Bangladesh vs Jamaica: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Bangladesh
1.31
in 2025
Jamaica
1.34
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
59th
Jamaica rank
56th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Bangladesh
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.34 against 1.31 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 59th and Jamaica ranks 56th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 9 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.153 | -1.51 | 1.66 | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.306 | -1.51 | 1.81 | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.306 | -1.51 | 1.81 | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.5177 | -1.08 | 1.6 | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.3825 | 0.9912 | 0.6087 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | -0.216 | 1.26 | 1.48 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | -0.216 | 1.26 | 1.48 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 1.5 | 0.0371 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.73 | 1.51 | 0.221 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.73 | 1.51 | 0.221 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1.51 | 0.2012 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.58 | 0.0552 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.21 | 1.86 | 0.6532 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Bangladesh or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.34 against 1.31 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Bangladesh and Jamaica?
- 0.03, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Jamaica rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th and Jamaica ranks 56th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.