Jamaica vs Sierra Leone: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Jamaica
1.34
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.39
in 2025
Jamaica rank
56th
Sierra Leone rank
53rd
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Jamaica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.39 against 1.34 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Jamaica ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.51 | -0.807 | 0.7 | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | -1.51 | -0.807 | 0.7 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | -1.51 | -0.807 | 0.7 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | -1.08 | -0.807 | 0.278 | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 0.9912 | -0.807 | 1.8 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1.26 | -0.521 | 1.78 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1.26 | -0.1234 | 1.39 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.5 | -0.9086 | 2.41 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.51 | -0.934 | 2.45 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.51 | 0.7634 | 0.7486 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.41 | 0.1006 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 1.16 | 0.419 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.44 | 0.422 | 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.39 against 1.34 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Jamaica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Sierra Leone rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Jamaica ranks 56th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd 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.