What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Jamaica and Sierra Leone?

0.025, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sierra Leone?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Sierra Leone: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Jamaica

0.872

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.897

in 2025

Jamaica rank

28th

Sierra Leone rank

25th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Jamaica
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.897 against 0.872 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.025.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Jamaica ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 8 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.172	0.203	0.031	Sierra Leone
1910s	0.172	0.203	0.031	Sierra Leone
1920s	0.172	0.203	0.031	Sierra Leone
1930s	0.1768	0.203	0.0262	Sierra Leone
1940s	0.3302	0.203	0.1272	Jamaica
1950s	0.4478	0.2556	0.1922	Jamaica
1960s	0.5713	0.4838	0.0875	Jamaica
1970s	0.6676	0.438	0.2296	Jamaica
1980s	0.6819	0.4232	0.2587	Jamaica
1990s	0.782	0.5376	0.2444	Jamaica
2000s	0.809	0.7203	0.0887	Jamaica
2010s	0.8486	0.7562	0.0924	Jamaica
2020s	0.8133	0.9117	0.0983	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Jamaica or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.897 against 0.872 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Jamaica and Sierra Leone?: 0.025, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Sierra Leone rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?: Jamaica ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.