Jamaica vs Latvia: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Jamaica
1.34
in 2025
Latvia
1.32
in 2025
Jamaica rank
56th
Latvia rank
58th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Jamaica
- Latvia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.34 against 1.32 in Latvia, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Latvia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 56th and Latvia ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.51 | -0.8888 | 0.6182 | Latvia |
| 1910s | -1.51 | -0.286 | 1.22 | Latvia |
| 1920s | -1.51 | 1 | 2.51 | Latvia |
| 1930s | -1.08 | 0.1214 | 1.21 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.9912 | 1.48 | 0.4928 | Latvia |
| 1950s | 1.26 | 1.77 | 0.5118 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.26 | 1.92 | 0.659 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.5 | 1.92 | 0.421 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.51 | 1.66 | 0.1493 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.51 | 0.7714 | 0.7406 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 0.88 | 0.632 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 0.9939 | 0.5864 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.15 | 0.7182 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Jamaica or Latvia?
- Jamaica, at 1.34 against 1.32 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Jamaica and Latvia?
- 0.02, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Jamaica ranks 56th and Latvia ranks 58th 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.