FreedomRankings
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Jamaica

Americas

Jamaica ranks #37 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 73.5/100.

Score
73.5
B

Universal category breakdown

Religion
9.8A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 9.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Freedom of Movement
9.7A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 9.7/10

Fraser HFIView source
Assembly & Association
8.8A

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.879 (0–1)

Equal Protection
8.4A-

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.837 (0–1)

Free Expression
7.6B+

RSF Press Freedom 2025 — Global score 75.8/100

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Economic Liberty
7.5B+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 7.5/10

Fraser HFIView source
Property Rights
5.8C

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 5.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Due Process
5.7C

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.57/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Political Participation
5.2C-

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.524 (0–1)

Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source