Number of local governments in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of local governments was 14 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 75 countries
All-time high
14
in 2019
All-time low
14
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Number of local governments in Jamaica, 2019–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local governments in Jamaica is 14, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Jamaica ranks 60th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of local governments in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 | — |
| 2020 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2020s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More public sector data for Jamaica
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 92.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 262.51 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Jamaica?
- Number of local governments in Jamaica was 14 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of local governments?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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