Jamaica vs Sierra Leone: Elected parliament
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Jamaica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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, Jamaica or Sierra Leone?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Jamaica and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sierra Leone?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Sierra Leone rank globally for elected parliament?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. 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 a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.