.894 +1.9%
2014 0.894 +0.0%
2015 0.894 +0.0%
2016 0.901 +0.8%
2017 0.903 +0.2%
2018 0.903 +0.0%
2019 0.92 +1.9%
2020 0.927 +0.8%
2021 0.938 +1.2%
2022 0.946 +0.9%
2023 0.945 -0.1%
2024 0.943 -0.2%
2025 0.929 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.405 0.405 0.405 10
1910s 0.405 0.405 0.405 10
1920s 0.408 0.408 0.408 10
1930s 0.422 0.416 0.423 10
1940s 0.4298 0.424 0.453 5
1960s 0.637 0.637 0.637 3
1970s 0.7519 0.676 0.796 10
1980s 0.8536 0.84 0.858 10
1990s 0.8622 0.848 0.87 10
2000s 0.8727 0.869 0.878 10
2010s 0.8939 0.876 0.92 10
2020s 0.938 0.927 0.946 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 9 Finland 0.932 compare
  2. 10 Czechia 0.93 compare
  3. 10 Switzerland 0.93 compare
  4. 12 France 0.929 compare
  5. 12 Italy 0.929 compare
  6. 15 Ireland 0.927 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Jamaica?
Key features of women's political empowerment in Jamaica was 0.929 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.946 in 2022.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.405 in 1900.
How does Jamaica rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
Jamaica ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Key features of women's political empowerment
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.