Barbados vs Jamaica: Clientelism index
Barbados
0.28
in 2025
Jamaica
0.297
in 2025
Barbados rank
131st
Jamaica rank
129th
Clientelism index over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.297 against 0.28 in Barbados, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 131st and Jamaica ranks 129th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.817 | 0.3837 | 0.4333 | Barbados |
| 1910s | 0.817 | 0.3762 | 0.4408 | Barbados |
| 1920s | 0.817 | 0.37 | 0.447 | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0.817 | 0.3725 | 0.4445 | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.8074 | 0.513 | 0.2944 | Barbados |
| 1950s | 0.5983 | 0.647 | 0.0487 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.5186 | 0.6572 | 0.1386 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.4383 | 0.6482 | 0.2099 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.3457 | 0.6529 | 0.3072 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.2617 | 0.5544 | 0.2927 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.2206 | 0.5302 | 0.3096 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.2771 | 0.5676 | 0.2905 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.2768 | 0.4437 | 0.1668 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.297 against 0.28 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.017, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for clientelism index?
- Barbados ranks 131st and Jamaica ranks 129th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Clientelism index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.