Barbados vs Jamaica: Multi-party elections
Barbados
1
in 2025
Jamaica
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Jamaica rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Jamaica ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party 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 multi-party 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 Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.