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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean, covering 10,991 square kilometres (4,244 sq mi). It is the third-largest island in the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean, after Cuba and the island of Hispaniola.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.0
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 6 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Kingston
- Population
- 2,825,544 inh.
- Area
- 10,991 km²
- Currency
- JMD
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Charles III
Head of Government
Andrew Holness
Government in office 11 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce extérieur
Kamina Johnson Smith
Minister of Finance and the Public Service
Fayval Williams
Minister of Justice
Delroy Chuck
Minister of Health and Wellness
Christopher Tufton
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining
Floyd Green
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport
Olivia Grange
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce
Aubyn Hill
Minister of Labour & Social Security
Pearnel Patroe Charles Jr.
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
Desmond McKenzie
Minister of National Security
Horace Chang
Minister of Tourism
Edmund Bartlett
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
63 seats
Sénat
21 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
23 G$
GDP / capita
8,003 $
Growth
0.1 %
Inflation
4.0 %
Unemployment
3.3 %
Debt / GDP
97.9 %
Defense / GDP
1.3 %
Life expectancy
71.6 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.81/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
81/100
Corruption (CPI)
44/100
Press freedom (RSF)
76/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#112
Annual budget
0.3 Md$
Defense effort
1.4 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
2 Md$
Imports
7 Md$
Balance
-5 Md$
Top exports
- 51% Aluminium + bauxite
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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États-Unis
34%
-
Pays-Bas
11%
Import partners
-
États-Unis
40%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
47%
-
GBR
50%
-
FRA
56%
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DEU
56%
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RUS
35%
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CHN
51%
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IND
62%
Abstention: 24%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2025-09-03
Jamaica Labour Party 35 seats, People's National Party 28 (of 63) · turnout 40.0%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.72/1
Gini
39.9
Refugees originating
2,642
National anthem
Jamaica, Land We Love
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- OAS
- CARICOM
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,494 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,390, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)