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
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) β 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.