Jamaica vs Liberia: Free and fair elections
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Liberia
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Jamaica
- Liberia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Liberia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jamaica |
| 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, Jamaica or Liberia?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Jamaica and Liberia?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Liberia?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Liberia rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Liberia 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.