Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
17.80 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 84/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Jamaica
Latin America & Caribbean · Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Kingston
Rank #87 of scored countries.
Survival
72.8
Living
50.6
Governance
50.7
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.46 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 7/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
8.20 %(2023)
Normalized: 93/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
7.70 %(2023)
Normalized: 85/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.29 %(2025)
Normalized: 88/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
10.81 %(2025)
Normalized: 79/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
5.51 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 56/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
12,890 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 10/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
7.60 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 46/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
5.41 %(2024)
Normalized: 89/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
71.61 years(2024)
Normalized: 52/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
39.90 0–100 index(2021)
Normalized: 44/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.10 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 41/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.17 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 52/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.08 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 49/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.49 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 66/100 · higher is better
History
Jamaica — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1988: +2.3 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 57.6 | 81.0 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 57.8 | 84.5 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 57.5 | 82.9 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 56.9 | 80.8 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 56.8 | 75.1 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 53.5 | 51.2 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 53.3 | 73.1 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 51.8 | 74.9 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 50.9 | 46.5 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 50.7 | 50.7 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 50.4 | 67.9 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 50.5 | 80.7 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 50.5 | 82.6 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 52.0 | 68.0 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 51.6 | 72.4 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 49.8 | 73.3 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 50.1 | 81.7 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 50.1 | 85.3 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 50.2 | 84.3 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 52.1 | 79.1 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 51.9 | 77.3 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 51.7 | 75.5 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 51.6 | 78.1 | — |
| 1988 | 57.3 | 34 | 51.6 | 74.3 | 42.7 |
| 1989 | 59.6 | 30 | 51.5 | 79.9 | 44.2 |
| 1990 | 55.4 | 31 | 52.5 | 61.8 | 51.0 |
| 1991 | 57.9 | 32 | 61.9 | 58.5 | 50.6 |
| 1992 | 56.8 | 39 | 62.0 | 55.2 | 50.6 |
| 1993 | 61.2 | 34 | 61.8 | 57.1 | 66.1 |
| 1994 | 62.4 | 32 | 61.6 | 59.4 | 67.8 |
| 1995 | 61.3 | 34 | 62.0 | 56.9 | 66.1 |
| 1996 | 57.4 | 80 | 61.7 | 57.1 | 50.9 |
| 1997 | 58.3 | 79 | 61.5 | 59.7 | 51.2 |
| 1998 | 58.2 | 80 | 61.0 | 59.1 | 52.6 |
| 1999 | 57.2 | 83 | 61.2 | 57.6 | 50.3 |
| 2000 | 55.7 | 76 | 61.6 | 55.3 | 47.0 |
| 2001 | 57.3 | 75 | 67.3 | 53.4 | 46.8 |
| 2002 | 56.6 | 84 | 67.8 | 53.0 | 43.7 |
| 2003 | 54.6 | 95 | 69.1 | 46.4 | 43.1 |
| 2004 | 54.5 | 94 | 69.3 | 44.2 | 45.5 |
| 2005 | 54.0 | 99 | 69.1 | 43.0 | 45.1 |
| 2006 | 54.7 | 93 | 68.5 | 43.8 | 47.7 |
| 2007 | 54.8 | 91 | 67.3 | 46.0 | 47.0 |
| 2008 | 51.4 | 101 | 64.4 | 40.2 | 46.2 |
| 2009 | 53.5 | 96 | 62.8 | 48.6 | 45.5 |
| 2010 | 51.5 | 107 | 61.7 | 45.2 | 43.9 |
| 2011 | 53.6 | 95 | 61.9 | 50.9 | 44.2 |
| 2012 | 52.9 | 107 | 61.9 | 50.2 | 42.4 |
| 2013 | 50.4 | 118 | 58.2 | 46.6 | 43.3 |
| 2014 | 52.3 | 108 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 45.4 |
| 2015 | 53.5 | 105 | 60.1 | 51.4 | 46.1 |
| 2016 | 54.8 | 98 | 62.6 | 51.3 | 47.1 |
| 2017 | 54.6 | 96 | 63.5 | 49.8 | 46.9 |
| 2018 | 58.7 | 75 | 69.0 | 50.6 | 53.4 |
| 2019 | 58.9 | 80 | 69.9 | 49.7 | 54.0 |
| 2020 | 57.5 | 86 | 67.0 | 49.6 | 53.6 |
| 2021 | 56.0 | 90 | 66.5 | 48.6 | 49.7 |
| 2022 | 57.4 | 88 | 69.0 | 49.4 | 50.0 |
| 2023 | 59.3 | 84 | 73.4 | 50.2 | 49.5 |
| 2024 | 59.5 | 88 | 73.2 | 50.3 | 50.3 |
| 2025 | 59.5 | 87 | 72.8 | 50.6 | 50.7 |
| 2026 | 59.7 | 86 | 72.5 | 51.3 | 51.0 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Jamaica.