Jamaica vs Somalia: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Jamaica
1.34
in 2025
Somalia
1.39
in 2025
Jamaica rank
56th
Somalia rank
54th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Jamaica
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.39 against 1.34 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 54th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.51 | 0.127 | 1.63 | Somalia |
| 1910s | -1.51 | 0.127 | 1.63 | Somalia |
| 1920s | -1.51 | 0.127 | 1.63 | Somalia |
| 1930s | -1.08 | 0.127 | 1.21 | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.9912 | 0.127 | 0.8642 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 1.26 | 0.127 | 1.14 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1.26 | 1.22 | 0.0391 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.5 | -0.385 | 1.89 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.51 | -0.385 | 1.9 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.51 | 0.572 | 0.94 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 0.8625 | 0.6495 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 1.11 | 0.4686 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.34 | 0.521 | 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 Somalia?
- Somalia, 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 Somalia?
- 0.05, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Somalia rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Jamaica ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 54th 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.