Jamaica vs Lesotho: Elected parliament and government
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Jamaica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Lesotho ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Jamaica |
| 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, Jamaica or Lesotho?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Lesotho 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.