Jamaica vs Kuwait: Justified Political Positions Score

Jamaica
1.69
in 2025
Kuwait
1.75
in 2025
Jamaica rank
34th
Kuwait rank
31st

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Jamaica
  • Kuwait
-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.75 against 1.69 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.

Jamaica ranks 34th and Kuwait ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1900s -2.39 -0.141 2.25 Kuwait
1910s -2.39 -0.129 2.26 Kuwait
1920s -2.39 -0.117 2.27 Kuwait
1930s -2.27 -0.0247 2.25 Kuwait
1940s -1.04 0.405 1.45 Kuwait
1950s -0.382 0.405 0.787 Kuwait
1960s 0.1215 1.24 1.12 Kuwait
1970s 0.4341 1.13 0.6987 Kuwait
1980s 0.645 1.11 0.4656 Kuwait
1990s 0.986 0.9206 0.0654 Jamaica
2000s 0.986 1.01 0.0198 Kuwait
2010s 1.42 1.37 0.0513 Jamaica
2020s 1.61 1.4 0.2107 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Jamaica or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 1.75 against 1.69 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Jamaica and Kuwait?
0.06, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kuwait?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Kuwait rank globally for justified political positions score?
Jamaica ranks 34th and Kuwait ranks 31st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.