Jamaica vs Vanuatu: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Jamaica
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Jamaica
  • Vanuatu
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Jamaica ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.