Jamaica is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with King Charles III as head of state and a two-chamber Westminster-style parliament. Prime Minister Andrew Holness was re-elected in 2025 and the economy rests on tourism and remittances.
In the 12 Axes register, Jamaica leans hardest on Irreligious – Religious: Religious 83%; the register median is Religious 68%.
Take the test and this line shows how close your twelve scores are to Jamaica, and the axis where you differ most.
Where Jamaica sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with 14 parishes
Representative Democracy
Westminster parliament, free elections
Liberal
Charter of Rights, free press
Cooperation
CARICOM member, Commonwealth realm
Non-Aggressive
Small defence force, internal security focus
Centrist
English sole official language; no multicultural or assimilation law
Economic Liberal
Market economy, tourism and remittances
Markets
Private-led market economy
Free Trade
Open trade, CARICOM single market
Religious
National anthem opens as a prayer to the Eternal Father
Traditionalist
Male same-sex acts remain criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Jamaica is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Jamaica is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
