Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 44/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 75.8/100 #26
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.805
- HDI
- 0.720
- Regional blocs
- CARICOM
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Jamaica | Charles III |
| Governor-General of Jamaica | Patrick Allen |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 49.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 15.1/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.3% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 44 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.805
- Liberal
- 0.679
- Participatory
- 0.524
- Deliberative
- 0.694
- Egalitarian
- 0.658
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 75.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #26 / 180
- Rank change
- -2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #38
- 64.2
- Economic #19
- 66.7
- Legal #38
- 76.2
- Social #24
- 80.9
- Safety #31
- 91.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.8 | 26 | 64.2 | 66.7 | 76.2 | 80.9 | 91.2 |
| 2024 | 77.3 | 24 | 66.4 | 70.3 | 72.6 | 85.0 | 92.3 |
| 2023 | 75.9 | 32 | 67.8 | 71.4 | 68.5 | 86.6 | 85.2 |
| 2022 | 83.4 | 12 | 74.9 | 71.9 | 82.5 | 95.0 | 92.5 |
| 2021 | 90.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 89.5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 88.9 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 88.7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 87.3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 87.6 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 88.8 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2014 | 89.1 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 90.1 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -3.0 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 7.7 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 4.8 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 4.9 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 8.6 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 5.5 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |