Barbados vs Jamaica: Free and fair elections
Barbados
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5556 | 0.4444 | Barbados |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.