Denmark vs Jamaica: Elected parliament and government
Denmark
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Denmark
- Jamaica
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Jamaica ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament and government, Denmark or Jamaica?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Denmark and Jamaica?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Jamaica?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Jamaica rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.