Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.846 against 0.837 in Jamaica as of 2025.

What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.009, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Jamaica

0.837

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.846

in 2025

Jamaica rank

44th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

41st

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.846 against 0.837 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 44th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 41st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.53	0.49	0.04	Jamaica
1910s	0.53	0.5017	0.0283	Jamaica
1920s	0.533	0.6117	0.0787	Trinidad and Tobago
1930s	0.5478	0.6939	0.1461	Trinidad and Tobago
1940s	0.5705	0.695	0.1245	Trinidad and Tobago
1950s	0.623	0.7144	0.0914	Trinidad and Tobago
1960s	0.6965	0.7857	0.0892	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	0.7307	0.8083	0.0776	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	0.7352	0.826	0.0908	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	0.7562	0.8254	0.0692	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.8268	0.8471	0.0203	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	0.8517	0.8532	0.0015	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.8537	0.845	0.0087	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.846 against 0.837 in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.009, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Jamaica ranks 44th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 41st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.