Barbados vs Jamaica: Engaged Society Score
Barbados
2.29
in 2025
Jamaica
2.33
in 2025
Barbados rank
14th
Jamaica rank
13th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.33 against 2.29 in Barbados, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Barbados ranks 14th and Jamaica ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.55 | -0.518 | 1.03 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | -1.55 | -0.518 | 1.03 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | -1.55 | -0.518 | 1.03 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | -1.55 | -0.518 | 1.03 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | -1.31 | -0.2481 | 1.06 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | -0.6134 | -0.008 | 0.6054 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | -0.1804 | 0.3033 | 0.4837 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | -0.093 | 0.6693 | 0.7623 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.1324 | 0.958 | 0.8256 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.6279 | 0.958 | 0.3301 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.2 | 0.0195 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 1.55 | 0.1694 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.24 | 0.6155 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.33 against 2.29 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.04, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for engaged society score?
- Barbados ranks 14th and Jamaica ranks 13th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.